Full Result 11.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 15 January 2025

Murray Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

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

1st £67,407.41 2nd £25,277.78 3rd £13,842.59 4th £7,222.22 5th £4,212.96 6th £2,407.41

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	11. Take Action (NZ) 7/5F Brenton Avdulla J Size	Brenton Avdulla J Size	4	89 h¹	46	–	60	–
b g Sacred Falls (NZ) - Pleased (NZ) (Savabeel)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, chased leaders under 2f out, led 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, readily

2⁽⁸⁾ 2	4. Lucky Touch (NZ) 49/10 Alexis Badel Jamie Richards	Alexis Badel Jamie Richards	4	97 tb	58	–	68	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - Petite Midas (AUS) (Congrats)
Held up towards rear, headway into midfield 3f out, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and kept on from over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, took second 100yds out, no impression on winner

3⁽⁹⁾ 1 [3]	5. Northern Beast (AUS) 17/1 Karis Teetan D J Hall	Karis Teetan D J Hall	5	96 v¹	57	–	64	–
bl g Maurice (JPN) - Tiffany's Diamond (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽²⁾ shd [3]	8. Wah May Wai Wai (IRE) 9/2 Angus Chung ³ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ³ A S Cruz	4	813	53	–	60	–
ch g Churchill (IRE) - Jira (Medicean)
Chased leader, ridden and challenged 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, headed 1f out, driven and no extra final 100yds

5⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [3½]	6. Corleone (AUS) 42/10 Hugh Bowman C Fownes	Hugh Bowman C Fownes	4	93 t	54	–	60	–
b g Dundeel (NZ) - Whispering Brook (AUS) (Hinchinbrook)
In touch in midfield, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on at same pace from over 1f out

6⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [4¼]	10. Panda Legend (AUS) 34/1 K De Melo W Y So	K De Melo W Y So	6	810 t	47	–	51	–
b g Astern (AUS) - Jessica Ann (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Midfield, gradually lost place from halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽⁷⁾ nse [4½]	7. Gor Mo Tuen (AUS) 89/1 Jerry Chau ² David A Hayes	Jerry Chau ² David A Hayes	5	90 t	53	–	57	–
br g Spieth (NZ) - Call Me Cute (AUS) (Astronomer Royal)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, driven and headway on inside from 1 1/2f out, no extra final 100yds

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [6¼]	9. Silver King (NZ) 38/1 K C Leung F C Lor	K C Leung F C Lor	5	90 het	51	–	51	–
gr g Turn Me Loose (NZ) - Spendaholic (NZ) (No Excuse Needed)
Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, not clear run inside final furlong, kept on final 150yds, never dangerous

9⁽³⁾ 1 [7¼]	3. Bowser (AUS) 14/1 Matthew Chadwick P F Yiu	Matthew Chadwick P F Yiu	4	97 t	58	–	56	–
bb g All Too Hard (AUS) - Be Happy (AUS) (Bernardini)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, soon beaten

10⁽⁶⁾ 2 [9¼]	1. Excel Wongchoy (IRE) 20/1 Matthew Poon P C Ng	Matthew Poon P C Ng	5	98 ht	59	–	52	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Dream Play (IRE) (In The Wings)
Led, ridden under 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened

11⁽⁵⁾ 11¼ [20½]	12. Brilliant Fire (AUS) 66/1 Alexis Pouchin Douglas Whyte	Alexis Pouchin Douglas Whyte	4	88 ht	45	–	12	–
ch g Justify (USA) - So You Merge (AUS) (So You Think)
Midfield, in touch under 3f out, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight and lost place, soon beaten, eased inside final furlong

11 ran Winning time: 1m 40.11s (slow by 2.11s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Happy Daily (non-runner), Phantom Cyclone (reserve), Second To None (reserve)
1st owner: Merrick Chung Wai Lik (Take Action) 1st breeder: Waikato Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Benedict Sin (Lucky Touch)
3rd owner: Ngai Man, Amy Wang Hong & Doris Ngai Yan Tung (Northern Beast)

11:40 Happy Valley (HK) 15 Jan 2025

Murray Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)