Full Result 12.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 8 May 2024

D'Aguilar Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m Good

1st £49,295.77 2nd £18,485.92 3rd £10,123.24 4th £5,281.69 5th £3,080.99 6th £1,760.56

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	11. Precision Goal (NZ) 109/20 Harry Bentley David A Hayes	Harry Bentley David A Hayes	5	89 t	26	–	40	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Miraculous Miss (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on well from over 1f out, led 100yds out, ridden out

2⁽³⁾ 1¼	3. Charming Steed (FR) 41/10 C Y Ho C Fownes	C Y Ho C Fownes	6	95 t	36	–	47	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Militante (IRE) (Johannesburg)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on from over 1f out, took second last stride

3⁽²⁾ nse [1¼]	10. Casa Legend (NZ) 13/1 Andrea Atzeni C W Chang	Andrea Atzeni C W Chang	5	810 et	27	–	38	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Sea Venture (NZ) (Sepoy)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on from over 1f out, went second 50yds out, lost second last stride

4⁽¹⁾ ¾ [2]	9. Viva A La (NZ) 9/1 Matthew Poon ² K L Man	Matthew Poon ² K L Man	5	813 tb	32	–	41	–
br g Showcasing - Zafrenzy (NZ) (Savabeel)
Led, ridden clear 1 1/2f out, driven and no extra inside final furlong, headed 100yds out, dropped to fourth final 50yds

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [2¼]	7. Smart Beauty (IRE) 54/10 Zac Purton A S Cruz	Zac Purton A S Cruz	5	92 htb	33	–	41	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Layla Jamil (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Held up towards rear, not clear run under 2f out, switched wide and ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽⁴⁾ nse [2½]	2. Medic Elite (NZ) 12/1 Angus Chung ³ P C Ng	Angus Chung ³ P C Ng	5	93 et	37	–	45	–
b g Zacinto - You Are Amazing (NZ) (Thewayyouare)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽⁸⁾ 2 [4½]	4. Speedstar (NZ) 12/1 Alexis Badel D J Hall	Alexis Badel D J Hall	5	95 b	36	–	40	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - That Jamaican Girl (NZ) (Shinko King)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, switched wide entering straight, stayed on final 100yds, never dangerous

8⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [5¼]	6. Fortune President (AUS) 53/1 Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	5	93	34	–	36	–
ch g More Than Ready (USA) - I'm Your Venus (AUS) (Show A Heart)
Started very slowly and lost several lengths, in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁹⁾ 2¼ [7½]	1. Beau Gosse (NZ) 3/1F Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte	Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte	4	99 tb	40	–	37	–
b g Time Test - Shehzaadi (NZ) (Pins)
In touch, ridden 2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong, eased final 100yds

10⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [8¼]	12. Hang's Choice (IRE) 26/1 M L Yeung W Y So	M L Yeung W Y So	6	83 tb	20	–	15	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Tingleo (Galileo)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from under 2f out, eased final 75yds

11⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [10¾]	8. Asian One (NZ) 13/1 Brenton Avdulla Jamie Richards	Brenton Avdulla Jamie Richards	6	91 tb	32	–	21	–
ch g Ocean Park (NZ) - Warm Whispers (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased final 150yds

12⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [12¼]	5. Diamond Diamond (AUS) 90/1 L J Ferraris T P Yung	L J Ferraris T P Yung	4	94 tb	35	–	21	–
b g So You Think (NZ) - Sovereign Jewel (AUS) (Hussonet)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 41.20s (slow by 3.20s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Prestige Moochi (reserve), Right Honourable (reserve)
1st owner: Winning Group Syndicate (Precision Goal) 1st breeder: Nearco Stud Limited
2nd owner: Fortunes Turn Syndicate (Charming Steed)
3rd owner: Kenneth Wu Kai Chung (Casa Legend)

12:40 Happy Valley (HK) 8 May 2024

D'Aguilar Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)