Full Result 11.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 15 February 2024

Wai Yip Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (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⁽⁷⁾	11. Cordyceps One (AUS) 48/10 Angus Chung ⁵ C H Yip	Angus Chung ⁵ C H Yip	6	81	42	–	58	–
b g Hinchinbrook (AUS) - Shamardal Gold (AUS) (Shamardal)
Made all, set steady tempo, shaken up 2f out, ridden and asserted over 1f out, kept on strongly closing stages, comfortably

2⁽⁵⁾ 2½	4. Brave Witness (AUS) 7/1 Zac Purton C S Shum	Zac Purton C S Shum	4	811 t	47	–	57	–
ch g Star Witness (AUS) - Amberio (NZ) (Captain Rio)
Tracked leaders on inner, took keen hold, travelled well 2f out, ridden and went second over 1f out, no match for eventual winner, kept on

3⁽⁹⁾ ½ [3]	7. Joyful Prosperity (JPN) 9/2 K C Leung C W Chang	K C Leung C W Chang	4	811	47	–	56	–
gr g Daiwa Major (JPN) - Sweet Lady (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Held up towards rear, improved a position at halfway, pushed along over 2f out, switched to outer and headway from over 1f out, went third post

4⁽¹²⁾ shd [3]	2. Kimberley (BRZ) 22/1 Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	4	98 tb	58	–	67	–
b g Hat Trick (JPN) - Notting Tomorrow (USA) (Aragorn)
Quickly crossed from wide draw, tracked leader, ridden along 3f out, outpaced by eventual winner over 1f out, lost third post

5⁽²⁾ 1 [4]	1. Capital Legend (AUS) 13/5F Ellis Wong ¹⁰ C Fownes	Ellis Wong ¹⁰ C Fownes	5	813 t	59	–	65	–
ch g Capitalist (AUS) - Sweet Melody (NZ) (Tavistock)
Midfield on inner, nudged along over 2f out, no immediate impression, driven over 1f out, kept on at one pace closing stages

6⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [4¼]	6. Chateau (IRE) 9/1 Andrea Atzeni J Size	Andrea Atzeni J Size	4	811	47	–	53	–
ch g Havana Gold (IRE) - Petit Trianon (Dansili)
Midfield, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on from 1f out but no telling impression

7⁽³⁾ 1 [5¼]	8. Legion Of Merit (NZ) 87/10 Matthew Chadwick W Y So	Matthew Chadwick W Y So	7	89 tb	45	–	49	–
gr g Alamosa (NZ) - Fantastic Honour (NZ) (Any Suggestion)
Raced in midfield, ridden and effort 2f out, unable to sustain challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

8⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [6]	12. Splendid Star (AUS) 11/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	5	86 t	42	–	44	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Xena Express (AUS) (Danzero)
Towards rear of midfield, nudged along over 3f out, soon more vigorously ridden, outpaced over 1f out, held closing stages

9⁽⁶⁾ shd [6]	10. Keen Unity (IRE) 19/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	5	88 tv¹	44	–	46	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Prudent Approach (IRE) (New Approach)
In touch with leaders, pushed along as tempo increased 2f out, soon unable to hold position, weakened over 1f out

10⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [7¾]	9. Fortune President (AUS) 20/1 K De Melo Y S Tsui	K De Melo Y S Tsui	5	88	44	–	42	–
ch g More Than Ready (USA) - I'm Your Venus (AUS) (Show A Heart)
Bustled along leaving stalls, towards rear on inner, urged along 3f out, soon more vigorously ridden, no headway from over 1f out

11⁽¹¹⁾ 4½ [12¼]	3. Fight Time (AUS) 20/1 Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	4	90 tb	52	–	39	–
b g Nicconi (AUS) - Rhandara (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Held up in last, soon a few lengths adrift, pushed along over 3f out, unable to make any impression, well held closing stages

11 ran Winning time: 1m 41.08s (slow by 3.08s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Joyful Friendship, Travel Golf
1st owner: Royal Elitist Team Syndicate (Cordyceps One) 1st breeder: World Wide Bloodstock
2nd owner: Wallace Cheung Kwong Yung (Brave Witness)
3rd owner: Dr & Mrs Silas S S Yang & Michelle H Y Yang (Joyful Prosperity)

11:40 Happy Valley (HK) 15 Feb 2024

Wai Yip Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)