Full Result 1.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 5 June 2024

Mount Nicholson Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Yielding

1st £65,915.49 2nd £24,718.31 3rd £13,536.22 4th £7,062.37 5th £4,119.72 6th £2,354.12

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	6. Ernest Feeling (AUS) 30/1 Ben E Thompson Jamie Richards	Ben E Thompson Jamie Richards	6	91 tb	51	–	65	–
bb g Epaulette (AUS) - Melancolia (AUS) (Hard Spun)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on well from over 1f out, led 100yds out, readily

2⁽²⁾ 1¼	11. Golden Champion (AUS) 65/1 Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	4	86 tp	44	–	54	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Cathay Belle (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
In touch in midfield, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on well from over 1f out, every chance 100yds out, not pace of winner final 50yds

3⁽³⁾ shd [1¼]	9. Cosmo Navigator (NZ) 39/10 Antoine Hamelin C W Chang	Antoine Hamelin C W Chang	4	810 b	46	–	56	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Chant (NZ) (Traditionally)
In touch, ridden and chased leaders 1 1/2f out, driven to lead 1f out, headed 100yds out, kept on well

4⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [1¾]	10. Fairy Horse (AUS) 15/1 Andrea Atzeni C Fownes	Andrea Atzeni C Fownes	3	89 t	45	–	54	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Dixie's Comet (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Started slowly, in rear, ridden under 2f out, driven and stayed on well final 150yds, nearest finish

5⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [3¼]	12. Lapras (AUS) 22/1 Karis Teetan W K Mo	Karis Teetan W K Mo	4	88 t	44	–	48	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Lady Mary (AUS) (Dane Shadow)
Midfield, ridden and headway on inside from 1 1/2f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, soon driven, no extra final 100yds

6⁽⁸⁾ shd [3¼]	2. California Cible (AUS) 54/10 Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	6	98 t	58	–	62	–
b g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Magic Harmony (AUS) (Danehill Dancer)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, not going pace to threaten

7⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [5]	3. Easy Snip (AUS) 50/1 Lyle Hewitson T P Yung	Lyle Hewitson T P Yung	6	93 b	53	–	51	–
bb g Snippetson (AUS) - Derring (AUS) (Redding)
Started slowly, towards rear, ridden 2f out, very wide entering straight, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽¹¹⁾ nk [5¼]	4. The Great Master (AUS) 44/1 Angus Chung ³ Y S Tsui	Angus Chung ³ Y S Tsui	4	90	53	–	50	–
b g Epaulette (AUS) - Swiss Miss (AUS) (Snowland)
Prominent, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, driven and headed 1f out, weakened final 150yds

9⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [7]	7. So Treasure (NZ) 11/5F L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	4	91 p	51	–	42	–
b g Impending (AUS) - Lisboa (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy)
In touch, ridden 2f out, driven over 1f out, weakened final 150yds

10⁽⁴⁾ 4¼ [11¼]	8. Sea Sapphire (AUS) 7/2 Ellis Wong ⁷ P C Ng	Ellis Wong ⁷ P C Ng	4	87 e/s	50	–	28	–
ch g Husson (ARG) - Luna Azzura (AUS) (Magnus)
Disputed lead, headed after 2f, remained prominent, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽⁶⁾ 3¼ [14½]	5. Smashing Express (AUS) 30/1 Hugh Bowman J Size	Hugh Bowman J Size	3	92 e/s	52	–	19	–
ch g Churchill (IRE) - Pure Choice (AUS) (Choisir)
Started slowly, always in rear

12⁽⁵⁾ 22 [36½]	1. E Universe (AUS) 9/1 Zac Purton K L Man	Zac Purton K L Man	4	99 t	59	–	–	–
bb g Super One (AUS) - Classic Rush (AUS) (Charge Forward)
Disputed lead, outright leader after 2f, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon beaten and eased

12 ran Winning time: 1m 11.20s (slow by 1.50s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Foxhunter King (reserve), Sweet Diamond (reserve)
1st owner: Dr & Mrs Anthony W K Chow & Justin Chow (Ernest Feeling) 1st breeder: D Brideoake
2nd owner: Lisa Ngai Lai Ha (Golden Champion)
3rd owner: Wu Wei Lam (Cosmo Navigator)

1:10 Happy Valley (HK) 5 Jun 2024

Mount Nicholson Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)