Full Result 1.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 15 May 2024

Rhone Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (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⁽³⁾	3. To Infinity (NZ) 42/10 Zac Purton Jamie Richards	Zac Purton Jamie Richards	5	99 tb	40	–	62	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Italic (Medicean)
Held up towards rear, switched wide entering straight, ridden and stayed on well from 1 1/2f out, led 150yds out, soon clear and in command, easily

2⁽¹²⁾ 5½	9. Happihood (IRE) 47/1 M L Yeung W K Mo	M L Yeung W K Mo	4	84 t	21	–	30	–
ch g Kessaar (IRE) - Drumcliffe Dancer (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand)
Towards rear of midfield, headway to press leader 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed 150yds out, soon no chance with winner, kept on

3⁽¹⁾ ¾ [6¼]	1. Keen Unity (IRE) 7/1 L J Ferraris Jimmy Ting	L J Ferraris Jimmy Ting	5	99 tv	40	–	47	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Prudent Approach (IRE) (New Approach)
Midfield, ridden and headway on inside from 1 1/2f out, chased leaders 1f out, kept on final furlong

4⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [7]	2. Reliable Profit (NZ) 44/5 Lyle Hewitson C S Shum	Lyle Hewitson C S Shum	5	99 tb	40	–	46	–
gr g Reliable Man - Oh So Royal (AUS) (Danzero)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, chased leaders 1 1/2f out, driven and no extra final 100yds

5⁽⁵⁾ shd [7]	11. Hang's Choice (IRE) 34/1 Ben E Thompson W Y So	Ben E Thompson W Y So	6	83 3 tb	20	–	25	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Tingleo (Galileo)
Midfield on outside, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

6⁽⁹⁾ shd [7¼]	5. Yee Cheong Warrior (AUS) 16/1 Harry Bentley D J Hall	Harry Bentley D J Hall	7	97 p	38	–	43	–
b g Animal Kingdom (USA) - Defender (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and stayed on final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽⁶⁾ ½ [7¾]	4. Master Of Luck (NZ) 23/5 Brenton Avdulla Mark Newnham	Brenton Avdulla Mark Newnham	5	98 t	39	–	43	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Precious (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway under 2f out, chasing leaders when not clear run and snatched up 1f out, pushed along and kept on at same pace final furlong

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [8¾]	6. Dragon Delight (AUS) 48/10 Ellis Wong ⁷ David A Hayes	Ellis Wong ⁷ David A Hayes	5	812 tb	36	–	38	–
b g Wandjina (AUS) - Pediment (AUS) (Lonhro)
Tracked leaders, steadied and dropped to sixth 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽²⁾ 1¼ [10]	8. Happy Hunk (NZ) 34/1 K C Leung K L Man	K C Leung K L Man	4	90 tp	31	–	30	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Josephines Fortune (NZ) (Encosta De Lago)
Led, pressed from 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, driven and weakened over 1f out

10⁽⁷⁾ 2 [12]	12. Mister Arm (AUS) 63/1 H T Mo ² Y S Tsui	H T Mo ² Y S Tsui	6	81 12	20	–	14	–
b g Pierro (AUS) - Elite Circle (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Always in rear

11⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [13]	10. Eagle Run (AUS) 10/1 Angus Chung ³ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ³ A S Cruz	5	80 t	20	–	12	–
ch g Starcraft (NZ) - Nadeem's Melody (AUS) (Nadeem)
Prominent, wide around first two turns, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12⁽⁴⁾ 1 [14]	7. Big Two (IRE) 39/10F Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte	Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte	7	93 t	34	–	24	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Heard A Whisper (New Approach)
Midfield, headway and in touch 3f out, ridden under 2f out, driven and weakened over 1f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.91s (slow by 2.91s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Foxhunter Way (reserve), Medic Elite (reserve)
1st owner: Chan Wing Chiu & Yildiz Choi Yat Fan (To Infinity) 1st breeder: The Oaks Stud
2nd owner: Kevin Chan Wing Tak & Jackson Ip Chun Kit (Happihood)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Victor Lui Ting, Ian Lui & Kenneth Leung Kin Hang (Keen Unity)

1:10 Happy Valley (HK) 15 May 2024

Rhone Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)