Full Result 12.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 28 June 2023

Thistle Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (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⁽³⁾	10. Yeaboi (NZ) 151/10 Angus Chung ⁷ C H Yip	Angus Chung ⁷ C H Yip	4	82 t	46	–	58	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Spiffy Iffie (NZ) (Iffraaj)
Made all, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven when pressed inside final furlong, kept on well, just held on

2⁽⁷⁾ shd	5. Durham Star (AUS) 22/5 L J Ferraris Douglas Whyte	L J Ferraris Douglas Whyte	6	90	51	–	63	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Freestyle (AUS) (Snippets)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, driven and stayed on well from over 1f out, finished well, just failed

3⁽⁹⁾ hd [nk]	9. River Alwen (IRE) 39/10 Matthew Chadwick P C Ng	Matthew Chadwick P C Ng	5	89 b	46	–	58	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Intense Pink (Pivotal)
In touch, chased leader after 2 1/2f, ridden 1 1/2f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, kept on well, always just held

4⁽¹²⁾ nse [¼]	2. Lean Hero (AUS) 12/1 Hugh Bowman David A Hayes	Hugh Bowman David A Hayes	3	98 tp	59	–	70	–
b c Maurice (JPN) - Frontalis (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Midfield, pushed along and steady headway from 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, every chance closing stages, just held

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [½]	8. Beauty Mission (AUS) 14/1 Michael Dee F C Lor	Michael Dee F C Lor	5	810 t	47	–	58	–
ch g Pluck (USA) - Mollycat (AUS) (Catbird)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 3f out, headway on wide outside over 2f out, chased leaders 1 1/2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, every chance final 50yds, just held

6⁽¹⁾ 1 [1½]	6. Spangle Fortune (IRE) 28/1 Matthew Poon ² K L Man	Matthew Poon ² K L Man	4	812 tp	51	–	60	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Hope So (IRE) (Bated Breath)
In touch, ridden 2f out, driven and pressed leaders over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, no extra final 50yds

7⁽⁶⁾ nse [1½]	4. Charmander (NZ) 15/1 C Y Ho Jamie Richards	C Y Ho Jamie Richards	4	90 tb	51	–	60	–
ch g Shooting To Win (AUS) - Moment Of Choice (AUS) (Choisir)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final 125yds, nearest finish

8⁽²⁾ ½ [2]	3. Pegasus Hero (BRZ) 10/1 L Hewitson Y S Tsui	L Hewitson Y S Tsui	5	98	59	–	67	–
ch g Agnes Gold (JPN) - Principessa Capri (BRZ) (Northern Afleet)
In touch in midfield, ridden under 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not clear run and no extra closing stages

9⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [2¾]	12. Get The Monies (NZ) 5/2F Brenton Avdulla K W Lui	Brenton Avdulla K W Lui	4	87 2	42	–	50	–
b g Vadamos (FR) - Sapphire Belle (NZ) (Danske)
Chased leader, dropped to 3rd after 2 1/2f, ridden under 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, coasted final 75yds

10⁽⁵⁾ nse [2¾]	11. Copartner Era (AUS) 50/1 Luke Currie W Y So	Luke Currie W Y So	7	87 b	44	–	50	–
ch g Testa Rossa (AUS) - Song Shan (AUS) (Al Maher)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on from 1 1/2f out, not clear run and just pushed along final 100yds

11⁽¹¹⁾ 2¼ [5]	1. Bulletproof (NZ) 16/1 K C Leung P F Yiu	K C Leung P F Yiu	6	99 v	60	–	61	–
ch g Dissident (AUS) - Tempting Delight (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Always towards rear

12⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	7. Sparky Star (NZ) 12/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	7	810 b	49	–	47	–
br g O'Reilly (NZ) - Lady Chaparral (NZ) (High Chaparral)
Always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 41.25s (slow by 3.25s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Palace Pal, United Endeavors
1st owner: Ting Ping Sing, David Ting Chi Ho & Ting Mei Wan (Yeaboi) 1st breeder: Garry & Nicole Pye
2nd owner: Harilela Racing Syndicate (Durham Star)
3rd owner: Happy Life Syndicate (River Alwen)

12:45 Happy Valley (HK) 28 Jun 2023

Thistle Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)