Full Result 10.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 23 December 2020

Neptune Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

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

1st £41,344.29 2nd £15,957.45 3rd £8,341.39 4th £4,352.03 5th £2,538.68

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	1. Perfect To Play (IRE) 7/2F Joao Moreira C Fownes	Joao Moreira C Fownes	6	97	40	–	61	–
ch g Born To Sea (IRE) - Centreofattention (AUS) (Danehill)
In touch in midfield, ridden and headway inside 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, led 75yds out, hard pressed closing stages, just held on

2⁽⁷⁾ nse	8. Happy Hour (NZ) 76/10 Zac Purton C H Yip	Zac Purton C H Yip	6	88 t	27	–	48	–
ch g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Jolly Genie (NZ) (Generous)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, headway from over 1f out, not clear run and forced to switch inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, pressed winner closing stages, just held

3⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [1¾]	3. California Legend (IRE) 39/10 Jerry Chau ⁷ A S Cruz	Jerry Chau ⁷ A S Cruz	5	812 t	38	–	55	–
b g Camelot - Kiss Me Goodbye (Raven's Pass)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven final 150yds, headed 75yds out, soon no extra

4⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [2¾]	4. Virtus Star (AUS) 9/1 Alexis Badel F C Lor	Alexis Badel F C Lor	5	93 t	36	–	51	–
b g Sebring (AUS) - Princess Natural (AUS) (Danehill Dancer)
Towards rear, steady headway from 3f out, ridden inside 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [3]	6. Nitro Express (AUS) 10/1 Christophe Soumillon D E Ferraris	Christophe Soumillon D E Ferraris	9	812 tb	31	–	45	–
bb g Nadeem (AUS) - Princess Laya (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Awkward leaving stalls, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, wide into straight, driven and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽¹⁾ ½ [3½]	2. Pretty Bauhinia (AUS) 9/1 C Y Ho Y S Tsui	C Y Ho Y S Tsui	8	96 tb	39	–	52	–
bk g Danzero (AUS) - Li'l Miss Hayley (NZ) (Savabeel)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and kept on from 1 1/2f out, not going pace to threaten

7⁽¹²⁾ shd [3½]	5. Shinealot (FR) 31/1 Chad Schofield P O'Sullivan	Chad Schofield P O'Sullivan	5	91	34	–	47	–
b g Siyouni (FR) - Doubrovska (FR) (Vettori)
Dwelt, in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [4¼]	10. Bravery And Power (SAF) 26/1 V Borges W Y So	V Borges W Y So	5	81 t	19	–	31	–
br g Gimmethegreenlight (AUS) - The Taj (SAF) (National Assembly)
Towards rear, wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽²⁾ nk [4½]	12. Joy N Fun Legend (NZ) 80/1 H W Lai T P Yung	H W Lai T P Yung	5	81 tp	13	–	31	–
b g Shocking (AUS) - Gin Player (NZ) (Defensive Play)
Midfield, outpaced 2f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, kept on final 100yds

10⁽⁴⁾ ½ [5]	11. Keep Winning (IRE) 13/1 M L Yeung C W Chang	M L Yeung C W Chang	6	81 t	18	–	30	–
b g Henrythenavigator (USA) - Silver Star (Zafonic)
In touch, ridden 2f out, effort 1f out, weakened final 125yds

11⁽³⁾ ½ [5½]	7. Wonder Brahma (NZ) 18/5 Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	5	88	29	–	37	–
bb g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Myback (NZ) (Dubawi)
Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, chased leader 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽⁶⁾ 7¼ [12¾]	9. Winners Brother (NZ) 28/1 Antoine Hamelin K L Man	Antoine Hamelin K L Man	5	85 2 v	22	–	16	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Just A Dream (NZ) (Volksraad)
Chased leader, ridden 2 1/2f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong, hampered 150yds out, soon eased

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.06s (slow by 2.06s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Fun Times (reserve), President Star (reserve)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Ringo Ng Yiu Kwok, Jasmine Ng Kwan Yin Et Al (Perfect To Play) 1st breeder: Mrs C Regalado-Gonzalez
2nd owner: Life Of Pleasure Syndicate (Happy Hour)
3rd owner: Howard Liang Yum Shing (California Legend)

10:45 Happy Valley (HK) 23 Dec 2020

Neptune Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)