Full Result 1.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 3 May 2017

Nightjar Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 5f 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⁽¹⁰⁾	5. Best Step (NZ) 2/1 Zac Purton C Fownes	Zac Purton C Fownes	3	91 t	53	–	58	–
br g Cecconi (AUS) - Volique (NZ) (Volksraad)
Prominent until ridden to lead over 3f out, kicked for home 1 1/2f out, stayed on well, comfortably

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¼	2. Flying Monkey (NZ) 6/5F Joao Moreira W Y So	Joao Moreira W Y So	4	97 t	59	–	59	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Dandify (AUS) (Danehill)
Disputed lead until headed over 3f out, chased leader after, ridden under 2f out, kept on well, no impression on winner final furlong

3⁽³⁾ 2¼ [3½]	7. Trendiful (NZ) 11/1 Olivier Doleuze C W Chang	Olivier Doleuze C W Chang	6	813 tb	51	–	43	–
b g Sandtrap (USA) - Allaboutme (NZ) (Al Akbar)
In touch, ridden under 2f out, wide into straight, kept on well final furlong, no chance with front pair

4⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4]	4. Bond Elegance (AUS) 16/1 C Y Ho ² J Size	C Y Ho ² J Size	3	90 b	54	–	44	–
bb g Hard Spun (USA) - La Italia (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong

5⁽⁸⁾ nk [4¼]	12. Exponents (AUS) 58/1 H T Mo ¹⁰ Y S Tsui	H T Mo ¹⁰ Y S Tsui	3	76 b	40	–	29	–
ch g Foxwedge (AUS) - Sunday Service (AUS) (Sunday Silence)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, kept on last 150yds, never dangerous

6⁽⁹⁾ nk [4½]	11. Massive Millennium (AUS) 28/1 H N Jack Wong ⁷ D E Ferraris	H N Jack Wong ⁷ D E Ferraris	5	711 ht	42	–	30	–
b g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Sweet Maggie (AUS) (Danehill Dancer)
Started slowly, towards rear, ridden under 2f out, wide into straight, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous

7⁽¹²⁾ nk [5]	9. Lunar Zephyr (AUS) 28/1 K C Leung ² T P Yung	K C Leung ² T P Yung	3	86 t	46	–	33	–
b g Commands (AUS) - Gemadaily (AUS) (Strategic)
Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out

8⁽²⁾ nk [5¼]	3. Beauty Connection 11/1 K C Ng ⁵ A S Cruz	K C Ng ⁵ A S Cruz	5	90 tp	57	–	43	–
b g Sir Percy - Moiava (FR) (Bering)
In touch, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong

9⁽¹¹⁾ shd [5¼]	6. Ever Strong (NZ) 71/1 H W Lai K L Man	H W Lai K L Man	3	90	52	–	37	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Fire Song (NZ) (Senor Pete)
Towards rear, ridden under 2f out, some late headway, never a factor

10⁽⁷⁾ 1 [6¼]	1. Fish N' Chips 22/1 M L Yeung ² A Lee	M L Yeung ² A Lee	6	95	59	–	41	–
b g Kyllachy - Greenmeadow (Sure Blade)
Disputed lead until headed over 3f out, tracked leaders after, ridden and outpaced 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong

11⁽⁶⁾ ½ [6¾]	8. The Invincible (NZ) 114/1 Brett Prebble W Y So	Brett Prebble W Y So	3	812	50	–	30	–
b g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Electrostatic (NZ) (Elnadim)
Always towards rear

12⁽¹⁾ nk [7]	10. Jimson The Famous (USA) 15/1 Karis Teetan C H Yip	Karis Teetan C H Yip	5	85 tv	43	–	22	–
b g Yes It's True (USA) - Aucilla (USA) (Relaunch)
Started slowly, always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 57.04s (slow by 0.04s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: A Fast One (reserve), Our Folks (reserve)
1st owner: Robert Tsui Che Kwong (Best Step) 1st breeder: A J & Mrs S C Rumble
2nd owner: Jaffe Lau Yu (Flying Monkey)
3rd owner: Tim Luk Sang Tung (Trendiful)

1:45 Happy Valley (HK) 3 May 2017

Nightjar Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)