Full Result 1.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 25 April 2018

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

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m 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⁽¹⁾	2. Merrygowin (NZ) 37/20F Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	5	97 b	60	–	69	–
ch g Castledale (IRE) - Sweet Fascination (AUS) (Irgun)
In touch, tracked leaders 2 1/2f out, ridden under 2f out, led narrowly 150yds out, strongly challenged last 100yds, held on well

2⁽⁷⁾ nse	4. Gentry (NZ) 12/1 W M Lai C H Yip	W M Lai C H Yip	6	90	53	–	62	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Sogno (NZ) (Zabeel)
Midfield, ridden and good headway from 1/2f out, every chance last 100yds, just held

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [¼]	8. Sparkling Sword (AUS) 16/1 Matthew Chadwick K W Lui	Matthew Chadwick K W Lui	7	88 ht	47	–	55	–
b g Danzero (AUS) - Supernal (AUS) (Chief's Crown)
Chased leader, ridden and kept on well from under 2f out, every chance last 100yds, just held

4⁽¹²⁾ 1 [1¼]	1. Kiram (FR) 87/10 Neil Callan D E Ferraris	Neil Callan D E Ferraris	7	97	60	–	66	–
b g Elusive City (USA) - King Luna (FR) (King's Best)
Held up towards rear of midfield, steady headway from over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, driven final furlong, kept on well

5⁽²⁾ ½ [1¾]	3. Sichuan Boss (AUS) 29/10 Alberto Sanna A T Millard	Alberto Sanna A T Millard	5	95	58	–	63	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Nahayan (NZ) (Zabeel)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, driven and every chance 1f out, no extra last 100yds

6⁽⁹⁾ shd [1¾]	10. Po Ching Treasure (AUS) 32/1 Umberto Rispoli C Fownes	Umberto Rispoli C Fownes	7	87	46	–	51	–
ch g Stratum (AUS) - Hasty Snip (AUS) (Snippets)
Towards rear, ridden under 2f out, stayed on last 100yds, nearest finish

7⁽³⁾ nk [2¼]	11. All You Know (IRE) 27/1 Douglas Whyte Richard Gibson	Douglas Whyte Richard Gibson	4	86 hb	45	–	49	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Marseille Express (USA) (Caerleon)
Midfield, ridden and outpaced 1 1/2f out, stayed on last 125yds

8⁽⁴⁾ ½ [2¾]	12. I'm A Witness (NZ) 38/1 K C Ng ³ A S Cruz	K C Ng ³ A S Cruz	6	713 p	41	–	44	–
b g Commands (AUS) - Sing Song Girl (NZ) (Generous)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 150yds out, soon weakened

9⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [3¾]	9. Spinning Dancer (NZ) 44/1 K C Leung K L Man	K C Leung K L Man	8	88 p	47	–	48	–
b g Commands (AUS) - Annie Daly (IRE) (Spinning World)
Towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide into straight, kept on final furlong

10⁽⁶⁾ ½ [4¼]	6. Gouten Of Garo (NZ) 16/1 Chad Schofield W Y So	Chad Schofield W Y So	4	810 ht	49	–	48	–
ch g Per Incanto (USA) - Brookster (NZ) (Danske)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out

11⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [4½]	5. Fresh Power (NZ) 43/5 Karis Teetan Y S Tsui	Karis Teetan Y S Tsui	4	810 b	49	–	48	–
b g Makfi - Bannisters (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Always towards rear

12⁽⁸⁾ shd [4½]	7. Glory Star (IRE) 89/10 Joao Moreira F C Lor	Joao Moreira F C Lor	6	88 b	47	–	46	–
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - Ursula Minor (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand)
In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened from 1 1/2f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.52s (slow by 2.52s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Captain Boss (reserve), Love Chunghwa (reserve)
1st owner: Merry-Go-Lucky Syndicate (Merrygowin) 1st breeder: C J & Mrs K B Webber
2nd owner: Hillwood Buddies Syndicate (Gentry)
3rd owner: Leung Shing (Sparkling Sword)

1:45 Happy Valley (HK) 25 Apr 2018

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