Full Result 12.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 8 March 2023

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

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

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⁽¹²⁾	12. King Of The Court (AUS) 161/10 L Hewitson Douglas Whyte	L Hewitson Douglas Whyte	5	86 b	41	–	54	–
bb g Al Maher (AUS) - The Housekeeper (AUS) (Octagonal)
Hung right and bumped rival as stalls opened, led after 1f, wide around first turn, ridden inside 2f out, driven and held on well final furlong

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	3. Kung Fu Tea (NZ) 36/5 L J Ferraris D J Hall	L J Ferraris D J Hall	7	94 b	53	–	65	–
br g Shocking (AUS) - Pristino (AUS) (More Than Ready)
In touch, ridden inside 2f out, quite wide entering straight, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, took 2nd 100yds out, not able to challenge

3⁽¹⁾ nk [¾]	4. Sturdy Ruby (AUS) 10/1 Hugh Bowman K L Man	Hugh Bowman K L Man	3	93 t	52	–	63	–
gr g Street Boss (USA) - Renaka (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Towards rear of midfield, good headway inside 2f out, ridden and short of room 1 1/2f out, again short of room 1f out, driven and kept on final 150yds, nearest finish

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [1¼]	9. Sunny Baby (NZ) 57/10 Karis Teetan David A Hayes	Karis Teetan David A Hayes	5	89	44	–	54	–
ch g Iffraaj - Glass Half Full (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy)
Bumped as stalls opened, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well from over 1f out, nearest finish

5⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [1¾]	8. Iron Will (NZ) 7/1 Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	4	88 ht	45	–	54	–
b g Proisir (AUS) - Tristavel (NZ) (Don Tristram)
Squeezed out soon after start, held up in rear, ridden inside 2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽³⁾ 1¼ [3]	10. London Luckystar (IRE) 17/10F Jerry Chau ² K W Lui	Jerry Chau ² K W Lui	7	87 1 tb	43	–	50	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Midnight Partner (IRE) (Marju)
Led, headed after 1f, tracked leaders, ridden inside 2f out, kept on at same pace until weakened final 75yds

7⁽²⁾ nse [3]	1. Copartner Era (AUS) 18/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ W Y So	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ W Y So	7	93 b	57	–	63	–
ch g Testa Rossa (AUS) - Song Shan (AUS) (Al Maher)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong

8⁽⁹⁾ ½ [3½]	5. Baby (AUS) 14/1 K C Leung Jimmy Ting	K C Leung Jimmy Ting	7	92 tb	51	–	56	–
b g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Don't Blink (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Towards rear, ridden along and forward move to chase leaders 2 1/2f out, driven over 1f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽⁷⁾ nk [4]	6. Copartner Fionn (NZ) 11/1 C Y Ho Jamie Richards	C Y Ho Jamie Richards	5	91 htv	50	–	54	–
br g Redwood - Chockaholic (NZ) (Kaapstad)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden inside 2f out, very wide into straight and dropped towards rear, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [5¾]	11. Young Sparkle (FR) 29/1 Antoine Hamelin A T Millard	Antoine Hamelin A T Millard	4	87	42	–	42	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Reprint (IRE) (Nayef)
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽⁵⁾ 3¾ [9½]	2. All Joyful (NZ) 20/1 Matthew Chadwick T P Yung	Matthew Chadwick T P Yung	6	97 b	56	–	48	–
b g Shocking (AUS) - Katchme If Youcan (AUS) (Giant's Causeway)
Midfield on outside, wide into straight and lost place, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽⁸⁾ 2¾ [12¼]	7. Ode To Joy (IRE) 40/1 Alexis Badel P C Ng	Alexis Badel P C Ng	6	90 tb	49	–	34	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Kheleyf's Silver (IRE) (Kheleyf)
Always towards rear, eased when beaten inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.72s (slow by 2.72s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Lucky Banner (reserve), Yeaboi (reserve)
1st owner: John Hui Kin Yip & William Hui Chun Lim (King Of The Court) 1st breeder: Rosemont Stud
2nd owner: Brandy Chan Wai Ka (Kung Fu Tea)
3rd owner: Adam Chan Yam Man,Brian Wong Chi Fai & Alfred Chan Yam Lung (Sturdy Ruby)

12:15 Happy Valley (HK) 8 Mar 2023

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