Full Result 10.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 26 December 2024

Venus Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 5f 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⁽⁸⁾	3. King Eccellente (AUS) 16/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	6	98 b	58	–	–	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Caiguna (AUS) (Dubai Destination)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and stayed on strongly final furlong, led close home, readily

2⁽¹²⁾ nk	12. Super Sixty (AUS) 16/1 Alexis Badel C Fownes	Alexis Badel C Fownes	4	88 he	44	–	–	–
ch g Written By (AUS) - Tina Melina (AUS) (Jet Spur)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, good headway from 1 1/2f out, hung right over 1f out, led 100yds out, soon driven, headed close home

3⁽²⁾ 1¼ [1½]	7. Club Ace (AUS) 11/1 Hugh Bowman J Size	Hugh Bowman J Size	4	92	52	–	–	–
br g Toronado (IRE) - Spot On Maggie (NZ) (One Cool Cat)
In touch, ridden and chased leaders 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, pressed leaders 100yds out, no extra final 50yds

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	2. Beauty Thunder (IRE) 112/1 Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	3	98 t	58	–	–	–
b c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Tawayna (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, kept on well final furlong, no going pace to challenge

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [3¾]	4. Bits Superstar (AUS) 97/1 Lyle Hewitson P C Ng	Lyle Hewitson P C Ng	4	96 e/s	56	–	–	–
b g Capitalist (AUS) - Terrifying (AUS) (Stratum)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

6⁽⁶⁾ ½ [4¼]	9. Parents' Love (AUS) 23/10 Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	4	811 ht	47	–	–	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - National Anthem (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Chased leader, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed 100yds out, weakened quickly final 75yds

7⁽⁵⁾ 1 [5¼]	11. Wisdom Star (AUS) 85/1 Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	4	810 tb	46	–	–	–
b g Menari (AUS) - Candy Bridge (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [5½]	8. Happy Tango (AUS) 21/1 Angus Chung ³ Y S Tsui	Angus Chung ³ Y S Tsui	9	811 b	50	–	–	–
b g Eavesdropper (USA) - Red Dawn (AUS) (Western Red)
Held up in rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, never in contention

9⁽⁴⁾ nse [5¾]	1. Lean Master 9/2 Alexis Pouchin C H Yip	Alexis Pouchin C H Yip	4	99 tb	59	–	–	–
b g Havana Grey - Fair Maiden (JPN) (Carnegie)
In touch, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened gradually final furlong

10⁽¹⁾ nk [6]	10. Notthesillyone (AUS) 26/1 L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	4	810 t	46	–	–	–
br g Super One (AUS) - Silly Sally (AUS) (Myboycharlie)
Very quickly away and led, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, driven final furlong, weakened final 100yds

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [7¾]	6. Chill Master (AUS) 88/1 Matthew Poon K L Man	Matthew Poon K L Man	3	92 t	52	–	–	–
b g Spirit Of Boom (AUS) - Jaunty (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Short of room and dropped to rear soon after start, ridden unbalanced after 2f, ridden and no impression from over 2f out

12⁽³⁾ ½ [8¼]	5. Ka Ying Resilience (AUS) 7/5F Zac Purton David A Hayes	Zac Purton David A Hayes	3	95 tp	55	–	–	–
b g Blue Point (IRE) - Just Discreet (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
In touch in midfield, ridden and brief effort 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 57.12s (slow by 0.12s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Draco (reserve), Joyous Lily (reserve)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Patrick Fung Pak Tung & Ophelia Fung Wing Sei (King Eccellente) 1st breeder: I K Smith
2nd owner: Ranjan Tikam Mahtani (Super Sixty)
3rd owner: HK Club Racing Syndicate (Club Ace)

10:40 Happy Valley (HK) 26 Dec 2024

Venus Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)