Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 23 December 2020

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

(3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £121,276.60 2nd £46,808.51 3rd £24,468.09 4th £12,765.96 5th £7,446.81

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	12. Californiadeepshot (AUS) 71/20F Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	4	84 tp	81	–	94	–
ch g Deep Field (AUS) - Vormista (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
Chased leader, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on final 100yds, led close home

2⁽²⁾ nk	1. Will Power (NZ) 69/10 Jerry Chau ⁷ Douglas Whyte	Jerry Chau ⁷ Douglas Whyte	5	90	98	–	110	–
br g Power - Lilahjay (NZ) (Tavistock)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final 150yds, nearest finish

3⁽¹⁾ shd [½]	5. Classic Unicorn (NZ) 67/10 Tony Piccone W Y So	Tony Piccone W Y So	5	90 t	91	–	103	–
ch g Per Incanto (USA) - Grace And Eva (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Led, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, no extra and lost two places close home

4⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	2. Hong Kong Win (AUS) 36/5 Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	5	95	96	–	104	–
ch g Mossman (AUS) - With Apologies (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and headway from inside 2f out, switched to inside over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, not clear run closing stages, nearest finish

5⁽³⁾ nk [2]	6. Golden Dash (AUS) 18/5 Alexis Badel C S Shum	Alexis Badel C S Shum	6	813 tb	90	–	97	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - Aussie Christmas (USA) (Johannesburg)
Tracked leaders, short of room 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong, not clear run closing stages

6⁽⁶⁾ ½ [2½]	4. Explosive Witness (AUS) 69/10 Christophe Soumillon C Fownes	Christophe Soumillon C Fownes	6	91	92	–	98	–
b g Star Witness (AUS) - Rocket Baby (AUS) (Danzero)
Towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [4¼]	8. Gunnison (AUS) 74/1 H N Jack Wong ³ Y S Tsui	H N Jack Wong ³ Y S Tsui	6	85	85	–	86	–
ch g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) - Colorado Claire (AUS) (Hussonet)
In rear, ridden inside 2f out, stayed in final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽⁸⁾ shd [4¼]	9. Mega Heart (AUS) 50/1 Antoine Hamelin C W Chang	Antoine Hamelin C W Chang	8	88 t	85	–	85	–
b g Foreplay (AUS) - The Baroness (AUS) (Viscount)
Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along from 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽¹²⁾ 1 [5¼]	11. Joyful Union (NZ) 31/1 V Borges T P Yung	V Borges T P Yung	6	86 p	83	–	80	–
ch r Towkay (AUS) - Eutrophy (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
Started slowly, in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽¹¹⁾ nk [5½]	10. Larson (AUS) 18/1 C Y Ho F C Lor	C Y Ho F C Lor	4	87 tp	84	–	80	–
br g Better Than Ready (AUS) - La Tikka Rosa (AUS) (Freeze)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and weakened final 100yds

11⁽⁴⁾ nk [6]	3. Shining Gem (AUS) 68/10 K C Leung P F Yiu	K C Leung P F Yiu	5	95 p	96	–	92	–
b g Makfi - Raneen (NZ) (Perfectly Ready)
Started slowly, soon recovered, in touch in midfield, clipped heels and stumbled 2f out, soon lost place, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final 100yds

12⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [7¾]	7. Racing Fighter (NZ) 32/1 Matthew Poon ² C H Yip	Matthew Poon ² C H Yip	6	87 tb	86	–	76	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Comme Tu Veux (NZ) (Howbaddouwantit)
Towards rear of midfield on outside, headway into midfield 2f out, wide into straight and lost place, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 8.79s (fast by 0.91s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: California Concord (reserve), Highland Fortune (reserve)
1st owner: Chloe Liang Shun Yin (Californiadeepshot) 1st breeder: Emmaroo Bloodstock Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Mutual Interest Syndicate (Will Power)
3rd owner: Li Fung Lok (Classic Unicorn)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 23 Dec 2020

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