Full Result 12.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 24 May 2017

Ho Chung River Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m Yielding

1st £37,523.51 2nd £14,482.76 3rd £7,570.53 4th £3,949.84 5th £2,304.08

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	6. Planet Giant (NZ) 462/100 K C Leung ² Richard Gibson	K C Leung ² Richard Gibson	5	86	27	–	37	–
b g Red Giant (USA) - Luz (AUS) (King Cugat)
Chased leader, led 5f out, ridden under 2f out, quickened clear 1f out, soon in command, comfortably

2⁽⁷⁾ 3½	1. Born To Race (NZ) 39/10 C Y Ho ² C Fownes	C Y Ho ² C Fownes	5	95 t	40	–	42	–
ch g Align (AUS) - Frankish (NZ) (Carolingian)
In touch, ridden to chase leader 2f out, outpaced by winner 1f out, kept on

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [3¾]	3. Aeroluminance (NZ) 2/1F Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	4	95 tb	38	–	39	–
br g O'Reilly (NZ) - Honolulu (NZ) (Savabeel)
Held up towards rear, headway into midfield 3f out, ridden under 2f out, kept on well from over 1f out

4⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [4]	7. Spicy Double (NZ) 15/1 Joao Moreira K L Man	Joao Moreira K L Man	4	87	26	–	26	–
b g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Rainbow Echo (AUS) (Spectrum)
In touch in midfield, ridden and kept on from 2f out

5⁽⁸⁾ 1 [5]	10. King Of Smarts (AUS) 54/1 Kei K Chiong ⁵ D Cruz	Kei K Chiong ⁵ D Cruz	6	710 et	15	–	18	–
br g Charge Forward (AUS) - Soprana (AUS) (Carnegie)
Led, headed 5f out, tracked leaders after, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened steadily last 150yds

6⁽¹¹⁾ shd [5¼]	5. High Speed Metro (NZ) 22/1 Neil Callan L Ho	Neil Callan L Ho	7	811 p	30	–	28	–
b g Sandtrap (USA) - Just Aggie (NZ) (Jahafil)
Took keen hold towards rear, steady headway on outer from over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, kept on well

7⁽³⁾ nk [5½]	9. Telecom Boom (AUS) 87/10 H W Lai Y S Tsui	H W Lai Y S Tsui	4	81 b	19	–	17	–
b g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) - Full Bloom (AUS) (Snippets)
Held up towards rear of midfield, ridden and kept on steadily from 1 1/2f out

8⁽⁹⁾ 2 [7½]	4. Golden Partners (AUS) 12/1 Chad Schofield A T Millard	Chad Schofield A T Millard	5	94 e/s	37	–	29	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Bella Reina (AUS) (Bite The Bullet)
Held up towards rear of midfield, headway on outer to track leaders 2 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

9⁽¹⁾ shd [7½]	12. Perfect Timing (NZ) 23/1 Karis Teetan T P Yung	Karis Teetan T P Yung	6	81 b	13	–	12	–
b g Any Suggestion (AUS) - Wild Dixie (NZ) (Wild Rampage)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on last 150yds, never dangerous

10⁽²⁾ ½ [8]	2. True Comment 11/1 H N Jack Wong ⁷ P F Yiu	H N Jack Wong ⁷ P F Yiu	6	90 b	40	–	31	–
ch g Dutch Art - Stravie (IRE) (Stravinsky)
Midfield, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon no impression

11⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [8¾]	11. Able Talent (NZ) 140/1 K C Ng ⁵ T K Ng	K C Ng ⁵ T K Ng	5	710 h	14	–	9	–
br g Keeper (AUS) - Balanchine (NZ) (Spinning World)
Midfield, headway to chase leader 5f out, ridden 2f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, soon beaten

12⁽⁴⁾ nk [9¼]	8. Optimism (IRE) 13/1 Douglas Whyte D E Ferraris	Douglas Whyte D E Ferraris	6	85 1 t	23	–	13	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Glebe Queen (IRE) (Hawkeye)
Always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 41.37s (slow by 3.37s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Go-Getter (reserve), No Laughing Matter (reserve)
1st owner: Steven Chan Sheung Chi & Kenneth Chan Sheung Yan (Planet Giant) 1st breeder: G Harvey
2nd owner: Ho Tze Man, Wilson Ng Ching Hung Et Al (Born To Race)
3rd owner: Dennis Fung Wai Kit (Aeroluminance)

12:15 Happy Valley (HK) 24 May 2017

Ho Chung River Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)