Full Result 12.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 15 February 2023

Sai Kung Handicap (Div I) (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

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

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

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	10. Splendid Living (IRE) 51/20F Harry Bentley P F Yiu	Harry Bentley P F Yiu	6	88 t	45	–	63	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Laurelita (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Made all, ridden inside 2f out, driven over 1f out, edged left 150yds out, kept on strongly final 100yds, readily

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 3	3. Fearless Fire (IRE) 32/1 Luke Currie David A Hayes	Luke Currie David A Hayes	9	96 b	57	–	68	–
b g Acclamation - Pediment (Desert Prince)
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on from over 1f out, not going pace to challenge

3⁽²⁾ nk [3¼]	2. Ready Player One (AUS) 17/5 C Y Ho Jamie Richards	C Y Ho Jamie Richards	5	98 tb	59	–	69	–
b g Dundeel (NZ) - Santa Rocks (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on well final furlong, not going pace to challenge

4⁽³⁾ ½ [3¾]	12. Theta Hedge 13/2 Matthew Poon ² K W Lui	Matthew Poon ² K W Lui	6	83 ht	42	–	51	–
b g Harbour Watch (IRE) - Shades Of Silk (Bahamian Bounty)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, wide into straight, driven and kept on from over 1f out

5⁽¹¹⁾ nse [3¾]	1. Samarkand (NZ) 18/1 Angus Chung ¹⁰ P C Ng	Angus Chung ¹⁰ P C Ng	4	813 ht	60	–	69	–
b g Mongolian Khan (AUS) - Shimmy (NZ) (Zabeel)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong

6⁽⁹⁾ nk [4¼]	6. Kung Fu Tea (NZ) 13/1 L J Ferraris D J Hall	L J Ferraris D J Hall	7	92 b	53	–	61	–
br g Shocking (AUS) - Pristino (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, not clear run closing stages

7⁽¹⁾ ½ [4¾]	11. Ai One (NZ) 14/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	6	87 ht	44	–	51	–
br g Shocking (AUS) - Dream Lass (NZ) (Dream Well)
Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from over 2f out

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [5]	8. Surrealism 18/1 Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	8	90 b	51	–	58	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Gradara (Montjeu)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, keeping on when not clear run 50yds out, never dangerous

9⁽⁵⁾ nse [5]	5. Nunchuks (NZ) 12/1 Karis Teetan C Fownes	Karis Teetan C Fownes	8	93 t	54	–	60	–
b g O'Reilly (NZ) - Mama's Choice (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽¹²⁾ ½ [5½]	4. Dear Sibling (AUS) 90/1 K C Leung K L Man	K C Leung K L Man	5	94 b	55	–	60	–
ch g Sebring (AUS) - Swing Sensation (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Held up in rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide into straight, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous

11⁽⁴⁾ 3¼ [8¾]	9. Hercules (AUS) 80/1 C Victor Wong ⁵ C H Yip	C Victor Wong ⁵ C H Yip	7	87 t	49	–	47	–
br g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Soul Mama (AUS) (Charge Forward)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽⁸⁾ 27 [35¾]	7. Sunny Delight (NZ) 19/5 Hugh Bowman C S Shum	Hugh Bowman C S Shum	5	91 t	52	–	–	–
br g Power - Devon Doll (NZ) (Tavistock)
Always towards rear, lost touch from 1 1/2f out, eased and virtually pulled up final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 39.98s (slow by 1.98s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Baby (reserve), Lost Child (reserve)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Andrew Wong Kwok Kin (Splendid Living) 1st breeder: Manister House Stud
2nd owner: Asther Leung Wing Yi (Fearless Fire)
3rd owner: Abundant Victory Syndicate (Ready Player One)

12:15 Happy Valley (HK) 15 Feb 2023

Sai Kung Handicap (Div I) (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)