Full Result 12.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 24 April 2019

Daejeon Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £39,369.37 2nd £15,195.20 3rd £7,942.94 4th £4,144.14 5th £2,417.42

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	2. Great Son (AUS) 91/20 C Victor Wong ⁵ L Ho	C Victor Wong ⁵ L Ho	4	89 ht	33	–	47	–
b g Danerich (AUS) - Fantastic Glen (AUS) (Fantastic Light)
Close up on outer, led after 1 1/2f, headed entering straight with 1 1/2f to run, soon ridden and rallied to regain lead narrowly approaching final furlong, stayed on well under pressure, asserted final 50yds

2⁽²⁾ ½	6. Travel Successor 58/10 K C Leung W Y So	K C Leung W Y So	6	90 tb	33	–	45	–
ch g Zoffany (IRE) - Frabjous (Pivotal)
Led, headed after 1 1/2f and pressed new leader on inner, driven to regain lead 1 1/2f out, headed approaching final furlong, rallied gamely under pressure

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [¾]	12. Sunny Orient (AUS) 39/10F M L Yeung ² T P Yung	M L Yeung ² T P Yung	6	80 1	20	–	32	–
ch g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Dellwood Diva (AUS) (General Nediym)
Midfield on inner, angled out and driven with 1 1/2f to run, ran on final furlong, never quite on terms

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [1¼]	9. Perfect Choice (AUS) 38/1 Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	6	811 b¹	30	–	40	–
bb g Snippetson (AUS) - Green Mirage (AUS) (Green Desert)
Waited with in final quartet, good headway halfway, chased leading pair over 2f out, almost upsides leading pair and every chance approaching final furlong, not quite match leaders final 125yds

5⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [2½]	3. Rookie Star (AUS) 55/1 Regan Bayliss P F Yiu	Regan Bayliss P F Yiu	5	94 h	37	–	43	–
b g Hard Spun (USA) - Tango's Choice (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Waited with in rear, last and driven 1 1/2f out, staying on when not clear run inside final furlong, stayed on again final 50yds

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [3]	5. M Reborn (NZ) 71/10 Zac Purton C H Yip	Zac Purton C H Yip	5	91 tb	34	–	38	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Casual Chick (NZ) (Casual Lies)
Raced in final quartet, driven and began to close inside final 1 1/2f, not best of runs 1f out, stayed on late

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [3½]	10. Happy Sound (NZ) 9/1 Joao Moreira C Fownes	Joao Moreira C Fownes	6	89 b	28	–	31	–
br g Thewayyouare (USA) - Striking Sneek (NZ) (Straight Strike)
Chased leading group, not quicken under pressure inside final 1 1/2f, kept on at same pace

8⁽³⁾ shd [3¾]	11. Our Honour (AUS) 20/1 Matthew Poon ³ L Ho	Matthew Poon ³ L Ho	8	83	25	–	27	–
b g Purrealist (AUS) - Gemstone Peak (AUS) (Shovhog)
Midfield on outer, hard ridden with 1 1/2f to run, kept on without quickening

9⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4¼]	7. Winning Circle (AUS) 13/2 Karis Teetan John Moore	Karis Teetan John Moore	3	90 tb	33	–	34	–
b g Duporth (AUS) - True Grace (AUS) (Lion Heart)
Towards rear, outpaced and driven before halfway, hard ridden 1 1/2f out, some late headway, never in contention

10⁽⁷⁾ nk [4½]	1. Sunny Major (JPN) 19/1 Umberto Rispoli D E Ferraris	Umberto Rispoli D E Ferraris	4	97 tb	40	–	40	–
b g Daiwa Major (JPN) - Caldine (ARG) (Roman Ruler)
Chased leaders, 5th and driven 1 1/2f out, gradually left behind final furlong

11⁽¹⁾ nk [4¾]	8. Lightning Missile (AUS) 79/10 Neil Callan K L Man	Neil Callan K L Man	5	812 tb	31	–	30	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Venetian Lady (USA) (Woodman)
Close up on inner, 4th and driven 1 1/2f out, dropped away under pressure last furlong

12⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [6]	4. Show Mission (NZ) 11/1 H N Jack Wong ³ C W Chang	H N Jack Wong ³ C W Chang	6	91 tb	37	–	32	–
b g Showcasing - Olga Palosky (NZ) (Crested Wave)
Raced in final quartet, ridden but no impression entering home straight, well held final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.07s (slow by 0.37s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Money Winner
1st owner: Lucky Owners Syndicate (Great Son) 1st breeder: Dr C A Gliddon
2nd owner: Wong Chun Tat (Travel Successor)
3rd owner: James Chan Shiu On, Joseph Chan Ho Lim Et Al (Sunny Orient)

12:15 Happy Valley (HK) 24 Apr 2019

Daejeon Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)