Full Result 12.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 21 June 2017

Po Toi Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 5f Good To 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
3⁽¹⁾	7. Highland Dragon (AUS) 14/5 Joao Moreira T K Ng	Joao Moreira T K Ng	8	810 b	29	–	29	–
bb g Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) - Rogan's Gem (AUS) (Orpen)
Chased leader, ridden to lead narrowly 1 1/2f out, repeatedly edged right and squeezed challenger against rail inside final furlong, just held on, finished 1st, disqualified and placed 3rd

1⁽⁵⁾ hd	4. Sparkling Talent (NZ) 19/2 Callan Murray C S Shum	Callan Murray C S Shum	6	92 tb	35	–	35	–
b g Alamosa (NZ) - Tinkerbabu (AUS) (Giant's Causeway)
In touch in midfield, ridden under 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, finished strongly last 100yds, just failed, finished 2nd, awarded race

2⁽¹²⁾ hd [½]	1. Rugby Diamond (AUS) 39/10 Zac Purton W Y So	Zac Purton W Y So	6	97 b	40	–	39	–
b g Snippetson (AUS) - Jewel Vault (AUS) (Secret Savings)
Led, ridden and headed narrowly 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong but repeatedly squeezed against rail by leader, finished 3rd, placed 2nd

4⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [½]	12. Noble Buddies (AUS) 51/1 M L Yeung ² A Lee	M L Yeung ² A Lee	5	713 p	15	–	18	–
b g Astronomer Royal (USA) - Zugat (AUS) (King Cugat)
Tracked leaders, ridden and kept on from 1 1/2f out, not quite able to challenge

5⁽²⁾ nk [¾]	6. Happy Gains (AUS) 23/10F Matthew Poon ¹⁰ D J Hall	Matthew Poon ¹⁰ D J Hall	4	84 b	33	–	30	–
b g Nicconi (AUS) - Don't Count On It (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well last 150yds, nearest finish

6⁽⁸⁾ nk [1]	2. Hurricane Kid (IRE) 22/1 Neil Callan P O'Sullivan	Neil Callan P O'Sullivan	5	94 e/s	37	–	33	–
b g Elusive City (USA) - Atlantic Slew (FR) (Helissio)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, stayed on last 100yds, nearest finish

7⁽⁶⁾ shd [1¼]	5. Glory Horsie (AUS) 25/1 Sam Clipperton D Cruz	Sam Clipperton D Cruz	8	91 tb	34	–	30	–
b g Flying Spur (AUS) - Hasna (AUS) (Snippets)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, no extra last 50yds

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [2¼]	10. Manhattan Striker (AUS) 25/1 Karis Teetan C Fownes	Karis Teetan C Fownes	4	81	20	–	12	–
br g Manhattan Rain (AUS) - Appear (AUS) (Danzero)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide into straight, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁴⁾ nk [2½]	3. Kim Glory (NZ) 81/10 H N Jack Wong ⁷ Y S Tsui	H N Jack Wong ⁷ Y S Tsui	6	89 ht	35	–	26	–
b g Elusive City (USA) - Head Enfilade (AUS) (Mr Henrysee)
Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out

10⁽³⁾ ¾ [3¼]	9. Perfect Smart (SAF) 19/1 W M Lai C W Chang	W M Lai C W Chang	5	84 htb	23	–	11	–
b g Count Dubois - Akilah (SAF) (Al Mufti)
Started slowly, always towards rear

11⁽⁷⁾ nk [3½]	11. All Times Lucky (AUS) 18/1 H T Mo ⁷ L Ho	H T Mo ⁷ L Ho	8	78	15	–	7	–
ch g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Bonus Clause (AUS) (Weasel Clause)
Always towards rear

12⁽⁹⁾ 4½ [8]	8. Red Sun (NZ) 139/1 K C Ng ³ A T Millard	K C Ng ³ A T Millard	3	87 b	29	–	–	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Bali Sugar (NZ) (Christmas Tree)
Always behind

12 ran Winning time: 57.47s (slow by 0.47s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Natural Team (reserve), Oriental Fantasia (reserve)
1st owner: Vincent Cheung Lam Hung (Sparkling Talent) 1st breeder: Miss D Ho
2nd owner: Rugby Syndicate (Rugby Diamond)
3rd owner: Maria Teresa Chu (Highland Dragon)

Following an objection and subsequent stewards' inquiry, Highland Dragon who passed the post first, was disqualified and placed third - Sparkling Talent was awarded the race.

12:15 Happy Valley (HK) 21 Jun 2017

Po Toi Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)