Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 18 December 2019

Mercury Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £119,819.82 2nd £46,246.25 3rd £24,174.17 4th £12,612.61 5th £7,357.36

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	4. Big Party (AUS) 12/5F Joao Moreira F C Lor	Joao Moreira F C Lor	4	810	87	–	99	–
gr g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - De Groove (AUS) (Dehere)
Led, headed after 1f, tracked leaders, led going well 1 1/2f out, pushed along and in command inside final furlong, very comfortably

2⁽⁹⁾ 1¾	3. Tornado Twist (AUS) 14/1 Blake Shinn J Size	Blake Shinn J Size	4	91 t	92	–	98	–
br g Denman (AUS) - More Glory (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Dwelt, towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well from over 1f out, went 2nd 50yds out, no chance with very comfortable winner

3⁽¹⁾ nk [2]	11. Lobo's Legend (SAF) 16/5 Silvestre De Sousa D E Ferraris	Silvestre De Sousa D E Ferraris	5	85	82	–	87	–
b g Trippi (USA) - Gone Wild (SAF) (Western Winter)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong

4⁽¹²⁾ ½ [2½]	6. Loving A Boom (IRE) 19/1 Alexis Badel Richard Gibson	Alexis Badel Richard Gibson	4	89 tb	86	–	89	–
b g Acclamation - Elektra Marino (Mount Nelson)
Towards rear, ridden under 2f out, very wide into straight, stayed on well final furlong

5⁽²⁾ 1½ [4]	9. Super Turbo (IRE) 13/2 Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	6	85 b	84	–	83	–
gr h Royal Applause - Bright Snow (USA) (Gulch)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, stayed on final 100yds, never dangerous

6⁽⁸⁾ nk [4¼]	7. Multimillion (AUS) 22/1 Karis Teetan A S Cruz	Karis Teetan A S Cruz	5	89 tb	86	–	84	–
b g Tycoon Ruler (AUS) - Get A Life (AUS) (Sequalo)
Led after 1f, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, weakened final 100yds

7⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [5]	10. Telecom Puma (NZ) 61/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	5	86 t	83	–	78	–
br g Burgundy (NZ) - Pride And Passion (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from under 2f out

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [5½]	8. Seven Heavens 57/1 Chad Schofield C Fownes	Chad Schofield C Fownes	5	88 t	85	–	79	–
b g Frankel - Heaven Sent (Pivotal)
Towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, not clear run from over 1f out until inside final furlong, pushed along and kept on final 100yds

9⁽⁷⁾ nk [6]	1. Ugly Warrior (NZ) 45/1 H T Mo ³ Y S Tsui	H T Mo ³ Y S Tsui	5	94 b¹	98	–	91	–
ch g Swiss Ace (AUS) - Ugly Betty (AUS) (High Yield)
Towards rear of midfield on outside, ridden 2 1/2f out, not clear run and slightly hampered inside final furlong, soon no impression

10⁽³⁾ nk [6¼]	2. Speedy King (AUS) 14/1 K C Leung P F Yiu	K C Leung P F Yiu	6	96	97	–	89	–
ch g Toorak Toff (AUS) - County Tale (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat)
In touch in midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final 100yds

11⁽⁶⁾ ½ [6¾]	12. Stronger (AUS) 14/5 Matthew Chadwick John Moore	Matthew Chadwick John Moore	3	84 p	81	–	71	–
ch c Not A Single Doubt (AUS) - Star Pupil (AUS) (Starcraft)
Chased leader, ridden under 2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽¹¹⁾ 9¼ [16]	5. High Five (AUS) 61/1 Grant Van Niekerk A T Millard	Grant Van Niekerk A T Millard	8	89	86	–	47	–
b g Time Thief (AUS) - Stand By Your Man (AUS) (Nuclear Freeze)
Always in rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 8.64s (fast by 1.06s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Saul's Special, Yee Cheong Baby
1st owner: Ryan Wong Man Yeung & Roland Wong Ka Yeung (Big Party) 1st breeder: G S A Bloodstock Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Fok Yuk Tong (Tornado Twist)
3rd owner: Fidelity Racing Syndicate (Lobo's Legend)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 18 Dec 2019

Mercury Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)