Full Result 12.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 11 October 2023

Yau Tong Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

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

1st £52,183.17 2nd £19,568.69 3rd £10,716.19 4th £5,591.05 5th £3,261.45 6th £1,863.68

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	12. Happy Hero (AUS) 154/10 L Hewitson Mark Newnham	L Hewitson Mark Newnham	5	87 b	24	–	38	–
br g Pierro (AUS) - Forty Winks (Kheleyf)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well final furlong, led 50yds out, soon clear, eased closing stages

2⁽²⁾ 1½	3. Happy Jai Jai (NZ) 14/5F Zac Purton T P Yung	Zac Purton T P Yung	7	95 t	36	–	47	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Avisto (NZ) (Tavistock)
Midfield, ridden and chased leaders under 2f out, driven and challenged 1f out, led narrowly 100yds out, headed 50yds out, soon held, kept on

3⁽⁸⁾ nk [1¾]	10. Fortune Triple (IRE) 15/1 Karis Teetan Y S Tsui	Karis Teetan Y S Tsui	6	89	26	–	36	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Kerry Gal (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and stayed on from over 1f out, took 3rd close home

4⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [2]	6. Medic Elite (NZ) 16/5 Alexis Badel P C Ng	Alexis Badel P C Ng	5	90 et	31	–	41	–
b g Zacinto - You Are Amazing (NZ) (Thewayyouare)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, driven when challenged 1f out, headed 100yds out, no extra closing stages

5⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [3½]	11. Smart Beauty (IRE) 61/10 Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	4	89 htb	26	–	32	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Layla Jamil (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong, not clear run 100yds out, not going pace to challenge

6⁽³⁾ 2¼ [5¾]	8. Perfect Rock (AUS) 75/1 H T Mo ² Y S Tsui	H T Mo ² Y S Tsui	5	810	29	–	30	–
br g Awesome Rock (AUS) - Hello Again (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Midfield, took closer order under 2f out, ridden and chased leaders over 1f out, no extra final 150yds

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [6½]	2. Copartner Era (AUS) 9/1 Matthew Chadwick W Y So	Matthew Chadwick W Y So	8	96 b	37	–	36	–
ch g Testa Rossa (AUS) - Song Shan (AUS) (Al Maher)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, not clear run 1 1/2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽⁵⁾ nk [7]	7. Eagle Run (AUS) 32/5 K De Melo Douglas Whyte	K De Melo Douglas Whyte	5	813 tp	30	–	29	–
ch g Starcraft (NZ) - Nadeem's Melody (AUS) (Nadeem)
Chased leader, ridden and pressed leader 2f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽⁷⁾ ½ [7½]	1. Brave And Bold (FR) 27/1 Luke Currie J Size	Luke Currie J Size	4	99	40	–	37	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Hayaku (USA) (Arch)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from over 2f out

10⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [8¾]	5. Chiron (NZ) 17/2 K C Leung David A Hayes	K C Leung David A Hayes	6	93 tp	34	–	29	–
b g Makfi - Inara Belle (NZ) (Elusive Quality)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, soon headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, eased final 100yds

11⁽¹¹⁾ nk [9]	9. Star Of Glory (AUS) 35/1 Antoine Hamelin C W Chang	Antoine Hamelin C W Chang	7	812 b	29	–	23	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Sunday Lady (NZ) (Zabeel)
Led, ridden under 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽¹²⁾ 9¾ [18¾]	4. Regency Happy Star (AUS) 25/1 Hugh Bowman A S Cruz	Hugh Bowman A S Cruz	4	94 htp	35	–	6	–
b g Lonhro (AUS) - Word Games (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
In touch, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened under 2f out, eased over 1f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.02s (slow by 2.02s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Amazing Travis (reserve)
1st owner: Chan Siu Cheung, Chan Fut Yan Et Al (Happy Hero) 1st breeder: Ramsey Pastoral Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Happy Yeah Yeah Syndicate (Happy Jai Jai)
3rd owner: Dr Andy Kong On Tai, Danny Lee Chi Yin & Philip Yu Chi Wai (Fortune Triple)

12:40 Happy Valley (HK) 11 Oct 2023

Yau Tong Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)