Full Result 3.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 22 May 2024

Selkirk Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

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

1st £115,492.96 2nd £43,309.86 3rd £23,717.30 4th £12,374.25 5th £7,218.31 6th £4,124.75

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	6. Romantic Laos (NZ) 101/20 K C Leung W K Mo	K C Leung W K Mo	5	89 t	65	–	76	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Zaburn (NZ) (Zabeel)
Towards rear of midfield, headway on wide outside from over 2f out, ridden and chased leaders 1 1/2f out, driven to lead 100yds out, kept on strongly, readily

2⁽¹²⁾ nk	1. Red Hare King (AUS) 18/5F Hugh Bowman A S Cruz	Hugh Bowman A S Cruz	4	92 t	72	–	82	–
b g So You Think (NZ) - Fragrance (AUS) (Commands)
Prominent, led after 2 1/2f, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven inside final furlong, headed 100yds out, kept on

3⁽⁸⁾ nse [¼]	3. Ivy League (IRE) 15/1 K De Melo Douglas Whyte	K De Melo Douglas Whyte	5	812 t	68	–	78	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Timbuktu (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Towards rear of midfield, dropped towards rear 3f out, ridden and good headway from 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁹⁾ 2 [2¼]	4. Sweet Briar (NZ) 37/10 Zac Purton K W Lui	Zac Purton K W Lui	5	811 tv¹	67	–	72	–
b g Shamexpress (NZ) - Allawara (AUS) (Von Costa De Hero)
Tracked leaders, chased leader 3f out, ridden 2f out, driven and pressed leader over 1f out, no extra final 100yds

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [2¾]	11. Jumbo Legend (AUS) 10/1 Andrea Atzeni C Fownes	Andrea Atzeni C Fownes	5	85 ht	61	–	65	–
b g Hinchinbrook (AUS) - Morinda (AUS) (Desert King)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, driven final furlong, stayed on well final 150yds, nearest finish

6⁽²⁾ nse [3]	7. Silver Up (AUS) 31/5 Lyle Hewitson C S Shum	Lyle Hewitson C S Shum	4	88 tb	64	–	68	–
bg g Caravaggio (USA) - Causeway Lass (AUS) (Giant's Causeway)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on at same pace final furlong

7⁽¹⁾ ½ [3½]	2. Giddy Up (AUS) 87/10 Harry Bentley Jamie Richards	Harry Bentley Jamie Richards	4	812 et	68	–	71	–
b g Fiorente (IRE) - Socarada (AUS) (Strada)
Towards rear of midfield, switched wide entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and effort inside final furlong, no extra final 75yds

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [5¼]	5. Glorious Journey (NZ) 39/1 Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	4	810 t	66	–	65	–
b g Sacred Falls (NZ) - La Praline (AUS) (Anabaa)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁶⁾ nse [5¼]	9. Red Majesty (NZ) 19/1 Ben E Thompson David A Hayes	Ben E Thompson David A Hayes	7	87 tb	63	–	62	–
b g Ferlax (NZ) - Little Tee (NZ) (Volksraad)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, driven and no impression final furlong

10⁽⁷⁾ 2¾ [8]	10. Escape Route (IRE) 63/10 Karis Teetan J Size	Karis Teetan J Size	6	86 h	62	–	54	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Elaysa (Shamardal)
In touch, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong, eased final 100yds

11⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [9¼]	8. Wah May Wai Wai (IRE) 65/1 Angus Chung ³ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ³ A S Cruz	3	85 h	64	–	63	–
ch c Churchill (IRE) - Jira (Medicean)
Always towards rear

12⁽³⁾ 1¼ [10½]	12. Oriental Tycoon (AUS) 94/1 Matthew Poon ² P C Ng	Matthew Poon ² P C Ng	4	83 e/s	61	–	48	–
b g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Noondie (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Led, headed after 2 1/2f, dropped to third 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened from 1 1/2f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.24s (slow by 2.24s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Golden Artie (reserve), Rising From Ashes (reserve)
1st owner: Cheng Keung Fai (Romantic Laos) 1st breeder: Waikato Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Jonathan Cheung Yu Shing (Red Hare King)
3rd owner: Yu Chu Lam (Ivy League)

3:15 Happy Valley (HK) 22 May 2024

Selkirk Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)