Full Result 1.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 26 April 2017

St George's Challenge Cup (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £50,031.35 2nd £19,310.34 3rd £10,094.04 4th £5,266.46 5th £3,072.10

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	2. Young Empire 13/5F Zac Purton W Y So	Zac Purton W Y So	4	94 tv	56	–	62	–
b g Royal Applause - Age Of Chivalry (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
In touch, ridden under 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, led 100yds out, kept on well, ridden out

2⁽³⁾ nk	12. Smart Salute 20/1 Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	6	84 b	42	–	47	–
b g Royal Applause - Naizak (Medicean)
Slowly into stride, raced in midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [1½]	3. Carefree Let Go (NZ) 32/5 H T Mo ¹⁰ C S Shum	H T Mo ¹⁰ C S Shum	6	85 tb	53	–	54	–
br g Testa Rossa (AUS) - Wednesday Rocks (NZ) (Encosta De Lago)
Steadied into midfield, ridden under 2f out, wide into straight, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁷⁾ 1 [2½]	8. Godspeed (NZ) 35/1 Karis Teetan D J Hall	Karis Teetan D J Hall	3	810 h	48	–	46	–
br g Savabeel (AUS) - I Que (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly last 100yds, nearest finish

5⁽⁴⁾ shd [2¾]	4. Master Viking (NZ) 58/10 Kei K Chiong ⁵ A T Millard	Kei K Chiong ⁵ A T Millard	5	810 tv	53	–	50	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Code Black (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and kept on steadily from 1 1/2f out

6⁽¹⁾ nk [3]	6. Lyric Ace (IRE) 22/1 H N Jack Wong ⁷ D Cruz	H N Jack Wong ⁷ D Cruz	7	84 t	49	–	46	–
b g Thousand Words - Aces Dancing (GER) (Big Shuffle)
Chased leader, led 4f out, clear 2 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 100yds out, weakened closing stages

7⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	9. Winfull Patrol (AUS) 22/1 K C Leung ² Richard Gibson	K C Leung ² Richard Gibson	7	88 b	48	–	41	–
br g Strada (AUS) - Dublin Me Bet (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Broke well and led, headed 4f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened last 150yds

8⁽⁶⁾ 1 [5¼]	7. Don't Miss (AUS) 71/10 T H So ² L Ho	T H So ² L Ho	3	88 h	48	–	37	–
b g Wanted (AUS) - Paralegal (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, dropped to rear 1 1/2f out, kept on last 100yds, never a factor

9⁽¹¹⁾ shd [5¼]	5. Torney (NZ) 33/1 M L Yeung ² T P Yung	M L Yeung ² T P Yung	4	810 b	50	–	39	–
ch g Thorn Park (AUS) - Driving Rein (NZ) (Volksraad)
Towards rear, some late headway, never a factor

10⁽¹²⁾ ½ [5¾]	11. Born To Race (NZ) 31/5 C Y Ho ² C Fownes	C Y Ho ² C Fownes	5	82 t	42	–	29	–
ch g Align (AUS) - Frankish (NZ) (Carolingian)
Towards rear, some late headway, never a factor

11⁽²⁾ 1 [6¾]	1. Startling Power (AUS) 50/1 Umberto Rispoli T K Ng	Umberto Rispoli T K Ng	6	97 b	59	–	43	–
br g Domesday (AUS) - Nomadic Princess (AUS) (Langfuhr)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [7¼]	10. Victor Emperor (AUS) 43/10 Joao Moreira C H Yip	Joao Moreira C H Yip	5	86 t	44	–	27	–
b g Kaphero (AUS) - Frustration (AUS) (Charnwood Forest)
In touch, ridden 2f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong, eased

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.30s (slow by 0.60s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Enchanted Feeling (reserve), Winning Controller (reserve)
1st owner: HKJC Racing Club Limited (Young Empire) 1st breeder: Rockcliffe Stud
2nd owner: Brandon Lau Tit Shing (Smart Salute)
3rd owner: Chan Hon Ming & Anthony So Hung Gun (Carefree Let Go)

1:45 Happy Valley (HK) 26 Apr 2017

St George's Challenge Cup (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)