Full Result 11.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 22 December 2021

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

(3yo+) 5f Good

1st £55,977.34 2nd £21,605.29 3rd £11,293.67 4th £5,892.35 5th £3,437.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	3. Wild West Wing (AUS) 25/4 V Borges J Size	V Borges J Size	5	92	54	–	68	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Thump (AUS) (Red Ransom)
Prominent, headway to lead entering final 1f, pushed out, easily

2⁽¹⁾ 1¾	12. Packing Champion (NZ) 11/1 H T Mo ² L Ho	H T Mo ² L Ho	5	80 h	40	–	48	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Trouville (AUS) (Hurricane Sky)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed well over 1f out, kept on

3⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [3¼]	9. Treasure Of Field (NZ) 19/1 Antoine Hamelin Jimmy Ting	Antoine Hamelin Jimmy Ting	4	85 1 tb	42	–	45	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Just Keepher (AUS) (Keeper)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced well over 1f out, stayed on

4⁽⁴⁾ shd [3¼]	11. Sea Elite (AUS) 6/1 M L Yeung Douglas Whyte	M L Yeung Douglas Whyte	5	83 ht	41	–	43	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Exquisite (AUS) (Viscount)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, driven final 1f, stayed on same pace

5⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [3¾]	4. Excellent Peers (NZ) 60/1 Matthew Chadwick P F Yiu	Matthew Chadwick P F Yiu	4	90 ht	52	–	52	–
b g Jimmy Choux (NZ) - Lunar Eclipse (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Held up, ridden 2f out, some late headway but never able to challenge

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4¼]	7. Fortune Hero (AUS) 15/2 Jerry Chau ³ Richard Gibson	Jerry Chau ³ Richard Gibson	5	85 tb	46	–	44	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Pachelbel's Song (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, no impression

7⁽³⁾ shd [4½]	8. Happy Time (AUS) 77/10 Ruan Maia C H Yip	Ruan Maia C H Yip	8	86 tb	44	–	42	–
br g Smart Missile (AUS) - Dearness (AUS) (Snippets)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced entering final 1f, gradually weakened

8⁽²⁾ ½ [5]	10. Good Beauty (AUS) 23/10F Joao Moreira K L Man	Joao Moreira K L Man	7	83 tp	41	–	37	–
br g Hard Spun (USA) - Lush Liaison (AUS) (Grand Lodge)
Mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, eased when beaten final 1f

9⁽⁸⁾ shd [5]	2. Ares (NZ) 13/1 Harry Bentley F C Lor	Harry Bentley F C Lor	5	93 b¹	55	–	51	–
b g Zacinto - Marzia (NZ) (Elusive City)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong

10⁽⁹⁾ ½ [5½]	1. Lucky Quality (AUS) 20/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁷ C Fownes	K H Alfred Chan ⁷ C Fownes	5	90	59	–	53	–
br g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Watchful Eyes (IRE) (Street Sense)
Held up in rear, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on to pass beaten horses

11⁽¹²⁾ ½ [6]	6. Faribault (AUS) 9/1 C Y Ho P O'Sullivan	C Y Ho P O'Sullivan	4	89	47	–	39	–
bb g Zoustar (AUS) - Reilly O' (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Held up, driven entering final furlong, never a threat

12⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [6¾]	5. Oversubscribed (AUS) 20/1 Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	6	811	51	–	41	–
b g Reward For Effort (AUS) - Underfoot (AUS) (Switch In Time I)
Held up, ridden 2f out, driven entering final 1f, no impression

12 ran Winning time: 56.67s (fast by 0.33s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Ka Ying Spirit, Simple Doctrine
1st owner: Terry Fok Kwong Hang (Wild West Wing) 1st breeder: Cressfield Thoroughbreds
2nd owner: Exciting Racing Syndicate (Packing Champion)
3rd owner: Gavin Cheung King Chi (Treasure Of Field)

11:15 Happy Valley (HK) 22 Dec 2021

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