Full Result 3.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 4 October 2023

Wong Chuk Hang Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

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

1st £122,257.72 2nd £45,846.65 3rd £25,106.50 4th £13,099.04 5th £7,641.11 6th £4,366.35

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	6. Romantic Laos (NZ) 26/5 Zac Purton W K Mo	Zac Purton W K Mo	5	89 ht	65	–	74	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Zaburn (NZ) (Zabeel)
Midfield on outside, ridden and headway from 2f out, pressed leaders 1 1/2f out, driven to lead 1f out, kept on well final furlong, quite comfortably

2⁽⁶⁾ 1¼	5. Silver Sonic (AUS) 23/5 Harry Bentley K W Lui	Harry Bentley K W Lui	5	810	61	–	72	–
br g Exosphere (AUS) - Iridescente (AUS) (Commands)
In touch, pushed along and chased leaders 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, every chance 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong, not pace of winner final 100yds

3⁽³⁾ 1¼ [2½]	11. Intrepid Winner (AUS) 29/1 K De Melo C W Chang	K De Melo C W Chang	6	86 b	62	–	65	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Soubrettes (NZ) (High Chaparral)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway to chase leaders 1 1/2f out, not clear run and forced to switch over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, not going pace to challenge

4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [3]	3. Brilliant Way (NZ) 44/1 Jerry Chau ² P C Ng	Jerry Chau ² P C Ng	5	811 t	71	–	71	–
gr g Reliable Man - Third Rate Romance (NZ) (Scaredee Cat)
Led in early stages, headed after 1f, chased leader, ridden under 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, driven and headed 1f out, no extra final 100yds

5⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3¾]	12. Royal Pride (AUS) 27/10F Alexis Badel C Fownes	Alexis Badel C Fownes	6	85 t	61	–	61	–
b g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Hazard (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 3f out, switched wide entering straight, rider dropped whip 1 1/2f out, kept on well from 1f out, no further impression final 100yds

6⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [4½]	2. Maldives (NZ) 24/1 Brenton Avdulla D J Hall	Brenton Avdulla D J Hall	7	90	70	–	69	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Celtic Dream (NZ) (Casual Lies)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well from over 1f out, not going pace to threaten, no further impression final 100yds

7⁽¹⁾ nk [4¾]	8. HK Dragon (JPN) 7/1 Andrea Atzeni Douglas Whyte	Andrea Atzeni Douglas Whyte	5	88 tv	64	–	62	–
b g Lord Kanaloa (JPN) - Sweet Lady (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and no impression final furlong

8⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [7¼]	10. Chrysos (USA) 26/1 Matthew Chadwick C Fownes	Matthew Chadwick C Fownes	4	86 tb	62	–	54	–
bb g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Crowley's Law (Dubawi)
Prominent, led after 1f, soon racing keenly, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁷⁾ shd [7½]	4. Red Majesty (NZ) 61/10 Karis Teetan David A Hayes	Karis Teetan David A Hayes	7	812 tb	68	–	60	–
b g Ferlax (NZ) - Little Tee (NZ) (Volksraad)
In touch, ridden under 2f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, soon beaten, eased inside final furlong

10⁽⁵⁾ ½ [8]	1. Zone D 10/1 Hugh Bowman J Size	Hugh Bowman J Size	6	99 t	77	–	70	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Marasima (IRE) (Barathea)
Missed break and lost about five lengths, in rear, ridden and some headway on outside from 2 1/2f out, wide into straight and lost place, weakened inside final furlong

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [9¼]	7. D Star (NZ) 69/10 Angus Chung ⁷ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁷ A S Cruz	4	81 htb	64	–	52	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Florella (NZ) (Volksraad)
Always towards rear

11 ran Winning time: 1m 38.85s (slow by 0.85s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Eighteen Palms (non-runner)
1st owner: Cheng Keung Fai (Romantic Laos) 1st breeder: Waikato Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Charlies Angels Syndicate (Silver Sonic)
3rd owner: Winway Racing Syndicate (Intrepid Winner)

3:50 Happy Valley (HK) 4 Oct 2023

Wong Chuk Hang Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)