Full Result 2.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 25 October 2017

The Longines Cup (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £52,413.79 2nd £20,229.89 3rd £10,574.71 4th £5,517.24 5th £3,218.39

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	5. Look Eras (IRE) 107/20 Nash Rawiller Y S Tsui	Nash Rawiller Y S Tsui	4	812 b	50	–	59	–
ch g Dream Ahead (USA) - Arabian Art (USA) (E Dubai)
Chased leader, ridden under 2f out, driven to challenge throughout final furlong, edged ahead close home

2⁽⁷⁾ shd	2. Exceptional Desire (NZ) 57/10 Zac Purton W Y So	Zac Purton W Y So	4	94	56	–	65	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Grace And Eva (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Broke well and led, ridden 1 1/2f out, challenged throughout final furlong, headed close home

3⁽³⁾ nk [½]	8. Multigogo (AUS) 21/10 H N Jack Wong ⁵ A S Cruz	H N Jack Wong ⁵ A S Cruz	4	82 ht	45	–	53	–
br g Drumbeats (AUS) - Lights Off (AUS) (Way Of Light)
Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1¼]	10. Happy Happy (NZ) 77/1 Matthew Chadwick L Ho	Matthew Chadwick L Ho	4	85 h	43	–	48	–
br g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Molly Dear (AUS) (Cape Cross)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on from 1 1/2f out, short of room closing stages

5⁽²⁾ nk [1½]	6. Manful Star (AUS) 19/10F Umberto Rispoli P F Yiu	Umberto Rispoli P F Yiu	6	810	48	–	52	–
ch g Northern Meteor (AUS) - Suggestive (AUS) (Al Hareb)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on from over 1f out, not clear run closing stages

6⁽⁸⁾ 1 [2½]	3. Numero Uno (NZ) 28/1 K C Leung ² T P Yung	K C Leung ² T P Yung	8	812 tb	52	–	53	–
ch g Towkay (AUS) - Mulensky (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [3¼]	1. Bond Elegance (AUS) 30/1 C Y Ho ² J Size	C Y Ho ² J Size	4	94	58	–	57	–
bb g Hard Spun (USA) - La Italia (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out

8⁽¹²⁾ nk [3½]	4. Planet Star (AUS) 17/2 Sam Clipperton P O'Sullivan	Sam Clipperton P O'Sullivan	4	90	52	–	50	–
br g Denman (AUS) - Tell Someone (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, not clear run approaching final furlong and inside final furlong, kept on steadily

9⁽⁵⁾ 1 [4½]	7. Happy Fiery Dragon (AUS) 23/1 H T Mo ⁷ D Cruz	H T Mo ⁷ D Cruz	5	82 ht	47	–	42	–
b g Tickets (AUS) - Opera Serenade (AUS) (Opera Prince)
Held up towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from 2f out, wide into straight

10⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4¾]	9. Cape The Faith (IRE) 109/1 Matthew Poon ⁷ D J Hall	Matthew Poon ⁷ D J Hall	4	713 h	44	–	38	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Faithful One (IRE) (Dubawi)
Towards rear, ridden and some headway from 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong

11⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [6¼]	11. Corre Rapido (NZ) 183/1 W M Lai C H Yip	W M Lai C H Yip	5	84	42	–	31	–
b g Iffraaj - Charangas (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Midfield on outer, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [8¾]	12. Riverside Bird (IRE) 214/1 K C Ng ³ Richard Gibson	K C Ng ³ Richard Gibson	3	81 htb	42	–	24	–
b g Approve (IRE) - Anything (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.33s (slow by 0.63s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Amazing Race (reserve), Ever Strong (reserve)
1st owner: Lai Tat Ming (Look Eras) 1st breeder: Malih Al Basti
2nd owner: Cheung Chin Ming (Exceptional Desire)
3rd owner: Lyraa Ng Yin Mui (Multigogo)

2:15 Happy Valley (HK) 25 Oct 2017

The Longines Cup (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)