Full Result 3.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 14 June 2023

Violet Hill Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

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

1st £115,335.46 2nd £44,515.44 3rd £23,269.44 4th £12,140.58 5th £7,082

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	8. Maldives (NZ) 14/1 Brenton Avdulla D J Hall	Brenton Avdulla D J Hall	6	810	65	–	76	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Celtic Dream (NZ) (Casual Lies)
Held up towards rear of midfield, took closer order over 2f out, ridden and chased leaders 1 1/2f out, kept on well to lead 75yds out, ridden out

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	2. Viva Hunter (NZ) 84/10 Alexis Badel K L Man	Alexis Badel K L Man	5	92 t	71	–	81	–
b g El Roca (AUS) - Catalma (AUS) (Old Deuteronomy)
In touch, forward move to lead 2f out, soon ridden, kept on well final furlong, headed 75yds out

3⁽⁷⁾ shd [½]	4. Hameron 6/1 L J Ferraris K W Lui	L J Ferraris K W Lui	5	91	70	–	80	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Thurayaat (Tamayuz)
Held up towards rear, ridden and good headway on inside 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1¼]	5. Ivy League (IRE) 20/1 L Hewitson Douglas Whyte	L Hewitson Douglas Whyte	4	813 ht¹	68	–	76	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Timbuktu (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Towards rear of midfield, headway in midfield 2 1/2f out, ridden over 2f out, wide into straight and lost place, hung right and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽²⁾ shd [1½]	6. Star Contact (AUS) 43/10 Karis Teetan David A Hayes	Karis Teetan David A Hayes	4	813 tp	68	–	76	–
ch g Star Turn (AUS) - Vittoria (NZ) (Postponed)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and every chance over 1f out, kept on at same pace inside final furlong

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [2]	12. War Weapon (AUS) 8/1 Michael Dee P C Ng	Michael Dee P C Ng	5	86 t	61	–	68	–
ch g Time For War (AUS) - Sunbrella (AUS) (Peintre Celebre)
Midfield, took closer order from 2 1/2f out, ridden over 2f out, wide into straight, driven and kept on from over 1f out, not going pace to challenge

7⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [2¾]	9. Romantic Laos (NZ) 7/5F Zac Purton Jamie Richards	Zac Purton Jamie Richards	4	810 ht	65	–	70	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Zaburn (NZ) (Zabeel)
Started slowly, steadily recovered and raced in midfield, took closer order over 2f out, ridden inside 2f out, driven and pressed leaders over 1f out, no extra final 100yds

8⁽⁶⁾ 1 [3¾]	1. Capital Legend (AUS) 25/1 Luke Currie C Fownes	Luke Currie C Fownes	4	92 t	71	–	74	–
ch g Capitalist (AUS) - Sweet Melody (NZ) (Tavistock)
Held up towards rear, ridden inside 2f out, kept on well final furlong, not going pace to threaten

9⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [5¼]	3. All Beauty (AUS) 48/1 Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	5	91	70	–	69	–
ch g All Too Hard (AUS) - Extension Of Time (AUS) (Dash For Cash)
Held up in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽³⁾ 2¾ [8]	10. All Are Mine (GER) 49/1 Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	4	86 t	63	–	56	–
ch g New Bay - Ardeola (GER) (Manduro)
With leader, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽⁸⁾ 1 [9]	7. Gallant Crown (NZ) 35/1 K C Leung A T Millard	K C Leung A T Millard	6	810 b	65	–	56	–
b g Hallowed Crown (AUS) - Justagem (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Always towards rear, eased inside final furlong

12⁽¹⁾ 6½ [15½]	11. Super Baby (AUS) 36/1 H T Mo ² P F Yiu	H T Mo ² P F Yiu	4	85 p	62	–	38	–
b g Cable Bay (IRE) - Crown Of Caitlin (AUS) (Distant Music)
Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 39.99s (slow by 1.99s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Charity Grace (reserve), Zone D (reserve)
1st owner: Sammy Sean Lee (Maldives) 1st breeder: Mrs H M & L R Monehan
2nd owner: Viva Guy Syndicate (Viva Hunter)
3rd owner: Raymond Hui (Hameron)

3:15 Happy Valley (HK) 14 Jun 2023

Violet Hill Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)