Full Result 1.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 29 May 2019

Ho Chung River Handicap (Div II) (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⁾	4. Le Terroir (AUS) 7/20F Zac Purton L Ho	Zac Purton L Ho	3	91 hp	54	–	60	–
ch g Star Witness (AUS) - Chichi Romero (NZ) (O'Reilly)
In touch, ridden and headway from 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, kept on well final furlong, shade cosily

2⁽¹⁰⁾ ½	7. Brave Baby (AUS) 15/1 A Domeyer A S Cruz	A Domeyer A S Cruz	4	813 tb	52	–	56	–
b g Stratum (AUS) - Rosmarino (AUS) (Langfuhr)
Chased leader, ridden 1 1/2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on well final furlong, held by cosy winner closing stages

3⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [2]	3. Play Wise (NZ) 27/1 H T Mo ³ C H Yip	H T Mo ³ C H Yip	5	813	55	–	55	–
br g Alamosa (NZ) - Grey Swan (IRE) (Daylami)
Towards rear, ridden under 2f out, ridden and headway on inner from under 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, snatched 3rd close home, not reach front pair

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [2¼]	6. Cheeky Bee (NZ) 31/1 Karis Teetan D E Ferraris	Karis Teetan D E Ferraris	4	90	53	–	52	–
b g Niagara (AUS) - No Reins (AUS) (Show A Heart)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁵⁾ ½ [2¾]	5. Shamport (AUS) 76/10 Neil Callan C Fownes	Neil Callan C Fownes	4	91 v¹	54	–	51	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Port Providence (Red Ransom)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, driven and no extra final furlong

6⁽¹²⁾ 1 [3¾]	1. Golden Glory (NZ) 28/1 Umberto Rispoli Jimmy Ting	Umberto Rispoli Jimmy Ting	8	97 tb	60	–	54	–
br g Patapan (USA) - Victoria Bay (NZ) (Kingdom Bay)
Towards rear of midfield on outside, wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [5½]	2. Loriz (AUS) 78/10 K C Leung P F Yiu	K C Leung P F Yiu	3	92 v	55	–	43	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Negotiate (AUS) (Red Ransom)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [6¾]	8. Flying Monkey (NZ) 49/1 M L Yeung ² T P Yung	M L Yeung ² T P Yung	6	810 t	51	–	35	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Dandify (AUS) (Danehill)
In touch in midfield, ridden and outpaced 1 1/2f out, soon no impression, eased last 100yds

9⁽³⁾ shd [7]	9. McMunigal (IRE) 63/1 Matthew Poon ³ D J Hall	Matthew Poon ³ D J Hall	4	87 t	49	–	33	–
b g Epaulette (AUS) - Picture Of Lily (Medicean)
Always towards rear

10⁽¹⁾ nk [7¼]	10. Brilliant (AUS) 41/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	4	89 ht	48	–	31	–
b g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - True Roman (AUS) (Is It True)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, effort 1 1/2f out, slightly hampered 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong

11⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [8]	11. Mutual Joy (AUS) 133/1 T H So ² P O'Sullivan	T H So ² P O'Sullivan	6	80 hb	41	–	22	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - Trois Couleurs (AUS) (Carnegie)
Always in rear

12⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [11]	12. Whisky Knight (AUS) 187/1 H N Jack Wong ³ John Moore	H N Jack Wong ³ John Moore	3	80 1 tb	41	–	13	–
bl g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Magic Nera (AUS) (Lonhro)
Always behind

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.43s (slow by 0.73s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Everyone's Elite, Tigerlad
1st owner: Josiah Ma Pok Man (Le Terroir) 1st breeder: Riverslea Farm
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Matthew Lam Kin Hong (Brave Baby)
3rd owner: Friends Of Sea Biscuit Syndicate (Play Wise)

1:45 Happy Valley (HK) 29 May 2019

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