Full Result 2.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 25 September 2024

Central Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (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⁽²⁾	4. Noble Pursuit (NZ) 12/5F Hugh Bowman C Fownes	Hugh Bowman C Fownes	5	93 t	72	–	85	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Okahu Bay (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Towards rear of midfield, forward move to track leaders 3 1/2f out, ridden and pressed leaders 1 1/2f out, driven inside final furlong, led 75yds out, asserting closing stages, readily

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼	12. I Can (NZ) 22/5 Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	5	85 ht	60	–	70	–
b g Iffraaj - Khaseeb (AUS) (New Approach)
Raced keenly in midfield, forward move to dispute lead 3 1/2f out, ridden and outright leader over 1f out, driven final 125yds, headed 50yds out, no extra closing stages

3⁽³⁾ nk [1½]	6. Chain Of Gold (AUS) 49/10 Karis Teetan W K Mo	Karis Teetan W K Mo	5	813 htp	68	–	77	–
b g Sooboog (AUS) - Light Missile (AUS) (Smart Missile)
Held up towards rear, forward move into midfield 3 1/2f out, ridden and in touch 2f out, not clear run and switched wide 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, not able to challenge

4⁽⁶⁾ 1 [2½]	11. Red Majesty (NZ) 13/1 M L Yeung David A Hayes	M L Yeung David A Hayes	8	86 tb	61	–	68	–
b g Ferlax (NZ) - Little Tee (NZ) (Volksraad)
In touch, dropped to midfield 3 1/2f out, ridden under 2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [2¾]	9. Glorious Journey (NZ) 21/1 Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	5	89 t	64	–	70	–
b g Sacred Falls (NZ) - La Praline (AUS) (Anabaa)
Held up in rear, headway on wide outside into midfield 2 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

6⁽⁹⁾ nk [3¼]	3. Samarkand (NZ) 31/5 Zac Purton David A Hayes	Zac Purton David A Hayes	6	94 tp	73	–	79	–
b g Mongolian Khan (AUS) - Shimmy (NZ) (Zabeel)
Chased leader, dropped to fourth 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra final 100yds

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [4]	10. Greenwich (NZ) 11/1 Matthew Poon ² P C Ng	Matthew Poon ² P C Ng	5	84 t	61	–	65	–
br g War Decree (USA) - Miss Foxy Gal (AUS) (Foxwedge)
Prominent, wide around first turn, led after 2f, disputed lead from 3 1/2f out, ridden over 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened final 125yds

8⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [4¾]	7. Solar Partner (AUS) 25/1 C Y Ho P F Yiu	C Y Ho P F Yiu	7	813 t	68	–	70	–
bk g Zoustar (AUS) - Gilded Grace (AUS) (Gilded Time)
Midfield, dropped towards rear 3f out, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

9⁽¹⁾ nse [4¾]	2. Hameron 16/1 Angus Chung ³ K W Lui	Angus Chung ³ K W Lui	6	96	78	–	80	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Thurayaat (Tamayuz)
Towards rear of midfield, short of room and dropped to rear 2 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [6½]	5. Ivy League (IRE) 11/1 Jerry Chau ² Douglas Whyte	Jerry Chau ² Douglas Whyte	5	812 t	69	–	67	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Timbuktu (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Midfield, dropped towards rear 2 1/2f out, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong

11⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [8¼]	1. California Voce (IRE) 32/1 Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	4	99 t	78	–	72	–
b g Bated Breath - Caption (Motivator)
Always towards rear

12⁽⁵⁾ 17½ [25¾]	8. Eighteen Palms (NZ) 34/1 Harry Bentley C S Shum	Harry Bentley C S Shum	6	89 tb	64	–	18	–
br g El Roca (AUS) - Buttermilk (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Led, headed after 2f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 39.55s (slow by 1.55s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Leung Sze Tien (Noble Pursuit) 1st breeder: Trelawney Thoroughbred Ltd
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Ting Wing Keung (I Can)
3rd owner: Project Invincible Syndicate (Chain Of Gold)

2:10 Happy Valley (HK) 25 Sep 2024

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