Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 13 March 2019

Matheson Handicap (Div II) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £78,738.74 2nd £30,390.39 3rd £15,885.89 4th £8,288.29 5th £4,834.83

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Fat Turtle (AUS) 13/5F Zac Purton F C Lor	Zac Purton F C Lor	4	812 b¹	71	–	80	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Pilya (USA) (Gulch)
Close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, just lasted

2⁽⁴⁾ hd	12. Split Of A Second (AUS) 73/10 Matthew Poon ³ L Ho	Matthew Poon ³ L Ho	5	712 h	60	–	68	–
ch g Helmet (AUS) - Umoya (Nashwan)
Held up behind leading group, effort and ridden over 1f out, headway to chase winner last 50yds, just held

3⁽⁶⁾ shd [nk]	8. Sparkling Dragon (NZ) 54/10 Silvestre De Sousa A T Millard	Silvestre De Sousa A T Millard	4	811 t	70	–	78	–
b g O'Reilly (NZ) - Shining Light (NZ) (Star Way)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, effort and went second briefly inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish

4⁽¹²⁾ hd [½]	7. Ballistic King (AUS) 86/1 H T Mo ⁵ Jimmy Ting	H T Mo ⁵ Jimmy Ting	4	86	70	–	77	–
b g Commands (AUS) - Adulterer (NZ) (Traditionally)
Held up, headway on wide outside bend entering straight, kept on final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [1¼]	11. Starlit Knight (AUS) 37/1 H N Jack Wong ³ Y S Tsui	H N Jack Wong ³ Y S Tsui	6	80	62	–	67	–
b g Fath (USA) - Jeunes Knight (AUS) (Jeune)
Slowly into stride, held up, headway and prominent over 1f out, driven and one pace inside final furlong

6⁽¹¹⁾ nk [1½]	3. Joyful Union (NZ) 15/1 Joao Moreira T P Yung	Joao Moreira T P Yung	4	813	72	–	76	–
ch r Towkay (AUS) - Eutrophy (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
Took keen hold, held up, effort and angled left over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to challenge

7⁽²⁾ 1 [2½]	6. Alcari (AUS) 22/5 Grant Van Niekerk P F Yiu	Grant Van Niekerk P F Yiu	4	811 b	70	–	70	–
br g All Too Hard (AUS) - Cariad (AUS) (Sequalo)
In touch, effort and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

8⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [3¾]	2. Victory Machine (AUS) 72/1 Alberto Sanna John Moore	Alberto Sanna John Moore	6	96 tb	79	–	75	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Rekindled Applause (Royal Applause)
Held up behind leading group, effort and ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong

9⁽¹⁾ 1 [4¾]	5. Loving A Boom (IRE) 3/1 Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	4	812 p	71	–	64	–
b g Acclamation - Elektra Marino (Mount Nelson)
Took keen hold, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

10⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [6¼]	10. Very Lucky (AUS) 88/1 C Y Ho ² K W Lui	C Y Ho ² K W Lui	5	83 b	64	–	52	–
bk g Stryker (AUS) - Leica Gossip (NZ) (One Cool Cat)
Held up, ridden along over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out

11⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [8]	1. Cheerfuljet (NZ) 9/1 C Victor Wong ⁷ C Fownes	C Victor Wong ⁷ C Fownes	5	90	80	–	63	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Bright Abyss (USA) (Royal Academy)
Led to over 4f out, prominent until ridden and weakened over 1f out

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 5¾ [13¾]	9. Fantastic Fabio (AUS) 94/1 K C Ng ³ C H Yip	K C Ng ³ C H Yip	5	86	68	–	32	–
b g Hidden Dragon (AUS) - Fantastic Flo Jo (AUS) (Fantastic Light)
Prominent on outside, lost ground halfway, ridden and weakened well over 1f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.18s (slow by 0.48s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Beauty Loyal
1st owner: Ho Koon Wah, Tsui Yuk Wah & Dominic Ho Tsz Kin (Fat Turtle) 1st breeder: Gooree Park Stud Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Merry Gang Syndicate (Split Of A Second)
3rd owner: Kowloon Tong Club Syndicate (Sparkling Dragon)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 13 Mar 2019

Matheson Handicap (Div II) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)