Full Result 11.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 11 January 2023

Great George Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £65,559.11 2nd £25,303.51 3rd £13,226.84 4th £6,900.96 5th £4,025.56

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	2. Hero Star (AUS) 13/2 Silvestre De Sousa K L Man	Silvestre De Sousa K L Man	7	95 t	56	–	69	–
bb g Kaphero (AUS) - Winning Betsy (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Quickly away and made all, went clear inside 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven inside final furlong, held on well final 100yds, driven out

2⁽²⁾ 1	4. Racing Fighter (NZ) 43/5 Harry Bentley C H Yip	Harry Bentley C H Yip	8	94 tb	55	–	65	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Comme Tu Veux (NZ) (Howbaddouwantit)
In touch, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, took 2nd 100yds out, not reach winner

3⁽⁴⁾ ½ [1½]	3. High Cloud (IRE) 19/5 Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	4	94 b¹	55	–	63	–
b g Coulsty (IRE) - Ranallagh Rocket (IRE) (Acclamation)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, took 3rd 50yds out, nearest finish

4⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [3]	5. Circuit Seven (AUS) 78/10 Antoine Hamelin A S Cruz	Antoine Hamelin A S Cruz	5	91 ht	52	–	56	–
ch g Deep Field (AUS) - Flamboyant Lass (AUS) (Stratum)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on from 1 1/2f out, no extra final 50yds

5⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	9. Sure Joyful (NZ) 22/5 Ruan Maia P F Yiu	Ruan Maia P F Yiu	4	811 v	48	–	48	–
b g Tarzino (NZ) - Kayleen (NZ) (Towkay)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden inside 2f out, kept on well final furlong, never dangerous

6⁽¹¹⁾ nse [4¼]	8. Melbourne Hall 12/1 Hugh Bowman D J Hall	Hugh Bowman D J Hall	7	90 b	51	–	50	–
b g Harbour Watch (IRE) - An Ghalanta (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Midfield on outside, wide into straight and lost place, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [4¾]	6. Galvanic (AUS) 45/1 Alexis Badel Jamie Richards	Alexis Badel Jamie Richards	3	91 p	52	–	50	–
ch c Ilovethiscity (AUS) - Miss Hottie (AUS) (Commands)
Held up in rear, ridden inside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽³⁾ nk [5]	11. Flaming Eagle (AUS) 23/1 Jerry Chau ² P C Ng	Jerry Chau ² P C Ng	4	86 2 et	43	–	42	–
b g More Than Ready (USA) - Miss Foxwood (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Started slowly, towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on steadily from over 1f out, never dangerous

9⁽¹²⁾ 2 [7]	7. Happy Golf (AUS) 14/1 Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	4	813 t	52	–	42	–
br g Manhattan Rain (AUS) - Testa The Water (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
Held up towards rear, wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽¹⁾ 2¾ [9¾]	10. Jazz Steed (AUS) 33/10F C Y Ho C Fownes	C Y Ho C Fownes	7	87 tb	44	–	26	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Emotional Circus (AUS) (Elusive Quality)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽⁷⁾ nk [10¼]	1. Glorious Starlight (NZ) 107/1 L J Ferraris Y S Tsui	L J Ferraris Y S Tsui	5	99 h	60	–	41	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Essayez (AUS) (Excellent Art)
Always in rear

12⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [12¾]	12. Happily Friends (IRE) 30/1 L Hewitson W Y So	L Hewitson W Y So	7	86 v	43	–	16	–
b g Requinto (IRE) - Maraglen (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden and lost place inside 2f out, soon beaten, eased final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.55s (fast by 0.15s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Fingers Crossed (reserve), Young Horizon (reserve)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Wong Kwun Keong, Wong Men Chu & Wong Bo Chu (Hero Star) 1st breeder: Glenhallen Investments Pty Ltd
2nd owner: CAAF Syndicate (Racing Fighter)
3rd owner: Grosvenor Syndicate (High Cloud)

11:45 Happy Valley (HK) 11 Jan 2023

Great George Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)