1:15 Happy Valley (HK) 24 Apr 2019
Gwangju Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)
1m1f 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
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 92 b | 34 | – | 44 | – | ||||
| b g Frankel - Drops (IRE) (Kingmambo) | ||||||||||
| Waited with towards rear on inner, angled out and driven with 1 1/2f to run, towards centre of track and ridden with 1f to run, ran on final furlong, led close home | ||||||||||
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7 | 93 hb | 35 | – | 44 | – | ||||
| b g Danzero (AUS) - Dance Hit (NZ) (Tights) | ||||||||||
| Waited with in midfield, pushed along and began to close 2f out, came wide into straight and lost some ground, good headway to go 3rd entering final furlong, led final 100yds, stayed on well, headed close home | ||||||||||
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7 | 95 tv | 37 | – | 43 | – | ||||
| ch g Hard Spun (USA) - Fine Jade (USA) (Jade Hunter) | ||||||||||
| Always close up, pressed leader from 2 1/2f out, hard ridden to challenge final bend, led entering final 1 1/2f, headed 100yds out, no extra | ||||||||||
|
5 | 85 tb | 26 | – | 32 | – | ||||
| ch g More Than Ready (USA) - Perfect Truth (IRE) (Galileo) | ||||||||||
| Awkward leaving stalls and rousted along, outpaced in rear, still last and came widest of all turning into home straight, headway 1f out, stayed on well under pressure, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
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6 | 95 b | 37 | – | 42 | – | ||||
| b g Haradasun (AUS) - Nevaloveduanyway (AUS) (Danzero) | ||||||||||
| Chased leader, led 4f out, headed entering final 1 1/2f out, kept on at same pace under pressure final furlong | ||||||||||
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6 | 87 h | 28 | – | 30 | – | ||||
| ch g Roderic O'Connor (IRE) - Tea Chest (IRE) (In The Wings) | ||||||||||
| Fly-jumped as stalls opened, soon prominent, driven to chase leaders 1 1/2f out, kept on under pressure but not pace to get on terms | ||||||||||
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5 | 81 tp | 18 | – | 21 | – | ||||
| b g Artie Schiller (USA) - Pyrotechnics (AUS) (Canny Lad) | ||||||||||
| Led, headed after 1 1/2f, chased leaders on inner, 5th and steadied 2 1/2f out as neared heels of horse in front, outpaced by leaders final furlong | ||||||||||
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5 | 811 tb | 29 | – | 31 | – | ||||
| b g Cape Blanco (IRE) - Mi Centie (NZ) (Centaine) | ||||||||||
| Midfield on inner, ridden and no impression inside final 2f, one pace from there on | ||||||||||
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10 | 82 b | 20 | – | 21 | – | ||||
| b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Saoire (Pivotal) | ||||||||||
| Waited with towards rear on outer, pushed along 3 1/2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never in contention | ||||||||||
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4 | 812 | 35 | – | 34 | – | ||||
| br g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Hayley's Thunder (AUS) (Thunder Gulch) | ||||||||||
| Driven to lead after 1 1/2f, headed 4f out and soon driven to hold place, 3rd and hard ridden well over 1f out, not pace to compete final furlong | ||||||||||
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4 | 92 b | 34 | – | 32 | – | ||||
| b g Niagara (AUS) - Divine Miss Em (NZ) (Traditionally) | ||||||||||
| Waited with one from last, closed on inner over 1 1/2f out, closing nicely when not clear run entering final furlong, could never find a gap, rider accepted things late on | ||||||||||
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5 | 94 tb | 39 | – | 33 | – | ||||
| b g Myboycharlie (IRE) - Atlantic Slew (FR) (Helissio) | ||||||||||
| Prominent on outer, 4th and driven 2 1/2f out, lost place turning for home, slightly hampered when making no impression 1f out, well held final furlong | ||||||||||
- 12 ran Winning time: 1m 50.06s (slow by 1.56s) Total SP: 123%
- Non-runners: Love Chunghwa, Rocket Go
- 1st owner: Gratifier Syndicate (Enjoyable Success) 1st breeder: Al Asayl Bloodstock Ltd
- 2nd owner: Stanley Chan Ka Leung (Golden Cannon)
- 3rd owner: Tim Chen Chien Yeh (Megatron)
