Full Result 12.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 18 March 2020

Verbena Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m Good

1st £53,306.58 2nd £20,574.47 3rd £10,754.84 4th £5,611.22 5th £3,273.21

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	1. Alpha Hedge (IRE) 5/2F C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	6	97 p	60	–	72	–
ch g Sir Prancealot (IRE) - Malta (USA) (Gone West)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on well to lead 75yds out, soon in command, readily

2⁽⁹⁾ 1¼	9. Lightning Steed (AUS) 17/2 C Victor Wong ⁵ C Fownes	C Victor Wong ⁵ C Fownes	5	84 t	48	–	57	–
b g California Dane (AUS) - Deal Or No Deal (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Led, ridden 2f out, driven inside final furlong, headed 75yds out, soon no extra

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [1½]	4. Let's Take It Easy (AUS) 39/10 Zac Purton L Ho	Zac Purton L Ho	6	94 p	57	–	65	–
ch g Street Boss (USA) - Vogue Beauty (AUS) (Arena)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, pushed wide entering straight, driven and kept on well final furlong

4⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	3. Har Har Heart (AUS) 15/1 Grant Van Niekerk J Size	Grant Van Niekerk J Size	6	95	58	–	63	–
b g Myboycharlie (IRE) - Dangerous Dancer (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [3]	7. Casimiro (IRE) 17/2 Karis Teetan P O'Sullivan	Karis Teetan P O'Sullivan	6	811	50	–	55	–
ch g Casamento (IRE) - Glyndebourne (USA) (Rahy)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, wide into straight, kept on final furlong

6⁽¹¹⁾ shd [3¼]	2. Triumphant Horse (AUS) 49/10 Joao Moreira Jimmy Ting	Joao Moreira Jimmy Ting	5	97 tb	60	–	65	–
ch g Captain Sonador (AUS) - Just Hilda (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus)
Towards rear, ridden and headway on outside from 2f out, wide into straight, kept on final furlong

7⁽³⁾ 1¼ [4½]	8. Bulb Elite (NZ) 87/10 Chad Schofield C H Yip	Chad Schofield C H Yip	6	810	49	–	51	–
gr g Iffraaj - Miranda Miss (NZ) (Reset)
In touch, tracked leaders halfway, ridden under 2f out, driven final furlong, weakened 100yds out

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	11. Megatron (USA) 34/1 Matthew Chadwick P F Yiu	Matthew Chadwick P F Yiu	8	86 tb	45	–	44	–
ch g Hard Spun (USA) - Fine Jade (USA) (Jade Hunter)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, short of room and lost place 1 1/2f out, weakened steadily final furlong

9⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [6½]	12. Electric Lightning (AUS) 76/1 K C Leung D E Ferraris	K C Leung D E Ferraris	6	85 tb	44	–	41	–
b g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) - Plain Crazy (AUS) (Bite The Bullet)
In rear, ridden 2f out, wide into straight, some late headway, never in contention

10⁽⁸⁾ 2 [8½]	10. Enjoy Life (NZ) 29/1 V Borges Y S Tsui	V Borges Y S Tsui	6	87 b	46	–	38	–
b g Falkirk (NZ) - Sorbello (NZ) (Golan)
Always towards rear

11⁽¹⁾ ¾ [9¼]	6. California Legend (IRE) 9/1 Neil Callan A S Cruz	Neil Callan A S Cruz	5	813 t	52	–	43	–
b g Camelot - Kiss Me Goodbye (Raven's Pass)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12⁽⁴⁾ 8½ [17¾]	5. You Have My Word (NZ) 180/1 M L Yeung T P Yung	M L Yeung T P Yung	8	91	54	–	25	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Staryn Glenn (NZ) (Montjeu)
Always behind

12 ran Winning time: 1m 39.19s (slow by 1.19s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: All You Know, Centenary Ibis
1st owner: Absolute Hedge Syndicate (Alpha Hedge) 1st breeder: Tom Twomey
2nd owner: Fortunes Turn Syndicate (Lightning Steed)
3rd owner: Ip Chung Pui Wan (Let's Take It Easy)

12:45 Happy Valley (HK) 18 Mar 2020

Verbena Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)