Full Result 10.30 Happy Valley (HK) | 4 December 2024

Australia Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m Good

1st £49,295.77 2nd £18,485.92 3rd £10,123.24 4th £5,281.69 5th £3,080.99 6th £1,760.56

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	3. The Azure (NZ) 57/20F Zac Purton F C Lor	Zac Purton F C Lor	4	99	40	–	59	–
b g Wrote (IRE) - Trissie (AUS) (Giant's Causeway)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, good headway from 1 1/2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, held on well when pressed final 100yds, readily

2⁽¹²⁾ nk	6. Invincible Missile (AUS) 8/1 L J Ferraris C Fownes	L J Ferraris C Fownes	9	92	33	–	51	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Phaedra (AUS) (Hussonet)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, very wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well from over 1f out, pressed winner final 100yds, just held

3⁽⁴⁾ 3¼ [3½]	2. Kasa Papa (NZ) 39/10 Hugh Bowman A S Cruz	Hugh Bowman A S Cruz	7	99 t	40	–	51	–
br g Savabeel (AUS) - Lady Chaparral (NZ) (High Chaparral)
Reared as stalls opened and started very slowly, towards rear, ridden under 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and stayed on final furlong, took third close home, no threat to front pair

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [3¾]	7. Manythanks Forever (AUS) 11/1 C Y Ho W Y So	C Y Ho W Y So	4	813 t	30	–	40	–
ch g Star Witness (AUS) - Bukzel (AUS) (Snitzel)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven and led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 100yds

5⁽⁸⁾ nse [4]	9. Cool Blue (NZ) 18/1 Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	6	89 tb	26	–	36	–
ch g Foxwedge (AUS) - Imanana (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, not going pace to threaten

6⁽⁶⁾ nse [4]	8. Winning Seven (AUS) 36/5 Mickael Barzalona Douglas Whyte	Mickael Barzalona Douglas Whyte	4	811 tb	28	–	38	–
b g Artie Schiller (USA) - Chloe Carashan (AUS) (Desert King)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, bumped and briefly unbalanced 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on final furlong

7⁽³⁾ 1 [5]	11. Superb Move (IRE) 18/1 Hollie Doyle C H Yip	Hollie Doyle C H Yip	5	87 tb	24	–	31	–
ch g Bated Breath - Hallouella (Halling)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and effort over 1f out, not clear run and lost place entering final furlong, no extra final 150yds

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [6¾]	5. Flying Romantic (AUS) 53/1 Brenton Avdulla D J Hall	Brenton Avdulla D J Hall	4	94	35	–	38	–
b g Dundeel (NZ) - To Be Sure (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt)
Midfield, ridden and some headway 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

9⁽¹⁾ 4¾ [11½]	4. Super Glory (AUS) 15/1 Lyle Hewitson P C Ng	Lyle Hewitson P C Ng	4	95 et	36	–	29	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Plastered (USA) (Wilburn)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong

10⁽²⁾ 2¾ [14¼]	12. Sunny Shines (IRE) 48/10 Matthew Poon ² David Eustace	Matthew Poon ² David Eustace	4	83 t	22	–	8	–
b g Kingman - Hunaina (IRE) (Tamayuz)
In touch, ridden 2 1/2f out, not clear run over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 4¼ [18½]	10. Red Maverick (AUS) 11/1 Karis Teetan Y S Tsui	Karis Teetan Y S Tsui	5	87	24	–	–	–
ch g Starcraft (NZ) - Our Secret Sister (AUS) (Toorak Toff)
Chased leader, ridden under 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, eased final 150yds

11 ran Winning time: 1m 40.81s (slow by 2.81s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Ivictoriam (non-runner), Skyey Blue (reserve), Smashing Express (reserve)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Alan Ho Pui Lun & Mr & Mrs Norman Tang Fai Ng (The Azure) 1st breeder: Gillovic Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: Law Cheuk & Shiu Leung Piu (Invincible Missile)
3rd owner: Gin Syndicate (Kasa Papa)

10:30 Happy Valley (HK) 4 Dec 2024

Australia Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)