Full Result 12.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 28 February 2024

Sheung Shui Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

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

1st £65,915.49 2nd £24,718.31 3rd £13,536.22 4th £7,062.37 5th £4,119.72 6th £2,354.12

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Samarkand (NZ) 106/10 Jerry Chau ² David A Hayes	Jerry Chau ² David A Hayes	5	96 tp	59	–	72	–
b g Mongolian Khan (AUS) - Shimmy (NZ) (Zabeel)
Tracked leaders, pressed leaders going well 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on strongly from 1f out, driven final 100yds, led 50yds out, driven out

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	5. Sturdy Ruby (AUS) 17/10F Zac Purton K L Man	Zac Purton K L Man	4	813 t	50	–	62	–
gr g Street Boss (USA) - Renaka (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
In touch, tracked leaders over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, headed 50yds out, just held

3⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [1]	9. Atomic Beauty (FR) 8/1 Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	5	85 tv	47	–	57	–
b g Wootton Bassett - Loyale (FR) (Turtle Bowl)
Chased leader, led 2 1/2f out, ridden under 2f out, driven and headed 1f out, kept on final furlong

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	3. Dragon Star (AUS) 18/5 Karis Teetan P C Ng	Karis Teetan P C Ng	4	94 v	55	–	62	–
ch g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) - Raneen (NZ) (Perfectly Ready)
Led, headed 2 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final 100yds

5⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [3½]	6. Royal Pride (AUS) 14/1 Antoine Hamelin C Fownes	Antoine Hamelin C Fownes	6	812 t	49	–	54	–
b g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Hazard (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Towards rear of midfield, headway into midfield 2 1/2f out, ridden over 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, not going pace to challenge

6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4]	7. Gold Tack (NZ) 54/10 K De Melo D J Hall	K De Melo D J Hall	5	811	48	–	51	–
br g Preferment (NZ) - Wild Rock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

7⁽¹²⁾ 1 [5]	11. Yeaboi (NZ) 22/1 Matthew Chadwick C H Yip	Matthew Chadwick C H Yip	5	87 tb	44	–	45	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Spiffy Iffie (NZ) (Iffraaj)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final 100yds, never dangerous

8⁽⁹⁾ nk [5¼]	4. Lucky Gold (NZ) 17/1 Andrea Atzeni K W Lui	Andrea Atzeni K W Lui	6	92 b	53	–	53	–
b g Iffraaj - Kitt Ann Miss (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽¹⁾ nse [5½]	12. Fortune President (AUS) 34/1 M L Yeung Y S Tsui	M L Yeung Y S Tsui	5	85	42	–	42	–
ch g More Than Ready (USA) - I'm Your Venus (AUS) (Show A Heart)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, not clear run 1 1/2f out, no extra final 150yds

10⁽⁶⁾ nk [5¾]	8. Joyful Friendship (AUS) 35/1 Ben E Thompson P F Yiu	Ben E Thompson P F Yiu	4	811 p	48	–	48	–
ch g Fighting Sun (AUS) - Coup De Beel (NZ) (Savabeel)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from 2 1/2f out

11⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [6]	10. Brave Witness (AUS) 21/1 K C Leung C S Shum	K C Leung C S Shum	4	810 t	47	–	46	–
ch g Star Witness (AUS) - Amberio (NZ) (Captain Rio)
Held up towards rear, quick forward move and in touch 3f out, ridden 2f out, driven and gradually weakened from over 2f out

12⁽¹¹⁾ 7¼ [13¼]	1. Mighty Armour (AUS) 121/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ T P Yung	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ T P Yung	5	93 et	59	–	41	–
bk g More Than Ready (USA) - Ditas (NZ) (Don Eduardo)
Always towards rear, lost touch from 2f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 41.97s (slow by 3.97s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Super Baby (reserve), U S S Constitution (reserve)
1st owner: Dragon Imperial Syndicate (Samarkand) 1st breeder: K J Hickman Onzm
2nd owner: Adam Chan Yam Man,Brian Wong Chi Fai & Alfred Chan Yam Lung (Sturdy Ruby)
3rd owner: Junbon Chan Chun Bong (Atomic Beauty)

12:10 Happy Valley (HK) 28 Feb 2024

Sheung Shui Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)