Full Result 1.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 8 March 2023

Russell Handicap (Div I) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

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⁽²⁾	12. Brave Star (AUS) 21/10F C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	4	85 1	61	–	74	–
b g Myboycharlie (IRE) - Isador Amore (AUS) (Hidden Dragon)
Tracked leaders, ridden and pressed leaders 1 1/2f out, driven final furlong, led 125yds out, kept on well and gradually asserted

2⁽¹¹⁾ ¾	7. Gummy Gummy (AUS) 12/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	3	87 2 b	64	–	76	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - Nayeli (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Prominent, led after 1 1/2f, headed 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, headed 125yds out, kept on

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [2¼]	4. Solid Impact (NZ) 63/10 Hugh Bowman D J Hall	Hugh Bowman D J Hall	5	91	72	–	77	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - Ultra Explosive (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [2½]	5. Humble Star (AUS) 23/1 Alexis Badel P C Ng	Alexis Badel P C Ng	4	90 t	71	–	75	–
b g Star Witness (AUS) - Nautical (AUS) (Niello)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, very wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [4¼]	1. Excellent Peers (NZ) 56/10 Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	5	99 h	80	–	79	–
b g Jimmy Choux (NZ) - Lunar Eclipse (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
In touch in midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out

6⁽⁹⁾ nk [4½]	8. Goodban Banbanbang (BRZ) 128/1 Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	4	84 t	63	–	61	–
b g Setembro Chove (BRZ) - Veramente Bella (USA) (Leroidesanimaux)
Started slowly, in rear, ridden inside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, finished well, never dangerous

7⁽¹⁾ nse [4¾]	2. Yo Beauty (IRE) 7/1 L J Ferraris A S Cruz	L J Ferraris A S Cruz	6	95 htp	76	–	74	–
b g Anjaal - Generous Gesture (IRE) (Fasliyev)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, weakened final 100yds

8⁽³⁾ nk [5]	10. Savvy Delight (IRE) 81/10 Antoine Hamelin J Size	Antoine Hamelin J Size	5	85 et	62	–	59	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Illustrious Miss (USA) (Kingmambo)
Midfield, short of room inside 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven final furlong, no extra final 100yds

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [5½]	11. Stormtrouper (AUS) 74/10 Harry Bentley C H Yip	Harry Bentley C H Yip	6	85 t	62	–	57	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Moretti (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, outpaced and no impression from 1 1/2f out

10⁽⁴⁾ nk [5¾]	9. Golden Warsteed 57/1 V Borges W Y So	V Borges W Y So	5	85 t	62	–	56	–
b g Brazen Beau (AUS) - Almond Branches (Dutch Art)
Held up towards rear, shaken up and making headway when not clear run and snatched up inside 2f out, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out

11⁽¹²⁾ nk [6]	3. Bundle Of Charm (AUS) 13/1 Karis Teetan J Size	Karis Teetan J Size	4	91	72	–	65	–
ch g All Too Hard (AUS) - Dubleanny (AUS) (Dubleo)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden inside 2f out, wide into straight and lost place, no impression from 1 1/2f out

12⁽⁶⁾ 5¼ [11¼]	6. Cape Breton (AUS) 23/1 L Hewitson Douglas Whyte	L Hewitson Douglas Whyte	4	88 tp	65	–	41	–
b g Vancouver (AUS) - Exclusive Lass (AUS) (Nicconi)
Tracked leaders, ridden inside 2f out, driven and weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 8.98s (fast by 0.72s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Everyone's Victory (reserve), Harmony Fire (reserve)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Matthew Lam Kin Hong (Brave Star) 1st breeder: Bowness Stud
2nd owner: Alan Kiang Ping Fai & Joyce Lee (Gummy Gummy)
3rd owner: Adam Bin Hassan (Solid Impact)

1:45 Happy Valley (HK) 8 Mar 2023

Russell Handicap (Div I) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)