Full Result 2.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 17 April 2024

Mount Butler Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f 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⁽¹⁾	3. California Touch (AUS) 163/10 Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	4	98 t	58	–	73	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Touch Of Greatness (AUS) (Don Eduardo)
Made all, ridden clear under 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, kept on well, ridden out

2⁽³⁾ nk	1. Ka Ying Cheer (AUS) 8/5F Hugh Bowman P C Ng	Hugh Bowman P C Ng	4	99	59	–	73	–
b g Reward For Effort (AUS) - Lady Phoebe (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Chased leader, ridden under 2f out, driven and pressed leader inside final furlong, kept on well, always just held

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 4½ [4¾]	12. My Intelligent (AUS) 11/1 M L Yeung W Y So	M L Yeung W Y So	6	84 tv	40	–	40	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Tequilakoko (AUS) (Galileo)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, took modest third final 50yds

4⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [5½]	10. Country Dancer (AUS) 19/5 Zac Purton J Size	Zac Purton J Size	3	89 e/s	45	–	42	–
b g Nicconi (AUS) - Alana's Party (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
In touch in midfield, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f

5⁽⁹⁾ 2 [7½]	9. Multidarling (AUS) 27/1 L Hewitson T P Yung	L Hewitson T P Yung	4	810 t	46	–	37	–
b g Shalaa (IRE) - Stellar Vinia (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway into midfield over 2f out, wide entering straight and lost place, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

6⁽⁸⁾ ¼ [7¾]	11. Cheer For South (AUS) 79/10 Angus Chung ⁵ F C Lor	Angus Chung ⁵ F C Lor	4	80	41	–	31	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Buenismo (AUS) (Snitzel)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, driven and outpaced over 1f out, no extra final furlong

7⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [8¾]	4. Champion Method (AUS) 15/1 Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	3	96 tb	58	–	45	–
b g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Hijack Hussy (AUS) (Hussonet)
Outpaced and behind, latched on to main group 3f out, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, kept on final furlong, never in contention

8⁽²⁾ 1 [9¾]	2. Run Run Timing (AUS) 42/10 Ellis Wong ¹⁰ C H Yip	Ellis Wong ¹⁰ C H Yip	3	813 t	59	–	43	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Exotic Escape (AUS) (Commands)
In touch, pushed along and lost place 2 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [10½]	7. So Treasure (NZ) 24/1 L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	4	92	52	–	33	–
b g Impending (AUS) - Lisboa (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon struggling

10⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [11¼]	6. Silver Spurs (NZ) 38/1 C Y Ho C Fownes	C Y Ho C Fownes	3	92 t	52	–	31	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - The Pearler (NZ) (Volksraad)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽⁷⁾ 3 [14¼]	5. Ivictoriam (AUS) 53/1 Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	3	92 et	52	–	21	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Summerfest (NZ) (Ocean Park)
Slowly into stride, always towards rear

11 ran Winning time: 1m 9.91s (slow by 0.21s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Fairy Horse (reserve), Fast Victory (reserve), Glory B
1st owner: Charmian Liang Shun Ming (California Touch) 1st breeder: M J O'Donnell
2nd owner: Ip Chi Ming (Ka Ying Cheer)
3rd owner: Wong Siu Wah (My Intelligent)

2:10 Happy Valley (HK) 17 Apr 2024

Mount Butler Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)