Full Result 12.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 17 May 2023

Tathong Channel Handicap (Div I) (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⁽²⁾	1. Romantic Laos (NZ) 3/5F Zac Purton Jamie Richards	Zac Purton Jamie Richards	4	99 ht	59	–	73	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Zaburn (NZ) (Zabeel)
Midfield, headway from 2f out, ridden to chase leaders inside 2f out, driven inside final furlong, led 100yds out, kept on strongly, comfortably

2⁽³⁾ ¾	3. Fearless Fire (IRE) 14/1 Luke Currie David A Hayes	Luke Currie David A Hayes	9	93 b	53	–	65	–
b g Acclamation - Pediment (Desert Prince)
Led, clear after 2f, ridden inside 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed 100yds out, soon held, kept on

3⁽⁵⁾ 2¾ [3½]	12. United Endeavors (AUS) 18/1 M L Yeung L Ho	M L Yeung L Ho	4	85 h	41	–	47	–
br g Headwater (AUS) - Illinois Magic (NZ) (Zabeel)
In touch, chased leader 2 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra final 100yds

4⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	6. Palace Pal (NZ) 43/10 Hugh Bowman D J Hall	Hugh Bowman D J Hall	5	90	50	–	53	–
b g Mongolian Khan (AUS) - Dolce Bella (NZ) (Postponed)
Midfield, ridden along from 3f out, headway to chase leaders inside 2f out, no extra final 100yds

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [5¼]	2. Blissful Star (NZ) 10/1 Karis Teetan Jimmy Ting	Karis Teetan Jimmy Ting	5	96 tv	56	–	58	–
b g Power - La Vienne (NZ) (Thorn Park)
In touch, outpaced 2 1/2f out, wide into straight and lost place, kept on final furlong

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [5¾]	10. Perfect To Great (AUS) 15/1 Matthew Chadwick C Fownes	Matthew Chadwick C Fownes	6	810 tv	46	–	47	–
bb g Unencumbered (AUS) - Half A Minute (AUS) (Half Hennessy)
Started slowly, towards rear, ridden inside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [6½]	8. Kungfumaster Panda 42/1 Jerry Chau ² K L Man	Jerry Chau ² K L Man	9	810 tb	48	–	47	–
b g Royal Applause - Hypoteneuse (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and kept on from inside 2f out, not going pace to threaten

8⁽¹²⁾ nse [6½]	9. Choicerus (AUS) 43/1 L Hewitson Douglas Whyte	L Hewitson Douglas Whyte	4	810	46	–	45	–
b g Your Song (AUS) - Aroha Cat (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat)
Awkward leaving stalls and started slowly, towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [8¼]	5. Darci Legend (NZ) 18/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	4	90 t	50	–	45	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Merle Park (USA) (Machiavellian)
Always towards rear

10⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [10¼]	7. Gold Sterling (AUS) 80/1 Alexis Badel C H Yip	Alexis Badel C H Yip	3	813 tb¹	49	–	39	–
br g Deep Field (AUS) - Bang On (NZ) (Pins)
Towards rear of midfield, driven and no impression from inside 3f out, eased when beaten final 100yds

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 4¾ [15]	4. Reliable Profit (NZ) 98/1 Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	4	90 tb¹	52	–	31	–
gr g Reliable Man - Oh So Royal (AUS) (Danzero)
Prominent, wide around first turn, chased leader after 2f, ridden 2f out, lost place inside 2f out, soon beaten

12⁽⁴⁾ 15¼ [30¼]	11. Jiangxi Stamina (AUS) 71/1 Harry Bentley W Y So	Harry Bentley W Y So	7	85 tb	41	–	–	–
b g Moshe (AUS) - Queen's Lager (AUS) (Lago Delight)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 3f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, soon struggling, eased final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 39.57s (slow by 1.57s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Emerging (reserve), Spangle Fortune (reserve)
1st owner: Cheng Keung Fai (Romantic Laos) 1st breeder: Waikato Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Asther Leung Wing Yi (Fearless Fire)
3rd owner: Happy Plus Syndicate (United Endeavors)

12:15 Happy Valley (HK) 17 May 2023

Tathong Channel Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)