Full Result 1.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 23 June 2021

Middle Gap Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £53,824.36 2nd £20,774.32 3rd £10,859.30 4th £5,665.72 5th £3,305

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	9. Noble Desire (IRE) 16/5F Jerry Chau ⁵ Douglas Whyte	Jerry Chau ⁵ Douglas Whyte	5	84	48	–	62	–
ch g Footstepsinthesand - Mimisel (Selkirk)
Made all, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong

2⁽¹⁾ ½	10. Beauty Cheers (AUS) 61/10 Chad Schofield J Size	Chad Schofield J Size	4	88	47	–	60	–
b g Bianconi (USA) - Marana Majic (AUS) (Scenic)
In touch, tracked leaders 2 1/2f out, ridden and chased leader 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, not able to challenge

3⁽³⁾ ¾ [1¼]	1. Telecom Rocket (NZ) 37/10 Matthew Poon ² Y S Tsui	Matthew Poon ² Y S Tsui	6	95 b	60	–	70	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Far Far Away (NZ) (Keeper)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on final 150yds, nearest finish

4⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [2½]	7. Chiron (NZ) 15/1 Blake Shinn David A Hayes	Blake Shinn David A Hayes	3	811 t	50	–	57	–
b g Makfi - Inara Belle (NZ) (Elusive Quality)
Held up towards rear, ridden inside 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out

5⁽¹²⁾ nk [2¾]	4. Flaming Passion (AUS) 5/1 Karis Teetan F C Lor	Karis Teetan F C Lor	3	91 tp	54	–	60	–
b g Headwater (AUS) - Red Duchez (AUS) (Dubleo)
Took keen hold, towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3¼]	6. Baltic Whisper (AUS) 14/1 Zac Purton C S Shum	Zac Purton C S Shum	7	813 t	52	–	56	–
b g Charge Forward (AUS) - Le Sillage (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final 100yds

7⁽⁹⁾ nk [3½]	5. Good Shot (NZ) 9/1 Joao Moreira D J Hall	Joao Moreira D J Hall	6	91	54	–	57	–
b g Swiss Ace (AUS) - Nana Jean (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Midfield, ridden and took closer order over 2f out, wide into straight, no extra final furlong

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [4]	2. The Anomaly (AUS) 23/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	3	94	57	–	59	–
b g Real Impact (JPN) - Lovely Rita (NZ) (Deputy Governor)
In rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽¹¹⁾ 2¼ [6¼]	12. Happy Time (AUS) 16/1 C Y Ho W Y So	C Y Ho W Y So	7	86 t	45	–	40	–
br g Smart Missile (AUS) - Dearness (AUS) (Snippets)
Towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide into straight, kept on final 100yds, never in contention

10⁽²⁾ ¾ [7]	3. Telecom Cheetah (NZ) 49/1 Tony Piccone C H Yip	Tony Piccone C H Yip	4	92 tb¹	55	–	48	–
ch g Pins (AUS) - Princessabeel (NZ) (Savabeel)
In touch, ridden and lost place from inside 3f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [8½]	8. Bullish Brother (AUS) 37/1 H N Jack Wong ³ A S Cruz	H N Jack Wong ³ A S Cruz	5	86 tb	48	–	36	–
b g Reward For Effort (AUS) - Stream Royale (AUS) (Royal Academy)
Quickly away, tracked leaders, ridden inside 2f out, driven and weakened final furlong

12⁽⁶⁾ 3¼ [11¾]	11. Branding Power (AUS) 9/1 Alexis Badel K W Lui	Alexis Badel K W Lui	3	88 t	47	–	25	–
br g Kermadec (NZ) - Promenades (AUS) (Lonhro)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 3f out, outpaced and no impression from 1 1/2f out, eased inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.92s (slow by 0.22s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Ice Legend (reserve), Smart Folks (reserve)
1st owner: Vivian Tang (Noble Desire) 1st breeder: Hyde Park Stud
2nd owner: Melody Kwok Sze Wai (Beauty Cheers)
3rd owner: Sunny Cheung King Fung (Telecom Rocket)

1:45 Happy Valley (HK) 23 Jun 2021

Middle Gap Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)