Full Result 2.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 22 December 2016

Venus Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £61,641.86 2nd £23,791.59 3rd £12,436.51 4th £6,488.62 5th £3,785.03

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	5. Wonderful Journey (AUS) 47/10 Kei K Chiong ⁵ P F Yiu	Kei K Chiong ⁵ P F Yiu	5	812	76	–	83	–
ch g Thorn Park (AUS) - Rip Trice (AUS) (Keltrice)
Chased leader, ridden 1 1/2f out, led 150yds out, strongly pressed closing stages, just held on

2⁽¹¹⁾ shd	7. Lamarosa (NZ) 16/1 Craig A Williams P O'Sullivan	Craig A Williams P O'Sullivan	4	91 b	74	–	81	–
b g Postponed (USA) - Coimbra (AUS) (Mossman)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, just failed

3⁽⁴⁾ shd [hd]	9. Giant Stars (FR) 38/1 Alexis Badel K W Lui	Alexis Badel K W Lui	5	86 ht	65	–	71	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Colca (IRE) (Desert Style)
Dwelt, towards rear, ridden under 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽³⁾ ½ [¾]	10. Sharp Hunter (IRE) 77/10 Silvestre De Sousa D E Ferraris	Silvestre De Sousa D E Ferraris	7	85 b	64	–	69	–
b g Choisir (AUS) - Minnie Kc (IRE) (Toca MaderaI)
Midfield, ridden under 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁹⁾ ½ [1¼]	4. Extremely Fun (AUS) 26/1 H W Lai L Ho	H W Lai L Ho	5	93	76	–	79	–
b g Duporth (AUS) - Cassata (NZ) (Viking Ruler)
In touch, ridden and kept on from 1 1/2f out, not able to challenge

6⁽⁵⁾ shd [1¼]	11. Thor The Greatest (IRE) 21/1 N Juglall T P Yung	N Juglall T P Yung	6	84	63	–	66	–
br g Footstepsinthesand - Easy Going (Hamas)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 150yds out, no extra last 100yds

7⁽¹²⁾ ½ [1¾]	12. I'm A Witness (NZ) 16/1 K C Ng ⁵ A S Cruz	K C Ng ⁵ A S Cruz	5	712	62	–	63	–
b g Commands (AUS) - Sing Song Girl (NZ) (Generous)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened steadily last 150yds

8⁽¹⁾ ¾ [2½]	2. Green Card (AUS) 6/5F Joao Moreira John Moore	Joao Moreira John Moore	4	95 tp	78	–	77	–
b g All American (AUS) - Cristallo (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out, short of room closing stages

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [3]	6. Charity Glory (AUS) 83/10 K C Leung ² C S Shum	K C Leung ² C S Shum	5	90 tp	75	–	72	–
ch g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Talkin' About (AUS) (Commands)
In touch in midfield, ridden and unable to quicken 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace

10⁽²⁾ ¾ [3¾]	3. Happy Yeah Yeah (NZ) 20/1 M L Yeung ² A Lee	M L Yeung ² A Lee	10	93 v	78	–	73	–
br g Kashani (USA) - Glory March (NZ) (All Glory)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened steadily inside final furlong

11⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [6¼]	8. Apache Spirit 10/1 Neil Callan C Fownes	Neil Callan C Fownes	5	810 ht	69	–	56	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Agathe Rare (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Always towards rear

12⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [7¾]	1. Hinyuen Swiftness (AUS) 84/1 Oisin Murphy C H Yip	Oisin Murphy C H Yip	4	97	80	–	62	–
b g Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) - Stolen Girlfriend (AUS) (Canny Lad)
Dwelt, always outpaced in rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.81s (slow by 0.11s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Courageous Brother (reserve), You Read My Mind (reserve)
1st owner: Fortune Stallion Syndicate (Wonderful Journey) 1st breeder: Rangal Park Stud
2nd owner: Shi Jun (Lamarosa)
3rd owner: Christopher Tsui (Giant Stars)

2:15 Happy Valley (HK) 22 Dec 2016

Venus Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Turf)