Full Result 1.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 15 November 2017

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

(3yo+) 6f Good

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⁽¹⁰⁾	11. Confucius Spirit 243/10 Alexis Badel F C Lor	Alexis Badel F C Lor	7	82 p	41	–	49	–
b g Kyllachy - Up And About (Barathea)
Held up towards rear, headway on outer from over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, wide into straight, stayed on strongly to lead 75yds out, driven out

2⁽⁶⁾ shd	12. Show Mission (NZ) 47/10 H T Mo ⁷ Y S Tsui	H T Mo ⁷ Y S Tsui	5	79 b	41	–	49	–
b g Showcasing - Olga Palosky (NZ) (Crested Wave)
In touch, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, just held

3⁽¹⁾ 1 [1]	3. Exceptional Desire (NZ) 9/5F Zac Purton W Y So	Zac Purton W Y So	4	95 p	58	–	63	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Grace And Eva (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Led, ridden and kicked for home 1 1/2f out, headed 75yds out, no extra closing stages

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [1½]	6. Manful Star (AUS) 14/5 Joao Moreira P F Yiu	Joao Moreira P F Yiu	6	89	48	–	51	–
ch g Northern Meteor (AUS) - Suggestive (AUS) (Al Hareb)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, not clear run and forced to switch to outside 1f out, stayed on well last 150yds, nearest finish

5⁽⁹⁾ nk [2]	10. Peace On Earth 74/1 M L Yeung ² D Cruz	M L Yeung ² D Cruz	6	82 tb	43	–	45	–
b g Myboycharlie (IRE) - Lilli Marlane (Sri Pekan)
Towards rear of midfield, took closer order 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, hung right 1f out, kept on same pace

6⁽¹²⁾ ½ [2½]	5. Pearl Warm Warm (NZ) 35/1 Sam Clipperton P O'Sullivan	Sam Clipperton P O'Sullivan	6	812	51	–	52	–
br g Keeper (AUS) - She's Got Spunk (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Held up in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [3]	2. Dr Race (ITY) 16/1 K C Leung ² D E Ferraris	K C Leung ² D E Ferraris	5	94 t	59	–	58	–
b g Dr Fong (USA) - Sommerflora (GER) (Pivotal)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, weakened last 100yds

8⁽²⁾ ¾ [3¾]	1. Love Chunghwa (IRE) 42/10 Nash Rawiller T P Yung	Nash Rawiller T P Yung	7	97 t	60	–	57	–
b g Elusive City (USA) - Lucky Norwegian (IRE) (Almutawakel I)
Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out

9⁽³⁾ 1¼ [5]	8. Accession Years (AUS) 74/1 Matthew Chadwick J Size	Matthew Chadwick J Size	4	85 t	44	–	37	–
br g Commands (AUS) - Sevillano (AUS) (Octagonal)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out

10⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [6¾]	9. Respect (AUS) 38/1 Matthew Poon ⁷ John Moore	Matthew Poon ⁷ John Moore	5	712 hb	44	–	31	–
b g Northern Meteor (AUS) - Mellow Elle (AUS) (Thunder Gulch)
Chased leader, ridden under 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [7½]	7. Secret Agent (NZ) 87/1 C Y Ho ² K L Man	C Y Ho ² K L Man	7	84 b	45	–	30	–
ch g Sakhee's Secret - Jan Valachi (NZ) (Kingdom Bay)
Always towards rear

12⁽⁸⁾ shd [7½]	4. Born Dragon (AUS) 19/1 Chad Schofield C Fownes	Chad Schofield C Fownes	5	812 t	51	–	35	–
br g Nicconi (AUS) - Obbligato (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
In touch in midfield, headway to track leaders on outer over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakening when hampered 1f out, soon no chance and eased

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.78s (slow by 1.08s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Golden Effort (reserve), Mega Treasure (reserve)
1st owner: Confucius Racing Syndicate (Confucius Spirit) 1st breeder: Whatton Manor Stud
2nd owner: Wong Kiam Seng (Show Mission)
3rd owner: Cheung Chin Ming (Exceptional Desire)

1:15 Happy Valley (HK) 15 Nov 2017

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