Full Result 12.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 15 March 2023

Ireland Trophy (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 5f 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⁽⁹⁾	7. G One Excellent (NZ) 11/5F C Y Ho C S Shum	C Y Ho C S Shum	5	812 tb	48	–	62	–
br g Makfi - Syzygy Blossom (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
Towards rear, fourth last and angled out 1 1/2f from home, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on well to lead final 60yds, won going away

2⁽⁷⁾ 1	8. Hearty Wish (NZ) 19/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	5	812 tb	48	–	58	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - Klairevoyant (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Raced in midfield on inner, seventh and starting to close inside final 2f, not clear run 1 1/2f out, in clear and ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, went second close home

3⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [1¾]	3. Sergeant Pepper (AUS) 15/1 M L Yeung Y S Tsui	M L Yeung Y S Tsui	5	95	55	–	62	–
b g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Resonates (AUS) (Teofilo)
Always prominent, fourth and going well enough 2f out, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, not pace of front pair

4⁽³⁾ nse [1¾]	11. Vamos (AUS) 51/10 L J Ferraris D J Hall	L J Ferraris D J Hall	5	89 h	45	–	52	–
b g All American (AUS) - Chloe Maree (AUS) (Elusive Quality)
Towards rear, headway 1 1/2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, not pace to challenge

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [2]	10. Diamond Soars (AUS) 5/1 Zac Purton P F Yiu	Zac Purton P F Yiu	4	810 het	46	–	52	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Contrite Heart (AUS) (Dane Shadow)
Led, 1 length lead when pushed along 1 1/2f out, extended lead to 2 lengths entering final 1f, soon began to labour, headed 60yds out, no extra

6⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	2. Faribault (AUS) 9/2 Hugh Bowman P C Ng	Hugh Bowman P C Ng	5	96 b	56	–	58	–
bb g Zoustar (AUS) - Reilly O' (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Prominent, slightly impeded by weakening rival approaching halfway, fifth and ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, eased late on as nowhere to go

7⁽¹¹⁾ nse [3½]	12. Fingers Crossed (AUS) 22/1 Alexis Badel J Size	Alexis Badel J Size	4	87 ht¹	43	–	44	–
bb g Super One (AUS) - Cupcakes (AUS) (Anabaa)
Raced in final trio, outpaced and pushed along halfway, second last and under pressure well over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, never nearer

8⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [4¼]	1. Life Is Good (FR) 127/1 V Borges Richard Gibson	V Borges Richard Gibson	4	99 ht	59	–	58	–
b g Zelzal (FR) - Ascot Glory (IRE) (Kheleyf)
Steadied from wide draw, raced keenly, held up in rear, last and ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never in contention

9⁽⁵⁾ nse [4¼]	9. Handsome Rebel (AUS) 77/10 Matthew Chadwick Jamie Richards	Matthew Chadwick Jamie Richards	7	811 tb	47	–	45	–
br g Denman (AUS) - London Rebel (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Chased leader outside rival, ridden well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

10⁽⁴⁾ 2 [6¼]	6. Happy Horse (AUS) 25/1 Matthew Poon ² K L Man	Matthew Poon ² K L Man	4	811 tb¹	49	–	40	–
bb g Zoustar (AUS) - Kiss In The Rain (AUS) (Manhattan Rain)
Chased leader, third and niggled along 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong

11⁽⁸⁾ nse [6¼]	4. Cheer For South (AUS) 14/1 Karis Teetan F C Lor	Karis Teetan F C Lor	3	92	52	–	43	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Buenismo (AUS) (Snitzel)
Midfield on outer, ridden and no impression over 1f out, well held final furlong

12⁽²⁾ 2 [8¼]	5. Dashing Glory (AUS) 105/1 H T Mo ² L Ho	H T Mo ² L Ho	4	90 t	52	–	36	–
b g Better Than Ready (AUS) - Shekou (AUS) (Ferocity)
Slow to stride and ridden along in final pair, never figured

12 ran Winning time: 56.99s (fast by 0.01s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Atomic Energy, Birdsville
1st owner: Chung Tsi Kuen (G One Excellent) 1st breeder: Blossom Trading & Breeding Company
2nd owner: Bankee Kwan Pak Hoo (Hearty Wish)
3rd owner: Athy Ngai Sze Yin (Sergeant Pepper)

12:45 Happy Valley (HK) 15 Mar 2023

Ireland Trophy (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)