Full Result 2.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 22 February 2017

Tai Po Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

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⁽⁸⁾	8. Blaze Stamina (AUS) 73/10 Zac Purton A S Cruz	Zac Purton A S Cruz	4	811 tb	68	–	71	–
b g Astronomer Royal (USA) - Precarious (AUS) (Snippets)
Always prominent but scrubbed along to hold place on outer well before halfway, 5th and driven 1 1/2f out, stayed on strongly under pressure final furlong, led final stride

2⁽¹⁾ shd	3. Victory Marvel (AUS) 33/10 Douglas Whyte C Fownes	Douglas Whyte C Fownes	4	94	75	–	78	–
b g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Senro Kisaki (AUS) (Danehill Dancer)
Broke well and led, headed after less than 1f, always close up, driven to lead final 30yds, headed final stride

3⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [hd]	9. Breeders' Star (AUS) 19/1 Karis Teetan D E Ferraris	Karis Teetan D E Ferraris	4	810 h	67	–	69	–
ch g Jet Spur (AUS) - Like The Wind (NZ) (Deputy Governor)
Raced in final trio, 10th and began to close on outer under 2f from home, came widest into straight, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, nearest at finish

4⁽¹²⁾ hd [½]	2. Moment Of Power (AUS) 24/1 Sam Clipperton P O'Sullivan	Sam Clipperton P O'Sullivan	4	94	75	–	77	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Diamond Masque (NZ) (Align)
Away well from wide draw, pushed along to lead after less than 1f, rallied gamely under pressure inside final 1 1/2f, headed final 30yds, no extra

5⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [1¼]	6. Navas (AUS) 30/1 Neil Callan Richard Gibson	Neil Callan Richard Gibson	4	90	71	–	70	–
b g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Whinewomen'n'song (NZ) (Danasinga)
A little outpaced towards rear, headway under pressure 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer

6⁽³⁾ shd [1¼]	5. Charity Glory (AUS) 61/10 Nash Rawiller C S Shum	Nash Rawiller C S Shum	5	91 tb	72	–	71	–
ch g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Talkin' About (AUS) (Commands)
Settled in midfield, not much room 2f out, 4th and driven 1 1/2f out, stayed on at same pace

7⁽²⁾ ½ [1¾]	12. Money Boy (AUS) 11/5F Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	3	85	62	–	59	–
b g Hinchinbrook (AUS) - Kianben (AUS) (Jan Murray)
Chased leader, driven and not quicken 1 1/2f out, kept on again final furlong, not pace to challenge

8⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2¼]	10. Giant Stars (FR) 16/1 Umberto Rispoli K W Lui	Umberto Rispoli K W Lui	6	810 ht	67	–	63	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Colca (IRE) (Desert Style)
Slow to stride, raced in final pair, ridden and stayed on well late, never troubled leaders

9⁽⁵⁾ 1 [3¼]	7. Diamond King (NZ) 59/10 K C Leung ² T P Yung	K C Leung ² T P Yung	5	810 tv	69	–	62	–
bb g O'Reilly (NZ) - The Dazzler (NZ) (Centaine)
Always in second half of field, stayed on well inside final furlong, never in contention

10⁽⁴⁾ nk [3½]	4. Happy Yeah Yeah (NZ) 30/1 M L Yeung ² A Lee	M L Yeung ² A Lee	10	91 v	74	–	66	–
br g Kashani (USA) - Glory March (NZ) (All Glory)
Chased leading group, plugged on at same pace

11⁽¹¹⁾ 5½ [9]	11. Otouto (AUS) 230/1 K C Ng ⁵ D Cruz	K C Ng ⁵ D Cruz	4	81 ht¹	63	–	37	–
b g Haradasun (AUS) - Libor Lady (USA) (Exchange Rate)
Always in final pair, outpaced and scrubbed along in last halfway, well held from 1 1/2f out

12⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [9¾]	1. Secret Command (SAF) 21/1 Chad Schofield A T Millard	Chad Schofield A T Millard	6	97 tv	78	–	50	–
gr g Captain Al (SAF) - Secret Of Victoria (SAF) (Goldkeeper)
Chased leading group, ridden and not quicken well over 1 1/2f out, soon weakened

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.67s (fast by 0.03s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Green Card, Happy Bao Bei
1st owner: Helena Wai Suk Chong & Cheung Kwok Wing (Blaze Stamina) 1st breeder: M Cesnik
2nd owner: See Wai Keung (Victory Marvel)
3rd owner: Hong Kong Breeders Club Syndicate (Breeders' Star)

2:15 Happy Valley (HK) 22 Feb 2017

Tai Po Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)