Full Result 2.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 26 December 2024

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

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £104,788.73 2nd £39,295.77 3rd £21,519.11 4th £11,227.36 5th £6,549.30 6th £3,742.45

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	4. Aurora Lady (AUS) 2/1F Zac Purton P C Ng	Zac Purton P C Ng	4	94 tp	73	–	–	–
b g Star Witness (AUS) - Cool Snitzel (AUS) (Snitzel)
Took keen hold, chased leader, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, pressed closing stages, just held on

2⁽¹⁾ shd	7. Beauty Destiny (AUS) 21/10 Andrea Atzeni F C Lor	Andrea Atzeni F C Lor	5	812 het	67	–	–	–
ch g Star Turn (AUS) - Cocoexcel (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, pressed winner closing stages, just held

3⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [2½]	1. Nordic Dragon (IRE) 19/1 Alexis Pouchin C S Shum	Alexis Pouchin C S Shum	5	97 t	76	–	–	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Rely On Me (IRE) (Kyllachy)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and kept on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽³⁾ ½ [3]	9. Golden Empire (FR) 17/1 Lyle Hewitson K W Lui	Lyle Hewitson K W Lui	6	89 b	64	–	–	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Pretty Paper (IRE) (Medaglia d'Oro)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, not clear run and switched wide 1 1/2f out, kept on at same pace from over 1f out

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [3½]	10. Young Arrow (AUS) 19/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	4	89 p	64	–	–	–
b g Showtime (AUS) - Hediard (AUS) (Bernardini)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, keeping on when short of room 150yds out, driven and kept on again final 100yds, never dangerous

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4]	11. Flying Fortress (NZ) 43/1 Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	4	88 t	63	–	–	–
b g Shamexpress (NZ) - Starguru (NZ) (Ishiguru)
Started slowly, towards rear, wide entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽²⁾ nse [4]	5. Prawns Eleven (NZ) 13/1 Matthew Poon Mark Newnham	Matthew Poon Mark Newnham	5	90 t	69	–	–	–
ch g Super Easy (NZ) - Pussycat Holiday (NZ) (Private Call)
In touch, ridden and chased leaders, under 2f out, driven and no extra final furlong

8⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	8. Gallant Valour (AUS) 33/1 Brenton Avdulla Jamie Richards	Brenton Avdulla Jamie Richards	4	811 tb	66	–	–	–
b g Heroic Valour (AUS) - Lassila (AUS) (Magic Albert)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁶⁾ nk [5½]	2. Kyrus Dragon (AUS) 41/10 Hugh Bowman D J Hall	Hugh Bowman D J Hall	5	96 h	75	–	–	–
ch g Safeguard (AUS) - Dabang (AUS) (He's A Decoy)
Held up in rear, ridden under 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not clear run and coasted final 100yds

10⁽⁴⁾ nse [5½]	3. Bright Day (AUS) 52/1 M L Yeung K L Man	M L Yeung K L Man	5	95 b	74	–	–	–
b g Starcraft (NZ) - Don't Tell Clang (AUS) (Clang)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 2¼ [7¾]	6. Allgreektome (AUS) 15/1 L J Ferraris David A Hayes	L J Ferraris David A Hayes	6	812 tp	67	–	–	–
br g Scissor Kick (AUS) - Phaedra (AUS) (Hussonet)
Led, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, driven and weakened final furlong

12⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [11¾]	12. Sergeant Pepper (AUS) 75/1 Ellis Wong ⁷ Y S Tsui	Ellis Wong ⁷ Y S Tsui	7	82 1	64	–	–	–
b g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Resonates (AUS) (Teofilo)
Tracked leaders, wide entering and lost place, ridden 1 1/2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.15s (fast by 0.55s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: A Americ Te Specso (reserve), Rising From Ashes (reserve)
1st owner: Alexander Leung Ho Ying (Aurora Lady) 1st breeder: J W Kelly Suffolk Vale & Co
2nd owner: Yuki Kong Yuk Ki & Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen (Beauty Destiny)
3rd owner: Edmond Yue Kwok Yin (Nordic Dragon)

2:15 Happy Valley (HK) 26 Dec 2024

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