Full Result 11.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 10 January 2018

Great George Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £47,455.06 2nd £18,315.99 3rd £9,574.27 4th £4,995.27 5th £2,913.91

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	2. Exceptional Desire (NZ) 39/20F Joao Moreira W Y So	Joao Moreira W Y So	4	95 v	58	–	66	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Grace And Eva (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Led 1f, close up, effort and ridden over 1f out, sustained run final furlong to lead last stride

2⁽⁷⁾ shd	7. Nice Fandango (AUS) 10/1 Douglas Whyte C Fownes	Douglas Whyte C Fownes	4	88 ht	47	–	55	–
b g Reward For Effort (AUS) - Charmed Lady (AUS) (Jugah)
Took keen hold, led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, headed last stride

3⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [¾]	9. Funny Buddies (AUS) 15/1 K C Leung ² P O'Sullivan	K C Leung ² P O'Sullivan	6	83	44	–	49	–
b g Sebring (AUS) - Will Fly (AUS) (Will Dancer)
Slowly into stride, held up on inside, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽¹¹⁾ nk [1¼]	6. Sharpmind (NZ) 15/1 Umberto Rispoli P F Yiu	Umberto Rispoli P F Yiu	4	89 b	48	–	52	–
ch g Swiss Ace (AUS) - Perfect Silhouette (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Slowly into stride, held up, effort on outside over 1f out, good headway final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [1¾]	12. Show Mission (NZ) 12/5 H T Mo ⁷ Y S Tsui	H T Mo ⁷ Y S Tsui	5	79 b	41	–	44	–
b g Showcasing - Olga Palosky (NZ) (Crested Wave)
Prominent, effort and ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

6⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [3½]	4. Gracydad (AUS) 12/1 Pierre-Charles Boudot D J Hall	Pierre-Charles Boudot D J Hall	6	93 b	56	–	53	–
ch g Wilander (AUS) - Storm Tossed (AUS) (Rory's Jester)
Held up towards rear, effort and drifted right over 1f out, soon one pace, held when eased last 50yds

7⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [3¾]	8. Happy Happy (NZ) 56/10 Karis Teetan L Ho	Karis Teetan L Ho	4	86 h	45	–	41	–
br g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Molly Dear (AUS) (Cape Cross)
Took keen hold, held up, effort on inside over 1f out, hampered and snatched up inside final furlong, not recover

8⁽¹²⁾ nk [4]	5. Dr Race (ITY) 41/1 Alexis Badel D E Ferraris	Alexis Badel D E Ferraris	6	92 t	55	–	50	–
b g Dr Fong (USA) - Sommerflora (GER) (Pivotal)
Steadied from wide draw, held up, effort and ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong

9⁽²⁾ ½ [4½]	10. Elegance Promise (JPN) 69/1 M L Yeung ² A Lee	M L Yeung ² A Lee	4	81 h	42	–	36	–
b g Kane Hekili (JPN) - Eureka Chan (JPN) (Gold Allure)
Held up in midfield, driven along 2f out, no impression final furlong

10⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [6]	1. California Aspar (IRE) 26/1 K C Ng ³ A S Cruz	K C Ng ³ A S Cruz	5	94 htb	60	–	49	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Lisa Gherardini (IRE) (Barathea)
Prominent, went second over 3f out to over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

11⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [8½]	11. Richcity Fortune (AUS) 23/1 Matthew Chadwick John Moore	Matthew Chadwick John Moore	5	83 h	42	–	23	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Dancescape (AUS) (Danehill Dancer)
Took keen hold, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12⁽⁹⁾ ½ [9]	3. Master Viking (NZ) 26/1 Nash Rawiller A T Millard	Nash Rawiller A T Millard	6	94 tv	57	–	36	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Code Black (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Midfield on outside, struggling over 2f out, beaten over 1f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.33s (slow by 0.63s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Buoyant Boy (reserve), Gentry (reserve)
1st owner: Cheung Chin Ming (Exceptional Desire) 1st breeder: Mrs V J Fauvel, Little Avondale Trust & R A Williams
2nd owner: Leung Chung Shan (Nice Fandango)
3rd owner: Lincoln Ling & Fione Yip Sze Pui (Funny Buddies)

11:45 Happy Valley (HK) 10 Jan 2018

Great George Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)