Full Result 3.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 2 June 2021

Hillier Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

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

1st £80,736.54 2nd £31,161.47 3rd £16,288.95 4th £8,498.58 5th £4,957.51

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	11. Gallant Crown (NZ) 462/100 Matthew Poon ² A T Millard	Matthew Poon ² A T Millard	4	85 tb	62	–	74	–
b g Hallowed Crown (AUS) - Justagem (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Always close up, angled out and driven to chase leader 1 1/2f out, stayed on strongly under pressure final furlong, led close home

2⁽²⁾ hd	8. Exceptional Nice (NZ) 58/10 Alexis Badel W Y So	Alexis Badel W Y So	5	89	64	–	75	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Monroe Magic (NZ) (Zabeel)
Chased leader on inner, led after 2f, hard pressed from 3f out, 1 length lead entering final furlong, challenged by three rivals inside final furlong, rallied gamely, headed close home

3⁽⁴⁾ shd [nk]	9. Total Power (AUS) 20/1 Jerry Chau ⁵ D J Hall	Jerry Chau ⁵ D J Hall	5	84 b	64	–	75	–
b g Dundeel (NZ) - Plumm (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Midfield, ridden and began to close inside 1 1/2f out, stayed on well and every chance final 50yds, no extra close home

4⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [½]	3. Helene Wisdom Star (IRE) 12/1 Joao Moreira A S Cruz	Joao Moreira A S Cruz	4	97 ht	76	–	87	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Ibizane (USA) (Elusive Quality)
Waited with in final pair, headway on outer with 1 1/2f to run, edged right but stayed on well final furlong, effort flattened out late on

5⁽³⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	2. Munhamek 13/5F Blake Shinn C Fownes	Blake Shinn C Fownes	5	97 t	76	–	84	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Cadenza (FR) (Dansili)
Prominent on outer, driven to chase leaders well over 1f out, no extra last 50yds

6⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [2½]	1. Beauty Fit (AUS) 23/5 Zac Purton J Size	Zac Purton J Size	4	97	76	–	82	–
b g Ilovethiscity (AUS) - Feesforus (AUS) (Legal Opinion)
Settled in final pair on inner, headway on inner over 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to get on terms

7⁽⁶⁾ shd [2½]	10. Gameplayer Times (BRZ) 11/1 Tony Piccone Douglas Whyte	Tony Piccone Douglas Whyte	5	88	63	–	69	–
b g Put It Back (USA) - Tout Est Bien (BRZ) (Wild Event)
Raced keenly, chased leaders, outpaced and lost place when coming a little wide turning for home, stayed on again inside final furlong

8⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [4]	6. Farshad (GER) 12/1 Karis Teetan Y S Tsui	Karis Teetan Y S Tsui	7	93 p	72	–	74	–
rg g Kendargent (FR) - Forever Midnight (IRE) (Night Shift)
Prominent, chased leaders and ridden over 1 1/2f out, kept on without having pace to close inside final furlong

9⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [6¼]	5. Mega Heart (AUS) 80/1 M L Yeung C W Chang	M L Yeung C W Chang	8	94 t	73	–	70	–
b g Foreplay (AUS) - The Baroness (AUS) (Viscount)
Towards rear, ridden and no impression inside 2f out, well held final furlong

10⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [8]	4. Naboo Star (AUS) 9/1 C Y Ho David A Hayes	C Y Ho David A Hayes	6	95 tb	74	–	67	–
b g Casino Prince (AUS) - Private (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Settled midfield on inner, ridden and no impression approaching final bend, soon beaten

11⁽¹²⁾ 1 [9]	7. Golfman Star (AUS) 74/1 K C Leung F C Lor	K C Leung F C Lor	5	812	67	–	58	–
ch g Animal Kingdom (USA) - Pretends (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Soon led, headed after 2f but remained close up, pressed leader from 3f out, began to labour and lost place turning for home, soon beaten

12⁽⁸⁾ 7¾ [16¾]	12. Nordic Warrior (IRE) 30/1 Antoine Hamelin Richard Gibson	Antoine Hamelin Richard Gibson	6	86 b	61	–	34	–
ch g Dutch Art - Girl Power (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
Towards rear on outer, lost touch more than 2f out, never a factor

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.12s (slow by 2.12s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Heavenly Thought, Indicative Vote
1st owner: Equity Syndicate (Gallant Crown) 1st breeder: Sir Patrick & Lady Hogan
2nd owner: Exceptional Syndicate (Exceptional Nice)
3rd owner: Simon Wong (Total Power)
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3:50 Happy Valley (HK) 2 Jun 2021

Hillier Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)