Full Result 1.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 8 February 2017

Wong Nai Chung Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £73,557.99 2nd £28,390.80 3rd £14,840.65 4th £7,742.95 5th £4,516.72

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	9. Our Hero (AUS) 19/2 Alexis Badel C S Shum	Alexis Badel C S Shum	4	87 tb	64	–	71	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Hummingbird (AUS) (Galileo)
In touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on well from over 1f out, led 150yds out, strongly pressed closing stages, driven out

2⁽⁵⁾ shd	6. I'm A Witness (NZ) 48/10 Silvestre De Sousa A S Cruz	Silvestre De Sousa A S Cruz	5	810	67	–	74	–
b g Commands (AUS) - Sing Song Girl (NZ) (Generous)
Broke well and led, headed under 5f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed 150yds out, rallied gamely to press winner closing stages, just held

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [½]	7. Sharp Hunter (IRE) 9/1 Sam Clipperton D E Ferraris	Sam Clipperton D E Ferraris	8	88 b	65	–	70	–
b g Choisir (AUS) - Minnie Kc (IRE) (Toca MaderaI)
Held up towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on last 150yds, nearest finish

4⁽⁹⁾ shd [¾]	11. Wayfoong Vinnie (NZ) 11/1 Chad Schofield J Size	Chad Schofield J Size	5	86 h	63	–	68	–
b g Elusive City (USA) - Shana Singa (NZ) (Danasinga)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [1¼]	3. Lang Tai Sing (AUS) 58/10 Karis Teetan K L Man	Karis Teetan K L Man	6	90 b	71	–	74	–
b g Northern Meteor (AUS) - Flying Object (AUS) (Peintre Celebre)
Midfield, ridden and kept on from under 2f out, not pace to challenge

6⁽⁸⁾ nk [1½]	12. Trendy Win (IRE) 90/1 T H So ² L Ho	T H So ² L Ho	9	82 v	61	–	63	–
b g Oratorio (IRE) - Gems Of Araby (Zafonic)
Held up in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽³⁾ nk [1¾]	10. Travel Successor 14/1 Douglas Whyte W Y So	Douglas Whyte W Y So	4	87 p	64	–	65	–
ch g Zoffany (IRE) - Frabjous (Pivotal)
Held up towards rear of midfield on outer, wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on from over 1f out, nearest finish

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [2]	2. Lucky Day (NZ) 35/1 Neil Callan C W Chang	Neil Callan C W Chang	7	91 tb	72	–	72	–
b g Coats Choice (AUS) - Amadi's Express (NZ) (Success Express)
Midfield, ridden and some headway from 2 1/2f out, kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out

9⁽¹¹⁾ nk [2½]	1. Marvel Tribe 7/1 Kei K Chiong ⁵ K W Lui	Kei K Chiong ⁵ K W Lui	7	91 b	77	–	76	–
b g Compton Place - Guermantes (Distant Relative)
Pushed along in early stages, led under 5f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, weakened last 100yds

10⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [4¼]	5. Numero Uno (NZ) 15/1 K C Leung ² T P Yung	K C Leung ² T P Yung	7	89 tb	68	–	62	–
ch g Towkay (AUS) - Mulensky (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Always towards rear

11⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4¾]	4. Flying Force (NZ) 21/10F Joao Moreira C H Yip	Joao Moreira C H Yip	5	812 htb	69	–	61	–
gr g Any Suggestion (AUS) - Cross Examine (NZ) (Cape Cross)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened last 150yds

12⁽²⁾ 1¼ [6]	8. Diamond Legend (AUS) 82/1 Umberto Rispoli P O'Sullivan	Umberto Rispoli P O'Sullivan	4	87 b	64	–	52	–
bb g More Than Ready (USA) - Aqua D'Amore (AUS) (Danehill)
Midfield, ridden and lost place 1 1/2f out, soon beaten, eased inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.58s (slow by 0.88s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Both Lucky (reserve), Secret Command (reserve)
1st owner: Friends Of The Saint Syndicate (Our Hero) 1st breeder: Arkle Bloodstock
2nd owner: Arthur Antonio Da Silva, Betty Da Silva & Teresa Da Silva (I'm A Witness)
3rd owner: Flying-Speed Syndicate (Sharp Hunter)

1:45 Happy Valley (HK) 8 Feb 2017

Wong Nai Chung Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)