Full Result 10.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 8 January 2025

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

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

1st £50,411.52 2nd £18,904.32 3rd £10,352.37 4th £5,401.23 5th £3,150.72 6th £1,800.41

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	3. Pegasus General (BRZ) 145/10 K C Leung W K Mo	K C Leung W K Mo	7	97 tb	38	–	47	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Umniyah (BRZ) (Burooj)
Midfield, pushed along and took closer order over 2f out, ridden and chased leaders under 2f out, driven over 1f out, challenged and kept on well final 150yds, led close home

2⁽⁸⁾ nse	10. Podium (AUS) 89/10 Matthew Poon David Eustace	Matthew Poon David Eustace	6	93 t	34	–	43	–
br g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Apamurra (USA) (Lonhro)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, driven and stayed on from over 1f out, challenged close home, just held

3⁽⁴⁾ hd [¼]	5. Gallant Crown (NZ) 42/10 Ellis Wong ⁷ David A Hayes	Ellis Wong ⁷ David A Hayes	8	813 tb	37	–	45	–
b g Hallowed Crown (AUS) - Justagem (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Led, ridden over 1f out, driven when challenged 150yds out, held on well until headed and dropped to third close home

4⁽¹⁾ 1 [1¼]	1. Cervin (FR) 17/10F K De Melo W Y So	K De Melo W Y So	5	99 t	40	–	46	–
gr g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Justice Angel (IRE) (Dark Angel)
In touch, tracked leaders 2f out, not clear run from 1 1/2f out, angled out and tried to barge through gap 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, kept on at same pace final 100yds

5⁽²⁾ ½ [1¾]	7. Solar Gogo (AUS) 36/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	5	94 b	37	–	42	–
b g Capitalist (AUS) - Loiret (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, short of room and hampered over 1f out, squeezed out and snatched up inside final furlong, kept on final 50yds

6⁽⁷⁾ nk [2]	9. So Awesome (NZ) 10/1 C Y Ho K L Man	C Y Ho K L Man	8	94 tb	35	–	39	–
b g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Lion Blanc (AUS) (Reset)
With leader, ridden under 2f out, jostled over 1f out, squeezed out 125yds out, kept on at same pace final 75yds

7⁽⁶⁾ nse [2]	4. Casa Legend (NZ) 33/1 Antoine Hamelin C W Chang	Antoine Hamelin C W Chang	6	96 et	37	–	41	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Sea Venture (NZ) (Sepoy)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

8⁽¹²⁾ 1 [3]	2. Ivictoriam (AUS) 15/1 Hugh Bowman Jamie Richards	Hugh Bowman Jamie Richards	4	99 t	40	–	42	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Summerfest (NZ) (Ocean Park)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on well on inside from 1 1/2f out, short of room inside final furlong, no extra final 100yds

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [3½]	12. Red Maverick (AUS) 8/1 Alexis Pouchin Y S Tsui	Alexis Pouchin Y S Tsui	5	87 2	24	–	25	–
ch g Starcraft (NZ) - Our Secret Sister (AUS) (Toorak Toff)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

10⁽⁵⁾ 2¾ [6¼]	8. Invincible Missile (AUS) 58/10 L J Ferraris C Fownes	L J Ferraris C Fownes	9	94	35	–	29	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Phaedra (AUS) (Hussonet)
Started very slowly, always towards rear

11⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [7½]	6. Gold Tack (NZ) 35/1 Brenton Avdulla D J Hall	Brenton Avdulla D J Hall	6	96 b	37	–	28	–
br g Preferment (NZ) - Wild Rock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Always towards rear

11 ran Winning time: 1m 42.34s (slow by 4.34s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Superb Move (reserve), Tattenham (non-runner), Winning Seven (reserve)
1st owner: Daniel Kwan (Pegasus General) 1st breeder: Haras Estrela Nova
2nd owner: Francis Lui Sing Chuen (Podium)
3rd owner: Equity Syndicate (Gallant Crown)

10:40 Happy Valley (HK) 8 Jan 2025

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