Full Result 12.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 23 April 2025

Freesia Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m1f 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⁾	10. Leather Master (NZ) 84/10 Alexis Badel K L Man	Alexis Badel K L Man	5	84 p	21	–	35	–
ch g Iffraaj - Bellazeel (NZ) (Zabeel)
Dwelt, chased leader on outer, pressed leader from 2 1/2f out, hard ridden more than 1f out, led final 175yds, edged left but stayed on under pressure, always holding runner-up

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼	9. Mr Aladdin (NZ) 78/10 Hugh Bowman P C Ng	Hugh Bowman P C Ng	5	812 het	29	–	38	–
b g Satono Aladdin (JPN) - Bateleur (USA) (Gone West)
Towards rear outside rivals, progress after halfway, 2 lengths third 2 1/2f out, ridden with 1 1/2f to run, stayed on to go second final 110yds, not pace of winner

3⁽³⁾ 1¾ [3]	12. Winning Seven (AUS) 19/1 K De Melo Douglas Whyte	K De Melo Douglas Whyte	4	85 2 tb	20	–	28	–
b g Artie Schiller (USA) - Chloe Carashan (AUS) (Desert King)
Prominent, slightly outpaced and lost place halfway, seventh and pushed along 2 1/2f out, angled out and headway well over 1f out, stayed on to go third final 50yds, not reach front pair

4⁽²⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	7. Verbier (FR) 23/10F L J Ferraris C Fownes	L J Ferraris C Fownes	5	94 tv	35	–	38	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Vadirima (FR) (Selkirk)
Fly-jumped leaving stalls, led after 75yds, soon 2 lengths clear, pressed from 2 1/2f out, ridden well over 1f out, headed final 175yds, weakened final 100yds

5⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [5½]	11. Joyful Champion 15/1 M L Yeung C W Chang	M L Yeung C W Chang	6	83 tb	20	–	20	–
gr g Outstrip - Meaning Of Time (Captain Gerrard)
Raced in midfield, outpaced and ridden over 2f out, stayed on for pressure final furlong, not pace to trouble leaders

6⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [6¼]	1. Apolar Fighter (AUS) 14/1 Karis Teetan David Eustace	Karis Teetan David Eustace	4	99 tp	40	–	39	–
b g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) - Courtesan (NZ) (Mastercraftsman)
Prominent, close fifth and hard ridden 1 1/2f out but no impression, kept on at same pace

7⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [7]	6. Strongest Boy (AUS) 18/1 K C Leung David A Hayes	K C Leung David A Hayes	5	94 tb	35	–	32	–
b g Spirit Of Boom (AUS) - Darook Park (AUS) (Darci Brahma)
Towards rear of midfield, some moderate later progress on outside, never in contention

8⁽¹²⁾ ½ [7½]	8. Super Hong Kong (AUS) 26/5 Zac Purton C H Yip	Zac Purton C H Yip	7	93 tv	34	–	30	–
br g Kermadec (NZ) - Indiscretions (AUS) (Commands)
In rear, plenty to do when ridden 2f out, plugged on at same pace final 1 1/2f, never involved

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [8]	5. Flying Silver (IRE) 16/1 Brenton Avdulla C S Shum	Brenton Avdulla C S Shum	6	97 tp	38	–	33	–
gr g Gleneagles (IRE) - Bright Snow (USA) (Gulch)
Settled in midfield, sixth and ridden 2f out but unable to quicken, well held final furlong

10⁽¹⁾ ¾ [8¾]	3. Kingly Demeanor 37/10 Ben E Thompson A S Cruz	Ben E Thompson A S Cruz	5	98 t	39	–	33	–
br g Oasis Dream - Brom Felinity (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Broke well, led, headed after 75yds, chased leaders on inner, outpaced and ridden more than 2 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [9¾]	2. The Way We Win (NZ) 145/1 Angus Chung ³ Jamie Richards	Angus Chung ³ Jamie Richards	4	96 et	40	–	31	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - The Mighty Lions (NZ) (Grosvenor)
Raced in final trio, ridden and no impression over 2f out, never a factor

12⁽⁷⁾ 53 [62¾]	4. Chilli Baba (AUS) 31/1 Antoine Hamelin P F Yiu	Antoine Hamelin P F Yiu	5	97 b	38	–	–	–
b g Capitalist (AUS) - Keep Me Warm (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Slow the stride, always among backmarkers, scrubbed along over 3f out, soon lost touch, tailed off

12 ran Winning time: 1m 49.57s (slow by 2.07s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Go Go Go, U S S Constitution
1st owner: Michael Yeung Wah Keung (Leather Master) 1st breeder: Mrs C N Taylor & Taylor Family Trust
2nd owner: Leung Siu Yin (Mr Aladdin)
3rd owner: Wellander Friends Syndicate (Winning Seven)

12:10 Happy Valley (HK) 23 Apr 2025

Freesia Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)