Full Result 3.15 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⁽⁴⁾	10. Healthy Luck (AUS) 12/5 Douglas Whyte K L Man	Douglas Whyte K L Man	3	85	63	–	74	–
b g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Schapelle (AUS) (Lion Hunter)
Made all, ridden clear 1 1/2f, stayed on strongly

2⁽³⁾ 1¼	9. Powermax (AUS) 21/10F Chad Schofield Richard Gibson	Chad Schofield Richard Gibson	4	87 p	65	–	72	–
b g Magnus (AUS) - Gypsy Marauder (AUS) (Marauding)
Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 1 1/2f out, stayed on, no impression on winner final furlong

3⁽⁶⁾ 2 [3¼]	8. Happy Life (AUS) 22/1 H W Lai K W Lui	H W Lai K W Lui	5	89 ht	67	–	68	–
b g Mossman (AUS) - Mill Bridge (AUS) (Snippets)
Held up towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, no chance with front pair

4⁽¹⁾ nk [3½]	1. Ten Flames (NZ) 15/1 H T Mo ¹⁰ L Ho	H T Mo ¹⁰ L Ho	6	811 v	79	–	79	–
b g O'Reilly (NZ) - Queen To Be (AUS) (King's Theatre)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong

5⁽⁹⁾ nk [3¾]	4. Lotus Breeze (IRE) 9/1 Nash Rawiller W Y So	Nash Rawiller W Y So	6	813 tp	71	–	70	–
b g Oasis Dream - Ebadiyla (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
In touch, slightly awkward on turn into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra last 50yds

6⁽¹¹⁾ shd [4]	6. Travel Datuk (IRE) 47/1 Umberto Rispoli Y S Tsui	Umberto Rispoli Y S Tsui	4	812 b	70	–	68	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Sharapova (IRE) (Elusive Quality)
Held up towards rear, wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [5½]	12. Wild Boy (NZ) 49/1 K C Leung ² T P Yung	K C Leung ² T P Yung	7	82 1 b	61	–	56	–
ch g Hawkeye (IRE) - Red Carrera (AUS) (Rory's Jester)
In touch in midfield, ridden under 2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, kept on steadily final furlong

8⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [6¾]	11. Bear Rapper (AUS) 10/1 Karis Teetan D E Ferraris	Karis Teetan D E Ferraris	5	84	62	–	52	–
gr g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Delphi Lodge (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway to go 3rd 1 1/2f out, weakened last 150yds

9⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [6¾]	2. Blaze Stamina (AUS) 77/10 Zac Purton A S Cruz	Zac Purton A S Cruz	4	91 tb	73	–	62	–
b g Astronomer Royal (USA) - Precarious (AUS) (Snippets)
Dwelt, towards rear, ridden and some headway 1 1/2f out, no impression final furlong

10⁽²⁾ ½ [7¼]	7. Apache Spirit 9/1 C Y Ho ² C Fownes	C Y Ho ² C Fownes	6	87 ht	67	–	55	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Agathe Rare (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and unable to quicken 1 1/2f out, soon beaten

11⁽⁷⁾ 6¾ [14]	5. Ho Ho Horse (AUS) 30/1 Sam Clipperton D J Hall	Sam Clipperton D J Hall	3	812	70	–	36	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - She Must Be Obeyed (AUS) (Commands)
Chased leader, lost place 1 1/2f out, soon beaten and eased

12⁽⁸⁾ nk [14¼]	3. Lucky Day (NZ) 44/1 Neil Callan C W Chang	Neil Callan C W Chang	7	91 tb	73	–	38	–
b g Coats Choice (AUS) - Amadi's Express (NZ) (Success Express)
Towards rear when hampered 4 1/2f out, never a factor

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.87s (slow by 0.17s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Diego Kosta (reserve), Super Sprinter (reserve)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Loh Dai Jur, Elton Loh Kin & David Loh Wai (Healthy Luck) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Lodge
2nd owner: Men Din Go Syndicate (Powermax)
3rd owner: Johnny Cheung Shun Yee (Happy Life)

Also eligible 13, 14.

3:15 Happy Valley (HK) 12 Apr 2017

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