Full Result 11.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 21 February 2024

Shan Kwong Handicap (Class 1) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

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

1st £229,577.46 2nd £86,091.55 3rd £47,145.37 4th £24,597.59 5th £14,348.59 6th £8,199.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	7. Mr Ascendency (IRE) 15/2 Harry Bentley P F Yiu	Harry Bentley P F Yiu	6	87 t	85	–	96	–
ch g The Gurkha (IRE) - Dietrich (USA) (Storm Cat)
Chased leader, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on strongly final furlong, readily

2⁽³⁾ 1¼	2. Happy Together (IRE) 21/10 Alexis Badel F C Lor	Alexis Badel F C Lor	5	98 ht	100	–	108	–
b g Dragon Pulse (IRE) - Ruby Girl (IRE) (Fast Company)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and took closer order under 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, took second 50yds out, no chance with winner

3⁽¹⁾ 1 [2¼]	5. Nordic Dragon (IRE) 6/1 Brenton Avdulla C S Shum	Brenton Avdulla C S Shum	5	810 t	88	–	94	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Rely On Me (IRE) (Kyllachy)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

4⁽⁶⁾ nse [2¼]	1. Telecom Fighters (AUS) 12/1 L Hewitson Y S Tsui	L Hewitson Y S Tsui	7	99	101	–	107	–
bb g The Brothers War (USA) - Moorings Capital (AUS) (Song Of Tara)
Led, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, driven and no extra final 100yds

5⁽⁴⁾ 1 [3¼]	6. Rising From Ashes (AUS) 29/1 K De Melo C W Chang	K De Melo C W Chang	6	810 tb	88	–	91	–
br g Shamus Award (AUS) - Tear Gas (NZ) (High Chaparral)
Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, driven and kept on final 150yds, not going pace to threaten, not clear run final 50yds

6⁽²⁾ nse [3¼]	3. La City Blanche (ARG) 66/10 Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	5	812 t	95	–	98	–
b g Cityscape - Etoile Blanc (BRZ) (Nedawi)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, outpaced and no impression from over 1f out

7⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [4¾]	4. Dancing Code (AUS) 6/4F Karis Teetan C Fownes	Karis Teetan C Fownes	5	810 tb	88	–	88	–
bb g Panzer Division (AUS) - Parraay (AUS) (Excites)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, weakened final 100yds

7 ran Winning time: 1m 40.13s (slow by 2.13s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Allen Shi Lop Tak (Mr Ascendency) 1st breeder: Coolmore
2nd owner: Excellent Ride Syndicate (Happy Together)
3rd owner: Edmond Yue Kwok Yin (Nordic Dragon)

11:10 Happy Valley (HK) 21 Feb 2024

Shan Kwong Handicap (Class 1) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)