Full Result 12.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 29 November 2017

Ma Tau Wai Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m3f 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⁽⁹⁾	9. Premium Champion (FR) 7/1 Joao Moreira C Fownes	Joao Moreira C Fownes	6	90 v¹	53	–	59	–
ch g Norse Dancer (IRE) - Cinders' Prize (Sinndar)
Held up towards rear of midfield, pushed along and headway from 2 1/2f out, chased leaders when ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well last 75yds, led last stride

2⁽⁸⁾ nse	3. Rule Thee (NZ) 9/2 Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	5	97 b	60	–	66	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Dantessa (NZ) (Danasinga)
In touch, pushed along to dispute lead 4f out, led over 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven last 75yds, no extra closing stages, headed last stride

3⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [¾]	2. Happy Contender (GER) 9/1 Neil Callan Richard Gibson	Neil Callan Richard Gibson	5	97	60	–	65	–
b g Areion (GER) - Sun Valley (GER) (Lando)
Held up towards rear, steady headway from over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, hard driven final furlong, stayed on, nearest finish

4⁽²⁾ 1 [1¾]	8. Happy Rocky 4/1 Nash Rawiller A Lee	Nash Rawiller A Lee	6	90 b	53	–	56	–
b g Champs Elysees - Puzzling (Peintre Celebre)
Held up towards rear, steady headway on outer from 2f out, wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁶⁾ nk [2]	7. King Winsa (NZ) 20/1 K C Leung ² W Y So	K C Leung ² W Y So	6	813 ht	54	–	56	–
br g Alamosa (NZ) - Sheeza Don (NZ) (Don Eduardo)
Midfield on outer, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide into straight, kept on from 1 1/2f out

6⁽¹¹⁾ nk [2½]	4. Crown Avenue (AUS) 18/1 Matthew Poon ⁷ C H Yip	Matthew Poon ⁷ C H Yip	5	89 v	55	–	57	–
bb g Hard Spun (USA) - Royal Tour (AUS) (Quest For Fame)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, driven over 1 1/2f out, slightly hampered 75yds out, soon no extra

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [5]	1. Cloud Nine (USA) 7/1 Douglas Whyte A T Millard	Douglas Whyte A T Millard	5	97 v	60	–	57	–
b g Tapit (USA) - Dress Rehearsal (IRE) (Galileo)
Dwelt, towards rear of midfield, forward move to dispute lead 4f out, headed over 2f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

8⁽¹⁾ 3¼ [8¼]	12. Sempiternal (NZ) 40/1 K C Ng ³ L Ho	K C Ng ³ L Ho	8	712 b	40	–	31	–
br g Postponed (USA) - Kew (NZ) (Casual Lies)
In touch, dropped to midfield over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, dropped towards rear 2f out, plugged on

9⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [10]	11. Fruitful Life (AUS) 37/10F Karis Teetan F C Lor	Karis Teetan F C Lor	5	82 b	41	–	29	–
b g Manhattan Rain (AUS) - Jennifer Ann (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

10⁽¹²⁾ 9½ [19½]	5. Fancy Music (FR) 29/1 Sam Clipperton P O'Sullivan	Sam Clipperton P O'Sullivan	5	92 v	55	–	26	–
ch g Dutch Art - Barreda (IRE) (Linamix)
Always towards rear

11⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [22¼]	6. Istanbul Bey 13/1 Olivier Doleuze C Fownes	Olivier Doleuze C Fownes	4	91	54	–	20	–
ro g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Starfala (Galileo)
Midfield, quick headway to lead 5f out, headed 4f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, lost place under 2f out, eased when beaten final furlong

12⁽³⁾ 7½ [29¾]	10. Balay Balay (IRE) 18/1 Chad Schofield P F Yiu	Chad Schofield P F Yiu	5	87 tb	46	–	–	–
ch g Showcasing - Armanda (GER) (Acatenango)
Led, headed 5f out, midfield when ridden 3f out, lost place 2f out, soon beaten and eased

12 ran Winning time: 2m 18.15s (slow by 0.65s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Excellence (reserve), Telecom Sun (reserve)
1st owner: Kameny Wong Kam Man (Premium Champion) 1st breeder: Jeffrey-Colin Smith
2nd owner: Noble Wife Syndicate (Rule Thee)
3rd owner: Healthy & Happy Racing Syndicate (Happy Contender)

12:15 Happy Valley (HK) 29 Nov 2017

Ma Tau Wai Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)