Full Result 3.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 5 June 2024

Violet Hill Handicap (Div II) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Yielding

1st £104,788.73 2nd £39,295.77 3rd £21,519.11 4th £11,227.36 5th £6,549.30 6th £3,742.45

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	6. California Touch (AUS) 15/4 Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	4	813 t	66	–	79	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Touch Of Greatness (AUS) (Don Eduardo)
Chased leader, ridden and pressed leader under 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, kept on well final furlong, ridden out

2⁽¹⁰⁾ nk	11. Ka Ying Cheer (AUS) 18/5 Alexis Badel P C Ng	Alexis Badel P C Ng	4	88 v¹	61	–	73	–
b g Reward For Effort (AUS) - Lady Phoebe (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and took second 100yds out, kept on well closing stages, just held

3⁽³⁾ 1¼ [1½]	4. A Americ Te Specso (NZ) 10/1 Zac Purton J Size	Zac Purton J Size	5	94 b	71	–	79	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Island Time (NZ) (Al Akbar)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽¹⁾ 1 [2½]	8. Armour Eagle (AUS) 17/1 Karis Teetan Jamie Richards	Karis Teetan Jamie Richards	6	810 tb	63	–	68	–
b g Epaulette (AUS) - Search For Fame (AUS) (Quest For Fame)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well from over 1f out, not going pace to threaten

5⁽²⁾ nk [2¾]	2. Wings Of War (IRE) 27/10F Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	5	98 b	75	–	79	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Futoon (IRE) (Kodiac)
In touch in midfield, ridden under 2f out, short of room over 1f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong

6⁽¹¹⁾ nk [3¼]	1. Sugar Sugar (AUS) 19/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C Fownes	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C Fownes	5	94 t	76	–	79	–
br g Star Turn (AUS) - In The Moment (NZ) (Keeper)
Towards rear of midfield, wide entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on from 1f out, hung right and no further impression final 125yds

7⁽⁵⁾ 1 [4¼]	10. Super Fortune (AUS) 10/1 Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	6	88 t	63	–	63	–
b g Zoustar (AUS) - Madamesta (AUS) (Estambul)
Led, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, driven and weakened final 125yds

8⁽⁹⁾ nse [4¼]	12. Exuberant (AUS) 42/1 Angus Chung ³ C S Shum	Angus Chung ³ C S Shum	6	84 tb	60	–	60	–
br g Free Eagle (IRE) - Coablo (AUS) (Vettori)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, kept on final furlong, hung right final 75yds, never dangerous

9⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [5¾]	3. Joyful Hunter (NZ) 71/10 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	4	95	72	–	67	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Giant Hunter (AUS) (Lope De Vega)
Held up towards rear, outpaced 2f out, wide entering straight, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽⁸⁾ nk [6]	9. Our Lucky Glory (BRZ) 25/1 Andrea Atzeni W Y So	Andrea Atzeni W Y So	5	810 t	63	–	57	–
ch g Crafty C T (USA) - Corveta (BRZ) (Linngari)
Always towards rear

11⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	5. Excellent Peers (NZ) 25/1 Lyle Hewitson F C Lor	Lyle Hewitson F C Lor	6	90 h	67	–	57	–
b g Jimmy Choux (NZ) - Lunar Eclipse (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

12⁽¹²⁾ 2¼ [9½]	7. Mega Bonus (AUS) 50/1 L J Ferraris P F Yiu	L J Ferraris P F Yiu	6	813 v	66	–	49	–
ch g Shooting To Win (AUS) - Exceed And Excite (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.53s (slow by 0.83s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Leslie (reserve), Victor The Rapid (reserve)
1st owner: Charmian Liang Shun Ming (California Touch) 1st breeder: M J O'Donnell
2nd owner: Ip Chi Ming (Ka Ying Cheer)
3rd owner: Chan Yee Lap (A Americ Te Specso)

3:50 Happy Valley (HK) 5 Jun 2024

Violet Hill Handicap (Div II) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)