Full Result 2.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 9 October 2024

HKEX Cup (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

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⁽⁴⁾	5. Gallant Valour (AUS) 13/4F Hugh Bowman Jamie Richards	Hugh Bowman Jamie Richards	4	95 tb	55	–	64	–
b g Heroic Valour (AUS) - Lassila (AUS) (Magic Albert)
Midfield, took closer order from 2 1/2f out, ridden and chased leaders over 1f out, driven and kept on well final 150yds, led narrowly 75yds out, driven out

2⁽⁶⁾ shd	12. Tactical Command (NZ) 36/5 Alexis Badel Mark Newnham	Alexis Badel Mark Newnham	5	87 b	43	–	52	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Nomisma (NZ) (Thorn Park)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and headway into midfield 2f out, wide entering straight and lost place, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

3⁽³⁾ shd [hd]	7. Happy Park (AUS) 58/10 Andrea Atzeni K W Lui	Andrea Atzeni K W Lui	4	813	49	–	57	–
b g Duporth (AUS) - Jevilla (AUS) (Reward For Effort)
Chased leader, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, every chance final 50yds, just held

4⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [1]	3. Hayday (AUS) 32/5 Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	5	94 h	56	–	62	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Waitomo Toka (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Ridden along to lead from wide stall, ridden over 1f out, driven when pressed final 150yds, headed 75yds out, no extra closing stages

5⁽⁵⁾ ½ [1½]	9. Glory B (AUS) 23/5 Matthew Chadwick Douglas Whyte	Matthew Chadwick Douglas Whyte	5	810 hp	46	–	50	–
b g Sir Prancealot (IRE) - Silent Stash (AUS) (Dash For Cash)
Midfield, ridden and in touch under 2f out, chased leaders but not clear run throughout final furlong, kept on

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ¼ [1¾]	11. Sky Prophet (AUS) 12/1 Lyle Hewitson C Fownes	Lyle Hewitson C Fownes	4	89 tp	45	–	49	–
b g Divine Prophet (AUS) - Leopard Skin (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, very wide entering straight, driven and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [2¼]	8. Telecom Power (AUS) 64/1 K De Melo Y S Tsui	K De Melo Y S Tsui	4	813 b	49	–	51	–
b g Rubick (AUS) - Dream Genie (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well from over 1f out, not going pace to threaten

8⁽⁸⁾ 1 [3¼]	6. Happy Soul (AUS) 17/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C S Shum	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C S Shum	6	90 tp	55	–	54	–
b g Shooting To Win (AUS) - Raitza (AUS) (Reset)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and kept on same pace final furlong

9⁽¹⁾ ¼ [3½]	1. High Percentage (AUS) 7/1 Zac Purton T P Yung	Zac Purton T P Yung	5	99 t	59	–	57	–
ch g Maurice (JPN) - Gypsy Rose Lee (NZ) (Pins)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, weakened final 125yds

10⁽²⁾ 1 [4½]	2. Natural High (AUS) 105/1 Ben E Thompson D J Hall	Ben E Thompson D J Hall	4	99	59	–	54	–
b g Power - Oratry (AUS) (Oratorio)
In touch, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

11⁽⁷⁾ ¼ [4¾]	10. Currahee (NZ) 10/1 K C Leung W K Mo	K C Leung W K Mo	4	89 tp	45	–	39	–
gr g U S Navy Flag (USA) - The Grey Lady (NZ) (Reliable Man)
Held up towards rear, ridden and some headway 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [5½]	4. Panda (AUS) 31/1 Angus Chung ³ C H Yip	Angus Chung ³ C H Yip	4	93 b	56	–	48	–
b g Hualalai (AUS) - Eulogise (AUS) (Oratorio)
Started slowly, always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.49s (slow by 0.79s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Miu Fa Fa, Super Treasure
1st owner: Equity Syndicate (Gallant Valour) 1st breeder: B M Nolan
2nd owner: Righteousness Syndicate (Tactical Command)
3rd owner: Wong Man Ching (Happy Park)

2:10 Happy Valley (HK) 9 Oct 2024

HKEX Cup (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)