Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 18 March 2020

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

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £115,764.02 2nd £44,680.85 3rd £23,355.90 4th £12,185.69 5th £7,108.32

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	2. Amazing Star (NZ) 9/5F Zac Purton Jimmy Ting	Zac Purton Jimmy Ting	5	91	94	–	104	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Bright Abyss (USA) (Royal Academy)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, kept on well final furlong, ridden out

2⁽²⁾ ¾	4. Waldorf (NZ) 5/1 Karis Teetan A S Cruz	Karis Teetan A S Cruz	5	90 tb	93	–	101	–
bl g Highly Recommended (AUS) - Skite (NZ) (Pins)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

3⁽¹²⁾ ½ [1¼]	6. Encore Boy (AUS) 43/1 Grant Van Niekerk P F Yiu	Grant Van Niekerk P F Yiu	6	811 b	90	–	96	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Miss Bellezza (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Towards rear, ridden and stayed on well from 1 1/2f out, nearest finish

4⁽⁵⁾ shd [1¼]	8. Fortune Booth (AUS) 16/1 Neil Callan John Moore	Neil Callan John Moore	6	810 p	89	–	95	–
ch g More Than Ready (USA) - Gunawati (AUS) (Galileo)
Dwelt, towards rear of midfield, wide into straight, ridden and stayed on well from 1 1/2f out, nearest finish

5⁽⁶⁾ nk [1¾]	11. Sparkling Dragon (NZ) 47/10 Chad Schofield A T Millard	Chad Schofield A T Millard	5	86 1 t	84	–	90	–
b g O'Reilly (NZ) - Shining Light (NZ) (Star Way)
In touch, ridden and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out

6⁽³⁾ nk [2]	10. Joyful Union (NZ) 10/1 Matthew Poon ² T P Yung	Matthew Poon ² T P Yung	5	85	86	–	90	–
ch r Towkay (AUS) - Eutrophy (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
Dwelt, towards rear of midfield, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on strongly final 100yds

7⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [2]	12. Sunset Watch (AUS) 41/1 Matthew Chadwick C H Yip	Matthew Chadwick C H Yip	4	81 t	80	–	84	–
b g Akeed Mofeed - Saramenha (AUS) (Snitzel)
Midfield, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [3¾]	1. Country Star (AUS) 57/10 Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	4	97	100	–	98	–
b g Starcraft (NZ) - Moonrush (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final 100yds

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [4]	7. Invincible Missile (AUS) 17/2 C Y Ho W Y So	C Y Ho W Y So	4	811 tb	90	–	87	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Phaedra (AUS) (Hussonet)
Behind, ridden over 2f out, wide into straight, kept on final furlong, never in contention

10⁽¹⁾ nk [4½]	3. Moment Of Power (AUS) 23/1 C Victor Wong ⁵ P O'Sullivan	C Victor Wong ⁵ P O'Sullivan	7	89 b	93	–	89	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Diamond Masque (NZ) (Align)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, soon weakened

11⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	9. Mr Lumieres (AUS) 112/1 T H So ² D J Hall	T H So ² D J Hall	6	86	87	–	79	–
b g Congrats (USA) - Zakynthos Star (AUS) (Dehere)
In touch in midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽⁴⁾ ½ [6¼]	5. Styling City (AUS) 54/1 Blake Shinn F C Lor	Blake Shinn F C Lor	4	812 tb	91	–	82	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Secret Liaison (AUS) (Artie Schiller)
In touch, ridden under 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.09s (fast by 0.61s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Hong Kong Bet, Stronger
1st owner: Grinders' Racing Club Syndicate (Amazing Star) 1st breeder: Mrs H G & W G Bax
2nd owner: Peter Young Wai Po (Waldorf)
3rd owner: Joy Plus Luck Syndicate (Encore Boy)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 18 Mar 2020

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