Full Result 11.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 4 January 2023

Wai Yip Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £49,169.33 2nd £18,977.64 3rd £9,920.13 4th £5,175.72 5th £3,019.17

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	8. Alloy King (AUS) 5/1 Harry Bentley Jimmy Ting	Harry Bentley Jimmy Ting	6	88 v	25	–	44	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Terhaab (AUS) (More Than Ready)
In touch in midfield, ridden and chased leaders 1 1/2f out, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, driven final 100yds, led 50yds out, readily

2⁽⁴⁾ ¾	2. M M Johnny (AUS) 21/10F Hugh Bowman K L Man	Hugh Bowman K L Man	6	95 b	36	–	53	–
br g Better Than Ready (AUS) - Belle Soleil (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
In touch, ridden and pressed leaders 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, led 100yds out, headed 50yds out

3⁽¹²⁾ nk [1]	6. Heavenly Thought (AUS) 35/1 Antoine Hamelin C H Yip	Antoine Hamelin C H Yip	8	811 b	28	–	44	–
bb g So You Think (NZ) - God Love It (AUS) (St Covet)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on strongly final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [1¼]	1. Loriz (AUS) 43/10 C Y Ho P F Yiu	C Y Ho P F Yiu	7	99 b	40	–	55	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Negotiate (AUS) (Red Ransom)
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, headed 100yds out, no extra final 50yds

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [2¼]	10. Zacian (AUS) 68/10 Silvestre De Sousa C S Shum	Silvestre De Sousa C S Shum	6	86	23	–	35	–
b g Albrecht (AUS) - Snaffles (AUS) (Librettist)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide into straight, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽³⁾ nk [2¾]	7. Shenron (NZ) 13/1 Jerry Chau ² P C Ng	Jerry Chau ² P C Ng	5	88 1 e/s	26	–	38	–
br g Shocking (AUS) - Mi Centie (NZ) (Centaine)
Tracked leaders, not clear run when going well 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, short of room when making effort inside final furlong, no extra final 100yds

7⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [4]	11. Travel Glory (NZ) 78/10 Karis Teetan Y S Tsui	Karis Teetan Y S Tsui	5	85 b	22	–	29	–
br g Savabeel (AUS) - Iguazu's Girl (NZ) (Redoute's Choice)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not clear run and forced to switch 100yds out, not going pace to threaten

8⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [4¾]	4. Fortune Hero (AUS) 30/1 Ruan Maia Richard Gibson	Ruan Maia Richard Gibson	6	91 tb	32	–	37	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Pachelbel's Song (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁹⁾ nse [4¾]	3. Wins All (AUS) 28/1 K C Leung W Y So	K C Leung W Y So	7	93 tb	34	–	38	–
ch g Testa Rossa (AUS) - Fragrant Storm (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Towards rear of midfield on outside, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and some headway over 1f out, no extra final 125yds

10⁽¹⁾ 1 [5¾]	9. Little Player (NZ) 22/1 Matthew Poon ² Jamie Richards	Matthew Poon ² Jamie Richards	6	86 tb	25	–	26	–
b g Proisir (AUS) - Scrutiny (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Started slowly, slight hampered soon after start, recovered and raced in midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and no extra inside final furlong

11⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [7½]	12. Dashing Genius (AUS) 19/1 Angus Chung ¹⁰ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ¹⁰ A S Cruz	4	78 t	21	–	17	–
br g Zoustar (AUS) - Dare To Dance (NZ) (Pins)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, lost place inside 2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [8¼]	5. Day Day Rich (AUS) 21/1 L Hewitson T P Yung	L Hewitson T P Yung	6	812 tb	29	–	22	–
br g Love Conquers All (AUS) - La Zap (AUS) (Elnadim)
Quickly away and led, soon clear and racing keenly, ridden inside 2f out, headed 1f out, weakening when squeezed out 150yds out, soon beaten and eased

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.38s (slow by 0.68s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Euromissile (reserve), Take What You Need (reserve)
1st owner: Lun Hoi Sze (Alloy King) 1st breeder: Mrs N Grant-Taylor
2nd owner: Danny Chan Kwan Mun (M M Johnny)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Patrick Lau Tak Wai & William Lau Man Yuen (Heavenly Thought)

11:15 Happy Valley (HK) 4 Jan 2023

Wai Yip Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)