Full Result 11.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 26 December 2024

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

(3yo+) 1m3f 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⁽⁸⁾	5. Noisy Boy (AUS) 9/4F Zac Purton C H Yip	Zac Purton C H Yip	4	813 t	71	–	–	–
b g Real Steel (JPN) - Northern Model (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Raced keenly, chased clear leader, closed over 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong

2⁽⁷⁾ 1	8. Sharpen Bright (NZ) 22/5 Matthew Poon D J Hall	Matthew Poon D J Hall	5	88 b	66	–	–	–
b g Redwood - Wandane (AUS) (Danehill)
Midfield, ridden 3f out, driven and headway from under 2f out, switched wide entering straight, kept on well final furlong, took second 100yds out, no impression on winner

3⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [1¼]	9. Simple Hedge (AUS) 17/1 Alexis Badel J Size	Alexis Badel J Size	5	88 h	66	–	–	–
br g Sebring (AUS) - Lovani (AUS) (Lonhro)
Started slowly, held up in rear, ridden under 2f out, driven and stayed on strongly final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽³⁾ nse [1¼]	1. Natural Storm (NZ) 13/1 Antoine Hamelin P F Yiu	Antoine Hamelin P F Yiu	8	96 v	78	–	–	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Miracle Miss (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [2½]	3. Rocket Spade (AUS) 4/1 Hugh Bowman C Fownes	Hugh Bowman C Fownes	7	90 t	72	–	–	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Affairoftheheart (NZ) (Fusaichi Pegasus)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, stayed on final furlong, short of room 100yds out, nearest finish

6⁽¹⁾ 1½ [4]	2. California Voce (IRE) 78/10 Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	4	94 t	76	–	–	–
b g Bated Breath - Caption (Motivator)
In touch, ridden and pressed leaders under 2f out, driven final furlong, weakened final 125yds

7⁽⁶⁾ ½ [4½]	10. Winning Steps (AUS) 31/5 Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	6	88 he	66	–	–	–
gb g Pierro (AUS) - Crystal Fairy (AUS) (Perugino)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and kept on at same pace from 2 1/2f out

8⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [5¼]	7. Stellar Grande (IRE) 23/1 L J Ferraris David Eustace	L J Ferraris David Eustace	4	810 1 tp	68	–	–	–
b g Expert Eye - Brynica (FR) (Desert Style)
Always towards rear

9⁽⁵⁾ 4 [9¼]	6. Frantanck 8/1 Lyle Hewitson P C Ng	Lyle Hewitson P C Ng	5	812 t	70	–	–	–
b g Frankel - Janey Muddles (IRE) (Lawman)
Took keen hold, led, soon clear, pressed from 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final 100yds

9 ran Winning time: 2m 15.48s (fast by 2.02s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: So We Sing (non-runner)
1st owner: Leung Lun Ping (Noisy Boy) 1st breeder: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Royal Brothers Syndicate (Sharpen Bright)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Idon Pong (Simple Hedge)

11:10 Happy Valley (HK) 26 Dec 2024

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