Full Result 1.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 14 June 2023

Wong Nai Chung Gap Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f 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⁽¹⁰⁾	7. Joyful Hunter (NZ) 156/10 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	3	91	52	–	68	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Giant Hunter (AUS) (Lope De Vega)
Toward rear of midfield, ridden inside 2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and stayed on strongly from over 2f out, hung right inside final furlong, led 100yds out, soon clear, readily

2⁽⁵⁾ 2	12. Modest Gentleman (IRE) 11/1 M L Yeung L Ho	M L Yeung L Ho	4	83 et	40	–	50	–
ch g Slade Power (IRE) - Princess Kyka (IRE) (Namid)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and stayed on from 1 1/2f out, took 2nd 75yds out, no chance with winner

3⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [3½]	3. Super Winner (NZ) 12/1 Antoine Hamelin C H Yip	Antoine Hamelin C H Yip	7	96 t	57	–	62	–
gr g Guillotine (NZ) - Cinnadream (AUS) (King Of Kings)
Tracked leaders, ridden and chased leader inside 2f out, driven and kept on from over 1f out, every chance 100yds out, no extra final 50yds

4⁽⁷⁾ nse [3½]	9. Island Surprise (NZ) 24/1 K C Leung K L Man	K C Leung K L Man	5	812 tb	49	–	54	–
bl g Sweynesse (AUS) - Living The Dream (NZ) (Mr Nancho)
Led, ridden clear 1 1/2f out, driven final furlong, headed 100yds out, soon no extra

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [5]	4. Telecom Spirit (AUS) 91/1 Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	4	95 b	56	–	56	–
bb g Hinchinbrook (AUS) - Zakayla (Aqlaam)
Held up towards rear, ridden inside 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

6⁽³⁾ nk [5¼]	10. Super Dobbin (SAF) 35/1 Matthew Poon ² A T Millard	Matthew Poon ² A T Millard	6	88 b	47	–	46	–
b g Wylie Hall (AUS) - Vanilla Twilight (SAF) (Qui Danzig)
Midfield on outside, wide into straight and lost place, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out

7⁽¹²⁾ nk [5¾]	8. Happy Trio (AUS) 16/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	4	90 b	51	–	49	–
b g Dawn Approach (IRE) - Cross Stitched (AUS) (Cape Cross)
Outpaced in rear, kept on inside final furlong, never in contention

8⁽¹⁾ nse [5¾]	6. Multisuper (AUS) EvensF L Hewitson P F Yiu	L Hewitson P F Yiu	3	94	55	–	53	–
b g Vancouver (AUS) - Purity (AUS) (Ferocity)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, steady headway from 1 1/2f out, weakened final 100yds

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [6¼]	5. Happy United (NZ) 47/10 Zac Purton Jamie Richards	Zac Purton Jamie Richards	3	94 et	55	–	52	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - Light Mozart (Mozart)
In touch, ridden inside 2f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong

10⁽⁸⁾ nse [6¼]	1. Endeared 31/1 Alexis Badel J Size	Alexis Badel J Size	3	99	60	–	62	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Frankel Light (IRE) (Frankel)
In touch, shaken up and chased leader after 2f, ridden inside 2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽²⁾ 1¼ [7½]	11. Starry Night (NZ) 5/1 Michael Dee David A Hayes	Michael Dee David A Hayes	4	86 tb	43	–	35	–
b g Vespa (NZ) - Gardone (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Midfield, lost place over 2f out, ridden and no impression from 2f out, weakened final 100yds

11 ran Winning time: 1m 9.84s (slow by 0.14s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Circuit Booming (non-runner), Like That (reserve), Stoicism (reserve)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Chow Kay Yui (Joyful Hunter) 1st breeder: C L A Chan
2nd owner: The Cool Gurus Syndicate (Modest Gentleman)
3rd owner: Six Lucky Boys Syndicate (Super Winner)

1:15 Happy Valley (HK) 14 Jun 2023

Wong Nai Chung Gap Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)