Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 27 November 2024

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

(3yo+) 1m1f 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⁽¹⁰⁾	7. Rocket Spade (AUS) 50/9 Hugh Bowman C Fownes	Hugh Bowman C Fownes	7	812 t	66	–	–	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Affairoftheheart (NZ) (Fusaichi Pegasus)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and stayed on from over 1f out, led last stride

2⁽³⁾ nse	3. Samarkand (NZ) 77/10 Jerry Chau ² David A Hayes	Jerry Chau ² David A Hayes	6	93 tp	73	–	–	–
b g Mongolian Khan (AUS) - Shimmy (NZ) (Zabeel)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and pressed leaders 1f out, led narrowly 100yds out, kept on well, headed last stride

3⁽⁸⁾ ½ [½]	12. Toy Soltero (CHI) 39/1 Ben E Thompson C W Chang	Ben E Thompson C W Chang	4	88	62	–	–	–
b g Van Nistelrooy (USA) - Malibu Maple (USA) (Malibu Moon)
Chased leader, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and led narrowly 1f out, headed 100yds out, kept on well

4⁽¹¹⁾ nse [½]	9. Sharpen Bright (NZ) 44/5 Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	5	89 b	65	–	–	–
b g Redwood - Wandane (AUS) (Danehill)
In touch in midfield, ridden 3f out, driven and chased leaders over 1f out, hung right 1f out, kept on well final furlong, not quite able to challenge

5⁽²⁾ nk [1]	11. Fortune Superstar (IRE) 68/10 Lyle Hewitson Mark Newnham	Lyle Hewitson Mark Newnham	3	88	62	–	–	–
br g Ten Sovereigns (IRE) - On Ice (IRE) (Galileo)
Led, ridden under 2f out, driven and headed 1f out, rallied and kept on well until no extra closing stages

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [1¼]	6. Comet Splendido (IRE) 15/1 Andrea Atzeni C S Shum	Andrea Atzeni C S Shum	6	813 t	67	–	–	–
b g War Command (USA) - Malayan Mist (IRE) (Dansili)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, good headway 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, not going pace to challenge

7⁽⁷⁾ nse [1¼]	8. Winning Steps (AUS) 13/1 Matthew Chadwick P C Ng	Matthew Chadwick P C Ng	6	812 he	66	–	–	–
gb g Pierro (AUS) - Crystal Fairy (AUS) (Perugino)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide entering straight, stayed on inside final furlong, finished well

8⁽⁶⁾ nk [1½]	2. Hameron 12/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	6	96	74	–	–	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Thurayaat (Tamayuz)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and kept on well final furlong, short of room and not clear run final 50yds

9⁽⁴⁾ 1 [2½]	1. California Voce (IRE) 37/1 Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	4	99 t	77	–	–	–
b g Bated Breath - Caption (Motivator)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, not clear run and eased final 50yds

10⁽¹²⁾ ½ [3]	4. Chain Of Gold (AUS) 43/10 Zac Purton W K Mo	Zac Purton W K Mo	5	93 htp	71	–	–	–
b g Sooboog (AUS) - Light Missile (AUS) (Smart Missile)
Held up in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

11⁽¹⁾ ½ [3½]	5. Illuminous (AUS) 27/10F James McDonald F C Lor	James McDonald F C Lor	5	93 v	71	–	–	–
ch g Rock Sturdy (AUS) - Dubai Diamond (AUS) (Artie Schiller)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and effort over 1f out, no extra when not clear run 100yds out, soon eased

12⁽⁹⁾ 5½ [9]	10. Ace War (IRE) 129/1 M L Yeung Douglas Whyte	M L Yeung Douglas Whyte	3	810 p	64	–	–	–
b g Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) - Clarinda (FR) (Montjeu)
Always towards rear, weakened and eased final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 49.38s (slow by 0.88s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Frantanck (reserve), Simple Hedge (reserve)
1st owner: Henry Chuang Yueheng (Rocket Spade) 1st breeder: Sun Kingdom
2nd owner: Dragon Imperial Syndicate (Samarkand)
3rd owner: Hello Hong Kong Syndicate (Toy Soltero)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 27 Nov 2024

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