Full Result 2.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 12 April 2017

Merlion Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (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⁽¹⁾	8. Perpetual Joyance (NZ) 3/1 Karis Teetan J Size	Karis Teetan J Size	4	89 hb	66	–	70	–
b g Red Giant (USA) - Make Me Strong (AUS) (Danehill)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2 1/2f out, stayed on well to lead 50yds out, driven out

2⁽¹⁰⁾ nk	3. You Read My Mind (IRE) 23/1 Kei K Chiong ⁵ D Cruz	Kei K Chiong ⁵ D Cruz	7	811 t	73	–	76	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Blue Parade (IRE) (Singspiel)
Broke well and led, kicked for home 1 1/2f out, weakened last 75yds, headed 50yds out

3⁽⁹⁾ nk [½]	7. Jumbo Happiness 5/2F C Y Ho ² C Fownes	C Y Ho ² C Fownes	4	88 b	67	–	69	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Tashzara (IRE) (Intikhab)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	2. Malmsteen (AUS) 87/10 Nash Rawiller K L Man	Nash Rawiller K L Man	4	97	78	–	76	–
bb g Beneteau (AUS) - Isadora (AUS) (Gold Fever)
Midfield, ridden and headway from 1 1/2f out, kept on, not pace to challenge

5⁽⁸⁾ nk [2¼]	12. Victory Machine (AUS) 73/1 K C Leung ² John Moore	K C Leung ² John Moore	4	82 tb	61	–	58	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Rekindled Applause (Royal Applause)
Held up towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on steadily, nearest finish

6⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [3]	6. Our Hero (AUS) 73/10 Neil Callan C S Shum	Neil Callan C S Shum	4	812 tb	69	–	64	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Hummingbird (AUS) (Galileo)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong

7⁽¹¹⁾ nk [3¼]	4. Amazing (AUS) 14/1 Umberto Rispoli K W Lui	Umberto Rispoli K W Lui	3	813	70	–	64	–
b g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Pouter (AUS) (Dubawi)
Held up in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on last 100yds, never dangerous

8⁽⁴⁾ nk [3½]	1. Back In Black (AUS) 78/10 Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	5	97 tb	78	–	71	–
gb g Murtajill (AUS) - Gifting (NZ) (Generous)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, some headway inside final furlong, no extra last 100yds

9⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	9. Speedy Achiever (NZ) 4/1 Chad Schofield A T Millard	Chad Schofield A T Millard	4	89 tb	66	–	55	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Entrancement (NZ) (Danehill)
Midfield on outer, wide into straight, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out

10⁽⁶⁾ 2¼ [7]	5. Let's Take It Easy (AUS) 163/1 H W Lai L Ho	H W Lai L Ho	3	813 h	70	–	52	–
ch g Street Boss (USA) - Vogue Beauty (AUS) (Arena)
Always towards rear

11⁽¹²⁾ nk [7¼]	10. City Winner 274/1 K C Ng ⁵ Y S Tsui	K C Ng ⁵ Y S Tsui	4	83 b	65	–	46	–
ch g Dutch Art - Contemporary (IRE) (Alzao)
Always towards rear

12⁽²⁾ 2½ [9¾]	11. Startling Power (AUS) 61/1 W M Lai T K Ng	W M Lai T K Ng	6	84 b	61	–	34	–
br g Domesday (AUS) - Nomadic Princess (AUS) (Langfuhr)
Chased leader, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened 1f out, eased last 100yds

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.41s (slow by 0.71s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Beauty Kingdom (reserve), Thor The Greatest (reserve)
1st owner: Paul Wrobel & Lam Sau Ming (Perpetual Joyance) 1st breeder: G Harvey
2nd owner: Joseph Chung (You Read My Mind)
3rd owner: Billy Chan Wing Kwong & Billy Chan Chun Kit (Jumbo Happiness)

2:15 Happy Valley (HK) 12 Apr 2017

Merlion Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)