Full Result 11.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 27 December 2017

Yau Kom Tau Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m1f Good

1st £39,310.34 2nd £15,172.41 3rd £7,931.03 4th £4,137.93 5th £2,413.79

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	11. Sweet Bean (AUS) 87/20 Joao Moreira C Fownes	Joao Moreira C Fownes	7	89 v	27	–	38	–
b g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Skates (AUS) (Danehill)
Held up towards rear of midfield, good headway on outer from under 3f out, tracked leaders when ridden 2f out, wide into straight, driven to lead 1f out, kept on well, shade cosily

2⁽⁵⁾ ¾	1. Audacity (FR) 37/10F Matthew Poon ⁷ L Ho	Matthew Poon ⁷ L Ho	4	90 h	39	–	48	–
gr g Smadoun (FR) - Prima (GER) (Monsun)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, making headway when short of room and hampered over 1f out, driven and kept on well from inside final furlong

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [1]	2. City Winner 21/1 Nash Rawiller Y S Tsui	Nash Rawiller Y S Tsui	4	96	38	–	47	–
ch g Dutch Art - Contemporary (IRE) (Alzao)
Slightly hampered start, towards rear of midfield, good headway on inner from under 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, kept on well, never quite able to challenge

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	7. Pearl Furu (NZ) 9/1 Sam Clipperton P O'Sullivan	Sam Clipperton P O'Sullivan	6	92 tb	34	–	40	–
b g Fully Fledged (NZ) - I'llthinkaboutit (NZ) (Howbaddouwantit)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on last 150yds

5⁽²⁾ ½ [2¾]	12. Happy Friendship 9/1 H T Mo ⁷ Michael Freedman	H T Mo ⁷ Michael Freedman	6	79 p	20	–	25	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Anse Victorin (USA) (Mt. Livermore)
Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, short of room and lost place over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

6⁽¹²⁾ shd [3]	10. Spicy Double (NZ) 15/2 Alexis Badel F C Lor	Alexis Badel F C Lor	5	810 p	28	–	33	–
b g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Rainbow Echo (AUS) (Spectrum)
Held up towards rear, pushed along and some headway on outer from 2 1/2f out, ridden under 2f out, wide into straight, kept on

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [4]	4. My Gift (IRE) 58/10 Neil Callan P F Yiu	Neil Callan P F Yiu	4	95 b	37	–	40	–
b g Notnowcato - Red Blossom (Green Desert)
Chased leader, ridden under 2f out, led narrowly 1 1/2f out, swerved left and headed over 1f out, soon driven, weakened last 150yds

8⁽⁸⁾ 1 [5]	5. Regency Honey (NZ) 21/1 Umberto Rispoli A S Cruz	Umberto Rispoli A S Cruz	4	94 tv¹	36	–	37	–
b g Rios (NZ) - Bella Boyd (NZ) (Star Way)
Led, ridden under 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, led again briefly over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

9⁽⁹⁾ nk [5¼]	3. Rock The Tree (IRE) 15/1 Karis Teetan D E Ferraris	Karis Teetan D E Ferraris	8	96 b	38	–	38	–
b g Oratorio (IRE) - Bluebell Wood (IRE) (Bluebird)
Towards rear, ridden 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [6½]	6. Agiaal (USA) 20/1 M L Yeung ² A Lee	M L Yeung ² A Lee	9	91 b	35	–	32	–
b g Sakhee (USA) - Lahan (Unfuwain)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽¹¹⁾ shd [6½]	8. Celestial Arrow (AUS) 76/1 C Y Ho ² C S Shum	C Y Ho ² C S Shum	5	810 t	30	–	27	–
b g Red Arrow (AUS) - Song Dynasty (AUS) (Unbridled's Song)
Always towards rear

12⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [9¼]	9. Fun Manager (AUS) 56/10 Zac Purton C H Yip	Zac Purton C H Yip	5	812 t	30	–	21	–
bb g Teofilo (IRE) - Tahnee Topaz (AUS) (Lonhro)
Midfield, ridden and some headway from 2 1/2f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, soon beaten, eased last 100yds

12 ran Winning time: 1m 51.13s (slow by 2.63s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Best Jade Triumph (reserve), Wealthy Fortune (reserve)
1st owner: Raymond Leung Cheong Ming (Sweet Bean) 1st breeder: Fairway Thoroughbreds
2nd owner: Chong Chan Ying Wah (Audacity)
3rd owner: Hk Kln City Ind & Comm Assn Syndicate (City Winner)

11:15 Happy Valley (HK) 27 Dec 2017

Yau Kom Tau Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)