Full Result 12.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 15 April 2020

Spruce Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (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⁾	7. Lasting Friendship (AUS) 11/1 Antoine Hamelin L Ho	Antoine Hamelin L Ho	6	90	53	–	61	–
b g Commands (AUS) - Loch Maryanne (AUS) (General Nediym)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, switched towards inside and stayed on well final furlong, led 75yds out, driven out

2⁽¹⁰⁾ nk	3. Tung Wah Glory (AUS) 18/5 Zac Purton T P Yung	Zac Purton T P Yung	4	95 e/s	58	–	65	–
b g Hussonet (USA) - Puzzles (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Held up towards rear, quick headway on outside from 2 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, kept on well, just held

3⁽⁹⁾ shd [½]	5. Methane (NZ) 4/1 Neil Callan D E Ferraris	Neil Callan D E Ferraris	4	93 b	56	–	63	–
b g Pierro (AUS) - Mapmaker (NZ) (Volksraad)
Towards rear, ridden 2f out, slightly hampered 1 1/2f out, soon driven and stayed on well, nearest finish

4⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [1¼]	1. Oriental Elite (AUS) 35/1 K C Leung P O'Sullivan	K C Leung P O'Sullivan	6	95	58	–	63	–
bb g Star Witness (AUS) - Bail Out (AUS) (Charge Forward)
Tracked leaders, chased leader 4f out, ridden over 2f out, led under 2f out, headed 75yds out, no extra close home

5⁽³⁾ ½ [1¾]	11. Faithful Trinity (GER) 22/1 Matthew Poon ² Richard Gibson	Matthew Poon ² Richard Gibson	6	86 het	47	–	51	–
b g Wiener Walzer (GER) - Saaleland (GER) (Lando)
Led, headed 5f out, dropped to 3rd 4f out, pushed along 2 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong

6⁽⁴⁾ 1 [2¾]	2. Triumphant Horse (AUS) 9/5F Joao Moreira Jimmy Ting	Joao Moreira Jimmy Ting	5	95 tb	58	–	60	–
ch g Captain Sonador (AUS) - Just Hilda (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus)
Midfield, lost place 2 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [3]	12. Courageous Dragon (NZ) 9/1 Karis Teetan W Y So	Karis Teetan W Y So	5	85 tb	44	–	45	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Somethymesoon (NZ) (Postponed)
Raced keenly, with leader, led 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed under 2f out, no extra final 125yds

8⁽⁵⁾ 1 [4]	9. Bulb Elite (NZ) 78/10 Chad Schofield C H Yip	Chad Schofield C H Yip	6	810	49	–	48	–
gr g Iffraaj - Miranda Miss (NZ) (Reset)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong

9⁽¹⁾ nk [4¼]	8. Speed Force (IRE) 191/1 Blake Shinn Douglas Whyte	Blake Shinn Douglas Whyte	4	813 hb	52	–	50	–
b g Camacho - Viva Diva (Hurricane Run)
Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, nearest finish

10⁽⁶⁾ 1 [5¼]	10. Perfect Harmony (NZ) 14/1 C Y Ho A S Cruz	C Y Ho A S Cruz	3	89 tb	48	–	44	–
ch g Shooting To Win (AUS) - Rusalka (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Dwelt, towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from over 2f out

11⁽¹²⁾ 3 [8¼]	4. Fresh Power (NZ) 239/1 H N Jack Wong ³ Y S Tsui	H N Jack Wong ³ Y S Tsui	6	90 tb	56	–	45	–
b g Makfi - Bannisters (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Always in rear

12⁽⁷⁾ nk [8½]	6. Breeders' Sky (AUS) 76/1 V Borges C W Chang	V Borges C W Chang	5	90 h	53	–	41	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - My Amazing Dream (NZ) (Pins)
Midfield, lost place under 2f out, soon struggling

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.11s (slow by 2.11s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Charity Wings, Sunny Power
1st owner: Forever Friendship Syndicate (Lasting Friendship) 1st breeder: F J Moses
2nd owner: Tung Wah Buddies Syndicate (Tung Wah Glory)
3rd owner: Andrew Shuen Pak Man (Methane)

Also eligible: 13, 14.

12:45 Happy Valley (HK) 15 Apr 2020

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