Full Result 1.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 12 July 2017

The King Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m 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⁽⁸⁾	2. Imperial Seal (IRE) 74/10 Zac Purton C Fownes	Zac Purton C Fownes	5	97 h	60	–	65	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Princess Ellen (Tirol)
Held up towards rear of midfield, steady headway on outer from over 2f out, wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well to lead 150yds out, in command last 75yds, comfortably

2⁽⁹⁾ 1¾	3. Great Joy (IRE) 17/5 Joao Moreira D J Hall	Joao Moreira D J Hall	5	96	59	–	60	–
ch g Excellent Art - Uliana (USA) (Darshaan)
Held up towards rear, short of room when ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, went 2nd closing stages, no chance with winner

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [2]	10. Ambitious Heart (AUS) 27/10F Douglas Whyte D E Ferraris	Douglas Whyte D E Ferraris	3	813 t	52	–	52	–
br g Captain Sonador (AUS) - Pyramisa's Lass (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽³⁾ ½ [2½]	6. Pearl Warm Warm (NZ) 11/2 Sam Clipperton P O'Sullivan	Sam Clipperton P O'Sullivan	5	92	55	–	54	–
br g Keeper (AUS) - She's Got Spunk (NZ) (O'Reilly)
In touch, ridden 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, no extra last 100yds

5⁽¹⁾ shd [2¾]	7. The Jazz (NZ) 12/1 Neil Callan P F Yiu	Neil Callan P F Yiu	4	92 tb	55	–	54	–
b g O'Reilly (NZ) - Frockstar (NZ) (Pins)
In touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra last 100yds

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [4¾]	11. Gold Velvet (NZ) 98/1 Karis Teetan T P Yung	Karis Teetan T P Yung	3	82 b	41	–	35	–
bb g Savabeel (AUS) - Sparkling Satine (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽¹¹⁾ shd [4¾]	1. Giant Stars (FR) 13/1 H N Jack Wong ⁵ K W Lui	H N Jack Wong ⁵ K W Lui	6	92 ht	60	–	54	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Colca (IRE) (Desert Style)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽²⁾ nk [5]	12. Good Method 14/1 Kei K Chiong ⁵ C S Shum	Kei K Chiong ⁵ C S Shum	6	711 tb	41	–	34	–
ch g Bahamian Bounty - Hoh Chi Min (Efisio)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 150yds out, weakened quickly last 100yds

9⁽¹²⁾ shd [5¼]	9. Amazing Gold (IRE) 44/1 Chad Schofield L Ho	Chad Schofield L Ho	4	90 h	53	–	46	–
ch g Roderic O'Connor (IRE) - Tea Chest (IRE) (In The Wings)
Held up towards rear, wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on last 150yds, never dangerous

10⁽⁷⁾ nk [5½]	8. Wah May Baby (IRE) 26/1 C Y Ho ² A S Cruz	C Y Ho ² A S Cruz	6	90 tb	55	–	47	–
b g Amadeus Wolf - Pearls Of Wisdom (Kyllachy)
Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced from 1 1/2f out, weakened steadily inside final furlong

11⁽⁵⁾ 2 [7½]	5. Spinning Dancer (NZ) 25/1 Callan Murray K L Man	Callan Murray K L Man	7	93 p	56	–	44	–
b g Commands (AUS) - Annie Daly (IRE) (Spinning World)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened last 150yds

12⁽⁴⁾ 10 [17½]	4. Works Of Art (AUS) 13/2 Brett Prebble J Size	Brett Prebble J Size	4	96 hb	59	–	24	–
b g Hussonet (USA) - Work Of Heart (AUS) (Revoque)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly 1 1/2f out, eased inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.03s (slow by 2.03s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Agiaal (reserve), Gentry (reserve)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Hamen Fan Shi Hoo And Alex Fan Chen Yen (Imperial Seal) 1st breeder: Five Horses Ltd
2nd owner: Fung Wing Chung, Kenneth Fung King Keung Et Al (Great Joy)
3rd owner: Good Time Syndicate (Ambitious Heart)

1:15 Happy Valley (HK) 12 Jul 2017

The King Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)