Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 22 December 2016

Mercury Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £87,346.76 2nd £33,712.78 3rd £17,622.59 4th £9,194.40 5th £5,363.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. Country Melody (AUS) 42/10 Brett Prebble J Size	Brett Prebble J Size	5	90 h	92	–	99	–
ch g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Chimerique (AUS) (Choisir)
In touch, ridden and headway on inner from 1 1/2f out, led 125yds out, held on well closing stages

2⁽¹¹⁾ nk	12. Super Turbo (IRE) 5/2F Joao Moreira D J Hall	Joao Moreira D J Hall	3	84	82	–	88	–
gr c Royal Applause - Bright Snow (USA) (Gulch)
Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and steady headway from 3f out, ridden under 2f out, not clear run and forced to switch 150yds out, kept on well, just held

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [½]	8. Verbinsky (IRE) 19/5 Neil Callan A S Cruz	Neil Callan A S Cruz	4	89 tp	87	–	92	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Noble Indiana (ITY) (Indian Ridge)
Midfield, ridden and headway on outer from 2f out, hung right inside final furlong, stayed on well, nearest finish

4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [1]	9. Back In Black (AUS) 15/1 Craig A Williams P O'Sullivan	Craig A Williams P O'Sullivan	5	87 tb¹	85	–	88	–
gb g Murtajill (AUS) - Gifting (NZ) (Generous)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [1¾]	3. Golden Harvest (AUS) 38/1 Oisin Murphy A T Millard	Oisin Murphy A T Millard	8	813 t	91	–	92	–
b g Al Maher (AUS) - Marzipan (NZ) (Gold Brose)
Held up in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽⁴⁾ ¼ [2]	4. Charity Joy (NZ) 15/1 K C Leung ² C S Shum	K C Leung ² C S Shum	6	88 tb	88	–	88	–
b g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) - Miss Elusive (AUS) (Elusive Quality)
Broke well and led, headed under 4f out, pushed along 2 1/2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed 125yds out, weakened last 100yds

7⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	1. Molly's Jade Star (AUS) 59/10 C Y Ho ² P F Yiu	C Y Ho ² P F Yiu	5	86 b	86	–	82	–
ch g Magic Albert (AUS) - Grand Bird (AUS) (Catbird)
Towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽⁶⁾ nk [3¾]	10. Flying Tourbillon 11/1 M L Yeung ² P F Yiu	M L Yeung ² P F Yiu	5	85 b	85	–	80	–
b g Nayef (USA) - Strut (Danehill Dancer)
In touch, gradually lost place from 3f out, towards rear when ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on steadily final furlong

9⁽³⁾ nk [4]	6. Perpetual Treasure (IRE) 86/1 N Juglall T P Yung	N Juglall T P Yung	5	89 t	87	–	81	–
b g Balmont (USA) - Novosibirsk (USA) (Distant View)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened steadily last 150yds

10⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [4¾]	7. Team Fortune (AUS) 16/1 Silvestre De Sousa W Y So	Silvestre De Sousa W Y So	5	89	87	–	79	–
bb g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Lucky Beauty (AUS) (Peintre Celebre)
Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [5½]	5. Dragon General (AUS) 15/1 Kei K Chiong ⁵ Y S Tsui	Kei K Chiong ⁵ Y S Tsui	5	84 tb	87	–	77	–
gr g Reaan (AUS) - Grey Deceiver (AUS) (Commands)
Tracked leaders in early stages, dropped to midfield 2f out, ridden and outpaced 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong

12⁽²⁾ 9¾ [15¼]	11. Happy Meteor (AUS) 31/1 Sam Clipperton John Moore	Sam Clipperton John Moore	6	87 2 b	83	–	43	–
b g Northern Meteor (AUS) - Tactfully (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Prominent until led under 4f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when beaten

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.51s (fast by 0.19s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Happy Surveys (reserve)
1st owner: HK Country Club Racing Syndicate (Country Melody) 1st breeder: D Dixon
2nd owner: Ronald Ma Chun Ho (Super Turbo)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Patrick Lau Tak Wai & William Lau Man Yuen (Verbinsky)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 22 Dec 2016

Mercury Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Turf)