Full Result 10.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 26 December 2024

Mercury Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f 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⁽⁵⁾	5. Super Charizzard (NZ) 12/5 Zac Purton Mark Newnham	Zac Purton Mark Newnham	4	98 e/s	39	–	–	–
gr g U S Navy Flag (USA) - Ala Rasi (NZ) (Dalakhani)
Tracked leaders, pressed leaders going well 1 1/2f out, driven to lead 1f out, kept on well and drew clear final furlong, comfortably

2⁽¹²⁾ 2	2. Winning Heart (IRE) 11/1 Harry Bentley A S Cruz	Harry Bentley A S Cruz	5	99 tb	40	–	–	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Ostatnia (IRE) (Amadeus Wolf)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on well from over 1f out, took second 125yds out, no impression on winner

3⁽⁹⁾ nk [2¼]	3. Ever Smart (AUS) 9/1 Hugh Bowman F C Lor	Hugh Bowman F C Lor	4	98 t	39	–	–	–
b g Merchant Navy (AUS) - Crazyonyou (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Held up in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2¾]	11. Speedy Chariot (NZ) 76/10 L J Ferraris Douglas Whyte	L J Ferraris Douglas Whyte	5	92 tb	33	–	–	–
b g Zacinto - Napa Sky (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁾ nk [3]	1. Speedy Smartie (NZ) 19/10F Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	5	97 t	40	–	–	–
b g Satono Aladdin (JPN) - Lemonade (NZ) (Bertolini)
In touch, ridden and kept on from 1 1/2f out, not going pace to challenge, no extra final 75yds

6⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [4¾]	9. Circuit Ten (IRE) 21/1 Brenton Avdulla W Y So	Brenton Avdulla W Y So	5	94 t	35	–	–	–
b g Cotai Glory - Jollification (IRE) (Acclamation)
Midfield, short of room and dropped towards rear of midfield under 3f out, not clear run from 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽¹¹⁾ nk [5¼]	4. Flying Dragon (NZ) 43/1 Alexis Pouchin C H Yip	Alexis Pouchin C H Yip	7	98 t	39	–	–	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Crepe De Chine (NZ) (Pins)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from 2f out, wide entering straight

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [5¾]	6. Wood On Fire (NZ) 30/1 M L Yeung C W Chang	M L Yeung C W Chang	9	98 tv	39	–	–	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Lutine Belle (NZ) (O'Reilly)
With leader, led over 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out weakened inside final furlong

9⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [6½]	10. The Concentration (AUS) 26/1 Matthew Poon P F Yiu	Matthew Poon P F Yiu	4	93 et	34	–	–	–
bk g Hellbent (AUS) - Ivy Blue (AUS) (Arlington)
Always towards rear

10⁽²⁾ ½ [7]	12. E Glory (AUS) 11/1 Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	4	813 tb	30	–	–	–
b g American Pharoah (USA) - Star Of Sydney (AUS) (Starcraft)
Towards rear of midfield, hampered 2 1/2f out, soon pushed along, ridden under 2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽⁴⁾ 5¼ [12¼]	8. Hero Star (AUS) 14/1 Angus Chung ³ K L Man	Angus Chung ³ K L Man	9	92 tp	36	–	–	–
bb g Kaphero (AUS) - Winning Betsy (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Led, headed over 3f out, ridden under 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11 ran Winning time: 1m 10.15s (slow by 0.45s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Alloy King (reserve), Fairy Horse (non-runner), Timestorm (reserve)
1st owner: Nice And Gentle Syndicate (Super Charizzard) 1st breeder: K J Hickman Onzm
2nd owner: United Generations Syndicate (Winning Heart)
3rd owner: Evergreen Syndicate (Ever Smart)

10:10 Happy Valley (HK) 26 Dec 2024

Mercury Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)