Full Result 1.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 19 March 2025

Canal Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

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

1st £118,107 2nd £44,290.12 3rd £24,254.12 4th £12,654.32 5th £7,381.69 6th £4,218.11

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	1. M Unicorn (NZ) 33/10 Hugh Bowman C Fownes	Hugh Bowman C Fownes	6	93 et	72	–	80	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Candelabra (NZ) (Pins)
Towards rear of midfield, progress on outer over 3 1/2f out, led 3f out, ridden just under 2f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, firmly in command closing stages

2⁽¹⁾ 2	10. Sturdy Ruby (AUS) 13/2 M L Yeung K L Man	M L Yeung K L Man	5	87 t	62	–	65	–
gr g Street Boss (USA) - Renaka (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Midfield on inner, switched off rail 2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, not pace to challenge winner

3⁽³⁾ ½ [2½]	2. Excellence Value (AUS) 48/10 L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	4	90 tb	69	–	71	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Wedding Veil (IRE) (Dubawi)
Midfield on outer, progress over 3f out, tracked leader over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace closing stages

4⁽²⁾ ½ [3]	11. Flying Fortress (NZ) 5/2F Harry Bentley W K Mo	Harry Bentley W K Mo	4	86 t	61	–	62	–
b g Shamexpress (NZ) - Starguru (NZ) (Ishiguru)
Prominent on inner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge

5⁽⁹⁾ nk [3¼]	5. A Americ Te Specso (NZ) 25/1 Brenton Avdulla J Size	Brenton Avdulla J Size	6	810 b	65	–	65	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Island Time (NZ) (Al Akbar)
Towards rear, asked for effort on inner just under 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten

6⁽⁸⁾ nk [3½]	9. Quantum Patch (IRE) 63/10 Karis Teetan P C Ng	Karis Teetan P C Ng	6	87 t	62	–	61	–
b g Gleneagles (IRE) - Naruko (USA) (Street Cry)
Towards rear of midfield, driven over 2 1/2f out, progress inside final furlong, never got pace to get involved

7⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4]	12. Sure Joyful (NZ) 30/1 Matthew Chadwick P F Yiu	Matthew Chadwick P F Yiu	6	86 t	61	–	60	–
b g Tarzino (NZ) - Kayleen (NZ) (Towkay)
In rear, pushed along over 2 1/2f out, some progress over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

8⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [6¼]	7. Test For Love (IRE) 46/1 Richard Kingscote K W Lui	Richard Kingscote K W Lui	4	89	64	–	57	–
b g Time Test - Alys Love (New Approach)
Midfield, shuffled back slightly over 3 1/2f out, driven just under 2f out, some modest progress inside final furlong, never involved

9⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [7]	3. Samarkand (NZ) 9/1 Ellis Wong ⁷ David A Hayes	Ellis Wong ⁷ David A Hayes	6	87 tp	69	–	61	–
b g Mongolian Khan (AUS) - Shimmy (NZ) (Zabeel)
Prominent, pushed along over 2 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, limited response, weakened inside final furlong

10⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [7½]	4. Rising From Ashes (AUS) 49/1 Jerry Chau ² C W Chang	Jerry Chau ² C W Chang	7	811 tb	68	–	59	–
br g Shamus Award (AUS) - Tear Gas (NZ) (High Chaparral)
Towards rear, driven over 2f out, no impression, never a factor

11⁽⁶⁾ nk [7¾]	8. Devas Twelve (AUS) 35/1 K De Melo W Y So	K De Melo W Y So	5	87 t	62	–	52	–
b g Headwater (AUS) - Phar Too Fast (AUS) (Dane Shadow)
Led, headed 3f out, driven 2f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong

12⁽¹²⁾ 4 [11¾]	6. Lovero (JPN) 39/1 Angus Chung ³ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ³ A S Cruz	6	96 t	78	–	59	–
b g Lord Kanaloa (JPN) - Sacred Sight (Fastnet Rock)
Tracked leader on outer, shuffled back over 2 1/2f out, soon under pressure, weakened inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 38.70s (slow by 0.70s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Morgan Success, Stellar Grande
1st owner: Manhattan Bros Syndicate (M Unicorn) 1st breeder: G J Chittick
2nd owner: Adam Chan Yam Man,Brian Wong Chi Fai & Alfred Chan Yam Lung (Sturdy Ruby)
3rd owner: Value Star Syndicate (Excellence Value)

1:40 Happy Valley (HK) 19 Mar 2025

Canal Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)