Full Result 12.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 17 April 2024

Mount Butler Handicap (Div I) (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

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	4. Exuberant (AUS) 23/4 Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	6	91 tb	54	–	66	–
br g Free Eagle (IRE) - Coablo (AUS) (Vettori)
Held up towards rear of midfield, pushed along and steady headway from 2 1/2f out, wide into straight, driven and stayed on strongly from 1 1/2f out, led final 125yds, pressed closing stages, ridden out

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	1. Phoenix Light (AUS) 57/10 Ellis Wong ¹⁰ C H Yip	Ellis Wong ¹⁰ C H Yip	6	813 h	60	–	71	–
b g Love Conquers All (AUS) - Courtship (AUS) (Danzero)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and stayed on strongly final furlong, pressed winner closing stages

3⁽¹²⁾ 2¼ [2½]	6. Glory Cloud (NZ) 78/10 Hugh Bowman C Fownes	Hugh Bowman C Fownes	4	90 t	51	–	55	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Lucky's Revenge (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Held up in rear, ridden under 2f out, switched wide 1f out, driven and stayed on strongly final 150yds, nearest finish

4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [3]	10. Dan Attack (AUS) 59/10 Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	5	89 tp	46	–	48	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - She's A Stalker (AUS) (Ferocity)
In touch, closed on leaders under 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and hung right inside final furlong, headed 125yds out, no extra final 100yds

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [3½]	11. Cheong Fat (AUS) 15/2 M L Yeung C W Chang	M L Yeung C W Chang	5	85 he	42	–	43	–
b g Power - Dellamilia (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4]	12. Diamond Soars (AUS) 42/1 H T Mo ² P F Yiu	H T Mo ² P F Yiu	5	82 t	41	–	40	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Contrite Heart (AUS) (Dane Shadow)
Chased leader, ridden under 2f out, no extra final 150yds

7⁽³⁾ ¼ [4¼]	7. Team Happy (AUS) 53/1 Brenton Avdulla P C Ng	Brenton Avdulla P C Ng	3	812 b	49	–	47	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Alberton Park (NZ) (Thorn Park)
Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from over 2f out

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ¼ [4½]	2. Sakewin (NZ) 11/1 Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	5	96	59	–	56	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Diamond Babe (NZ) (Stravinsky)
In touch, ridden under 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final furlong

9⁽⁷⁾ 2¾ [7¼]	3. Romantic Novelist (AUS) 56/1 Matthew Chadwick Mark Newnham	Matthew Chadwick Mark Newnham	3	96 ht¹	57	–	46	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Devious Rumor (USA) (Street Boss)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽¹⁾ 5¾ [13]	9. Parents' Love (AUS) 19/10F Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	3	86 ht	48	–	18	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - National Anthem (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Led, soon clear, came back to field and ridden 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [14½]	5. Superb Witness (AUS) 97/1 Karis Teetan David A Hayes	Karis Teetan David A Hayes	3	91 tp	52	–	17	–
b g Kermadec (NZ) - Astral Miss (AUS) (Denman)
Always towards rear

12⁽²⁾ ¾ [15¼]	8. Bravo Warrior (NZ) 21/1 Ben E Thompson W Y So	Ben E Thompson W Y So	3	811 t	48	–	11	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Mandalong Belle (AUS) (Choisir)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and weakened from over 1f out, eased final 100yds

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.69s (slow by 0.99s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Fast As Rocket (reserve), Verbier (reserve)
1st owner: Cai Shui Syndicate (Exuberant) 1st breeder: Cornerstone Stud Farm Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Asther Leung Wing Yi (Phoenix Light)
3rd owner: Fung Pak Kei (Glory Cloud)

12:40 Happy Valley (HK) 17 Apr 2024

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