Full Result 11.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 20 December 2023

Mercury Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m3f Good

1st £122,257.72 2nd £45,846.65 3rd £25,106.50 4th £13,099.04 5th £7,641.11 6th £4,366.35

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	8. Intrepid Winner (AUS) 9/1 K De Melo C W Chang	K De Melo C W Chang	6	88 b	63	–	75	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Soubrettes (NZ) (High Chaparral)
Held up in rear, pushed along and steady headway from 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, led 75yds out, readily

2⁽⁷⁾ ½	1. Natural Storm (NZ) 9/1 James McDonald P F Yiu	James McDonald P F Yiu	7	98 b	77	–	88	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Miracle Miss (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway into midfield over 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide entering straight, driven and headway to lead 1f out, headed 75yds out, kept on

3⁽²⁾ 1 [1½]	2. Turin Mascot (IRE) 17/10F Zac Purton P C Ng	Zac Purton P C Ng	4	96 t	75	–	84	–
gr g Caravaggio (USA) - Longing (IRE) (Galileo)
Midfield, forward move and pressed leader under 4f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no extra final 100yds

4⁽³⁾ nk [1¾]	4. Escape Route (IRE) 12/1 Andrea Atzeni J Size	Andrea Atzeni J Size	5	94 h	73	–	82	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Elaysa (Shamardal)
Towards rear of midfield, took closer order 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and pressed leaders entering final furlong, no extra final 50yds

5⁽¹⁾ 2 [3¾]	7. Gallant Hero (IRE) 47/10 Alexis Badel D J Hall	Alexis Badel D J Hall	5	88	63	–	68	–
b g Fast Company (IRE) - Bett's Gift (Teofilo)
Tracked leaders, dropped to midfield 4f out, ridden over 3f out, dropped towards rear 2f out, driven and kept on from 1 1/2f out, not going pace to challenge

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4¼]	3. Packing Hurricane 39/10 C Y Ho C Fownes	C Y Ho C Fownes	4	95 tb¹	74	–	78	–
b g Mondialiste (IRE) - Storming Sioux (Storming Home)
Towards rear of midfield, quick forward move to lead at halfway, pressed from under 4f out, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, gradually weakened final furlong

7⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [6¾]	6. Swan Bay (IRE) 36/5 Karis Teetan W Y So	Karis Teetan W Y So	4	813 b	68	–	68	–
b g Australia - Similu (Danehill Dancer)
Led after 1f, headed at halfway, remained prominent, ridden over 2f out, not clear run and snatched up 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

8⁽⁵⁾ nk [7]	5. Majestic Victory (AUS) 12/1 Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	7	811 t	71	–	70	–
b g Excelebration (IRE) - Arlington Rock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Led, headed after 1f, tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 3f out, dropped to rear 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

8 ran Winning time: 2m 16.58s (fast by 0.92s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Winway Racing Syndicate (Intrepid Winner) 1st breeder: G Taylor
2nd owner: Lyon Cheng Lai Fung (Natural Storm)
3rd owner: Dr Sheldon Tse Hiu Tung, Ken Huang Jian Hua & Tsoi Huk Yam (Turin Mascot)

11:10 Happy Valley (HK) 20 Dec 2023

Mercury Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)