Full Result 12.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 29 May 2019

Ho Chung River Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £52,492.49 2nd £20,260.26 3rd £10,590.59 4th £5,525.53 5th £3,223.22

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	3. Wonderful Journey (AUS) 41/10 Matthew Poon ³ P F Yiu	Matthew Poon ³ P F Yiu	7	90	56	–	68	–
ch g Thorn Park (AUS) - Rip Trice (AUS) (Keltrice)
Held up in midfield, pushed along and headway on inner from 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well to lead 50yds out, readily

2⁽⁸⁾ 1	9. Bullish Brother (AUS) 17/10F A Domeyer A S Cruz	A Domeyer A S Cruz	3	810 tb	49	–	58	–
b g Reward For Effort (AUS) - Stream Royale (AUS) (Royal Academy)
Broke well and led, headed after 3 1/2f, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on well until headed and no extra last 50yds

3⁽³⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	11. Hearts Keeper (NZ) 26/1 K C Leung D E Ferraris	K C Leung D E Ferraris	9	810 tb	49	–	52	–
b g Keeper (AUS) - Mrs. Zoff (AUS) (Zoffany)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on well last 150yds, took 3rd close home

4⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [2¾]	8. Lightning Steed (AUS) 9/1 Zac Purton C Fownes	Zac Purton C Fownes	4	811	50	–	53	–
b g California Dane (AUS) - Deal Or No Deal (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Tracked leaders, led 3 1/2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong

5⁽¹⁾ 1 [3¾]	10. Flying Godspell (NZ) 23/1 H T Mo ³ Jimmy Ting	H T Mo ³ Jimmy Ting	5	87	49	–	49	–
bb g Per Incanto (USA) - Godspell (AUS) (Xaar)
In touch, ridden and kept on same pace from under 2f out

6⁽⁹⁾ nk [4¼]	1. Star Luck (AUS) 47/10 Karis Teetan F C Lor	Karis Teetan F C Lor	3	97	60	–	59	–
ch g Star Witness (AUS) - Friskee (AUS) (Royal Academy)
Chased leader, dropped to 3rd 3 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong

7⁽⁶⁾ 1 [5¼]	4. All Best Friends (AUS) 32/5 C Y Ho K L Man	C Y Ho K L Man	5	91 b	54	–	50	–
b g Street Cry (IRE) - Ambitious Lady (Anabaa)
Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [7]	12. Star Superior (AUS) 36/1 T H So ² C W Chang	T H So ² C W Chang	6	80	41	–	31	–
b g Reward For Effort (AUS) - Sister Livia (AUS) (Galileo)
Towards rear, ridden under 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁵⁾ 4 [11]	6. Mehboob (AUS) 62/1 Matthew Chadwick P O'Sullivan	Matthew Chadwick P O'Sullivan	3	813	52	–	29	–
ch g Snippetson (AUS) - Comedy Express (AUS) (Rory's Jester)
Always towards rear

10⁽⁴⁾ 1 [12]	2. Prince Harmony (AUS) 17/1 H N Jack Wong ³ W Y So	H N Jack Wong ³ W Y So	6	91	57	–	31	–
b g Strategic (AUS) - Bedizened (AUS) (Commands)
Midfield, dropped towards rear of midfield 3 1/3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽¹²⁾ nk [12¼]	5. Excel Delight (AUS) 18/1 Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	3	813	52	–	25	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Miss Krovanh (AUS) (Zabeel)
Midfield, pushed along and outpaced under 2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽⁷⁾ 2¾ [15]	7. Bandy (AUS) 32/1 Grant Van Niekerk Richard Gibson	Grant Van Niekerk Richard Gibson	3	811 b¹	50	–	14	–
b g Your Song (AUS) - Spirit Of Rose (AUS) (Anabaa)
Started slowly, always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.67s (fast by 0.03s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Dating, Humble Steed
1st owner: Fortune Stallion Syndicate (Wonderful Journey) 1st breeder: Rangal Park Stud
2nd owner: Wong Wing Keung, Yeung Yuk Ying & Mary Wong Pak Ka (Bullish Brother)
3rd owner: Daisenpu Syndicate (Hearts Keeper)

12:15 Happy Valley (HK) 29 May 2019

Ho Chung River Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)