Full Result 2.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 29 December 2023

High West Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £110,926.52 2nd £41,597.44 3rd £22,779.55 4th £11,884.98 5th £6,932.91 6th £3,961.66

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	5. Armour Eagle (AUS) 29/10F James McDonald Jamie Richards	James McDonald Jamie Richards	6	90 tb	69	–	83	–
b g Epaulette (AUS) - Search For Fame (AUS) (Quest For Fame)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on strongly from over 1f out, led 100yds out, driven out

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	4. Bon's A Pearla (AUS) 26/1 Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	5	93 b	72	–	84	–
b m Bon Hoffa (AUS) - Treasure Island (AUS) (Duporth)
Held up in rear, ridden under 2f out, switched wide 1f out, driven and stayed on strongly final 150yds, nearest finish

3⁽¹⁾ nse [½]	10. Street Conqueror (AUS) 11/1 M L Yeung A S Cruz	M L Yeung A S Cruz	4	88 t	63	–	75	–
ch g Street Boss (USA) - Spirit Of Carbine (AUS) (Danehill Dancer)
Midfield, took closer order from 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, every chance from 100yds out, no extra close home

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [¾]	11. Watch Buddy (AUS) 42/10 Alexis Badel P F Yiu	Alexis Badel P F Yiu	4	88	63	–	74	–
b g Rothesay (AUS) - Rhodopis (AUS) (Real Saga)
Midfield on outside, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and headway to press leaders 1f out, every chance 100yds out, no extra closing stages

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [1¼]	2. Viva Chaleur (FR) 12/1 Hugh Bowman C Fownes	Hugh Bowman C Fownes	4	97 t	76	–	85	–
b g Wootton Bassett - Mezzo Mezzo (FR) (Mount Nelson)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well final furlong, not quite able to challenge

6⁽²⁾ ½ [1¾]	3. Lucky Archangel (AUS) 19/1 Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	6	92 b	73	–	81	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Chik Chik Boom (AUS) (Thorn Park)
Led in early stages, headed after 100yds, tracked leaders, ridden and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, not quite able to challenge, no extra final 75yds

7⁽⁷⁾ nk [2¼]	8. A Americ Te Specso (NZ) 19/5 Zac Purton J Size	Zac Purton J Size	5	813	68	–	75	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Island Time (NZ) (Al Akbar)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, good headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not able to challenge

8⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3]	9. Denfield (AUS) 68/10 Brenton Avdulla C S Shum	Brenton Avdulla C S Shum	4	810 t	65	–	69	–
ch g Deep Field (AUS) - Bousquet (AUS) (More Than Ready)
In touch, ridden and effort 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, headed 100yds out, soon no extra

9⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [4½]	1. Lightning Bolt (IRE) 10/1 Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	5	95 t	76	–	76	–
b g Acclamation - Pearl Sea (IRE) (Elusive City)
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway from 1 1/2f out, short of room entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong

10⁽⁹⁾ 1 [5½]	7. Golden Empire (FR) 17/1 L Hewitson K W Lui	L Hewitson K W Lui	5	90 b	69	–	65	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Pretty Paper (IRE) (Medaglia d'Oro)
Chased leader, ridden under 2f out, short of room over 2f out, weakened final 150yds

11⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [6]	6. Beauty Glory 18/1 L J Ferraris A S Cruz	L J Ferraris A S Cruz	5	90 htp	69	–	64	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Gregoria (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Ridden along to lead after 100yds, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, soon weakened

11 ran Winning time: 1m 10.24s (slow by 0.54s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Johnny Shih Jar Yi (Armour Eagle) 1st breeder: Rushton Park
2nd owner: Leung Lun Ping (Bon's A Pearla)
3rd owner: E C H Wong & Ms A S C Chu (Street Conqueror)

2:15 Happy Valley (HK) 29 Dec 2023

High West Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)