Full Result 8.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 27 October 2024

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

(3yo+) 6f Good

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⁽⁸⁾	7. Young Emperor (IRE) 42/1 L J Ferraris David Eustace	L J Ferraris David Eustace	3	811 t	68	–	–	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Emirate Jewel (USA) (Pivotal)
Held up towards rear, steady headway on outside from over 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and stayed on strongly final furlong, led 100yds out, readily

2⁽¹⁾ ½	8. Romantic Son (AUS) 6/4F Zac Purton David A Hayes	Zac Purton David A Hayes	4	88 p	–	–	–	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Remlaps Jewel (AUS) (Choisir)
Raced keenly, in touch, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and pressed leaders over 1f out, led 150yds out, headed 100yds out, kept on

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [¾]	10. Righteous Arion (AUS) 54/10 Angus Chung ³ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ³ A S Cruz	5	84 t	64	–	–	–
ch g Rich Enuff (AUS) - Tranquil Harmony (AUS) (Dream Ahead)
Midfield on outside, ridden and good headway from 1 1/2f out, hung right over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on

4⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [3]	2. Celestial Colours (AUS) 14/5 Hugh Bowman Jamie Richards	Hugh Bowman Jamie Richards	5	96 tv	77	–	–	–
b g Zoustar (AUS) - Blazing Snitzel (AUS) (Snitzel)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 100yds

5⁽⁴⁾ nse [3]	4. Rising From Ashes (AUS) 44/1 H T Mo ² C W Chang	H T Mo ² C W Chang	7	92 tb	75	–	–	–
br g Shamus Award (AUS) - Tear Gas (NZ) (High Chaparral)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, switched wide over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not going pace to threaten

6⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [3¼]	3. Bright Day (AUS) 30/1 K C Leung K L Man	K C Leung K L Man	5	95	76	–	–	–
b g Starcraft (NZ) - Don't Tell Clang (AUS) (Clang)
With leader, led under 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven inside final furlong, headed 150yds out, no extra final 100yds

7⁽²⁾ 1 [4¼]	6. Find My Love 69/10 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	5	812 tp	69	–	–	–
b g Frankel - Spring In The Air (CAN) (Spring At Last)
In touch in midfield, ridden and kept on at same pace from under 2f out

8⁽³⁾ nk [4½]	9. Lucky Combination (AUS) 15/1 Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	4	87 b	–	–	–	–
b g Ilovethiscity (AUS) - Two Sugars (AUS) (Dash For Cash)
Midfield, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out

9⁽⁷⁾ ½ [5]	5. Equatorial (USA) 134/1 Karis Teetan P C Ng	Karis Teetan P C Ng	4	90 ht	71	–	–	–
ch g Showcasing - Amuser (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [6½]	11. Star Glow (AUS) 166/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	4	87 t	64	–	–	–
bb g Better Than Ready (AUS) - Our First Lady (AUS) (Denman)
Started slowly, always towards rear

11⁽¹¹⁾ shd [6½]	12. Mega Bonus (AUS) 38/1 Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	7	84 v	63	–	–	–
ch g Shooting To Win (AUS) - Exceed And Excite (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Led, ridden and headed under 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong

12⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [8¼]	1. Reward Smile 9/1 Brenton Avdulla J Size	Brenton Avdulla J Size	4	98 t	79	–	–	–
b g Havana Grey - Chandresh (Holy Roman Emperor)
Always in rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.79s (slow by 0.09s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Full Credit (reserve)
1st owner: HKJC Racing Club Limited (Young Emperor) 1st breeder: Mr Iman Hartono
2nd owner: 23/24 David Hayes Trainer Syndicate (Romantic Son)
3rd owner: Gentlemen's League Syndicate (Righteous Arion)

8:40 Happy Valley (HK) 27 Oct 2024

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