Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 22 February 2023

O'Brien Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £104,712.46 2nd £40,415.34 3rd £21,126.20 4th £11,022.36 5th £6,429.71

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	3. Beauty Charge 91/20 Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	4	96 ht	77	–	90	–
b g Havana Gold (IRE) - Poppets Sweetlove (Foxhound)
Held up towards rear, took keen hold from halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, headway from over 1f out, not clear run and forced to switch 1f out, ridden and quickened 150yds out, led 100yds, kept on strongly

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¼	11. Sugar Sugar (AUS) 10/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C Fownes	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C Fownes	4	83 tb	65	–	74	–
br g Star Turn (AUS) - In The Moment (NZ) (Keeper)
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway from 1 1/2f out, bumped 1f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, took 2nd 75yds out, no impression on winner

3⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [2]	12. Stormtrouper (AUS) 27/1 Ruan Maia C H Yip	Ruan Maia C H Yip	6	85 t	62	–	69	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Moretti (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, switched to wide outside and stayed on strongly final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [2¼]	9. Compassion Spirit (AUS) 60/1 M L Yeung K L Man	M L Yeung K L Man	6	89 b	66	–	72	–
bb g Supreme Class (AUS) - Your Grace (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
Led, headed after 1 1/2f, chased leader, ridden inside 2f out, driven and effort 1f out, every chance 100yds out, no extra final 75yds

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [3]	10. Golden Link (NZ) 11/1 Antoine Hamelin P F Yiu	Antoine Hamelin P F Yiu	6	88	65	–	68	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Kendoka (NZ) (Reset)
Towards rear of midfield, steady headway from over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and pressed leaders inside final furlong, no extra final 50yds

6⁽³⁾ ½ [3½]	8. The Runner (AUS) 14/1 K C Leung Jimmy Ting	K C Leung Jimmy Ting	7	810 v	67	–	69	–
ch g Snitzel (AUS) - Femina Fashion (AUS) (Shamardal)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, wide into straight, driven and kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4]	5. Mark The Moment (AUS) 53/10 Karis Teetan P C Ng	Karis Teetan P C Ng	4	92 tv	73	–	73	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - Lassiter's Cat (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven final furlong, no extra final 100yds

8⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [4¾]	2. Adios (AUS) 17/1 Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	4	96 tp	79	–	77	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - Later Gator (NZ) (More Than Ready)
Prominent, led after 1 1/2f, ridden over 1f out, driven final furlong, headed 100yds out, soon weakened

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [5¾]	7. Red Desert (GER) 34/1 Silvestre De Sousa J Size	Silvestre De Sousa J Size	7	810 b	67	–	61	–
b g Oasis Dream - Capichera (GER) (Shirocco)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽¹²⁾ nk [6]	6. Nordic Dragon (IRE) 19/10F C Y Ho C S Shum	C Y Ho C S Shum	4	90 t	71	–	64	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Rely On Me (IRE) (Kyllachy)
In touch in outside, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽¹⁾ 4¼ [10¼]	4. Tiger Legend (AUS) 54/10 Zac Purton Jamie Richards	Zac Purton Jamie Richards	4	94 t	75	–	55	–
br g Better Than Ready (AUS) - Fillydelphia (AUS) (Bianconi)
Midfield, ridden inside 2f out, making no impression when not clear run inside final furlong, soon eased

12⁽¹¹⁾ nk [10¾]	1. Star Brite (AUS) 59/1 Angus Chung ¹⁰ K W Lui	Angus Chung ¹⁰ K W Lui	5	813 tp	80	–	59	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Chabaud (NZ) (Lookin At Lucky)
Midfield on outside, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide into straight and lost place, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.18s (fast by 0.52s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Excellent Daddy (reserve), Seizing The Moment (reserve)
1st owner: Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen (Beauty Charge) 1st breeder: Whatton Manor Stud
2nd owner: Calvin Francis Tien (Sugar Sugar)
3rd owner: Lunner Club Syndicate (Stormtrouper)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 22 Feb 2023

O'Brien Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)