Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 22 November 2023

High Island Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £110,926.52 2nd £41,597.44 3rd £22,779.55 4th £11,884.98 5th £5,447.28 6th £5,447.28

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	7. Never Too Soon (AUS) 148/10 K De Melo D J Hall	K De Melo D J Hall	6	812	68	–	79	–
b g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Best Yet To Come (AUS) (Econsul)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, stayed on well from 1 1/2f out, driven final 50yds, led close home

2⁽⁶⁾ nk	8. A Americ Te Specso (NZ) 13/1 Luke Currie J Size	Luke Currie J Size	5	810	66	–	76	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Island Time (NZ) (Al Akbar)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, switched wide entering straight, stayed on strongly final furlong, nearest finish

3⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [½]	2. Brave Star (AUS) 17/1 L Hewitson K W Lui	L Hewitson K W Lui	5	93	73	–	82	–
b g Myboycharlie (IRE) - Isador Amore (AUS) (Hidden Dragon)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, every chance 100yds out, just held

4⁽¹⁾ shd [½]	3. O'Liner (AUS) 47/10 L J Ferraris T P Yung	L J Ferraris T P Yung	5	93 et	73	–	82	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - O'Marilyn (AUS) (O'Reilly)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven over 1f out, driven final 50yds, no extra and dropped to 4th close home

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [1]	4. Golden Artie (AUS) 18/1 Andrea Atzeni P F Yiu	Andrea Atzeni P F Yiu	4	92 h	72	–	80	–
b g Artie Schiller (USA) - Dig A Pony (AUS) (Mutawaajid)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, very wide entering straight, driven final furlong, stayed on strongly final 100yds, nearest finish

5⁽¹¹⁾ dht [1]	9. Giddy Up (AUS) 42/1 Brenton Avdulla Jamie Richards	Brenton Avdulla Jamie Richards	4	810 htb¹	66	–	74	–
b g Fiorente (IRE) - Socarada (AUS) (Strada)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽²⁾ ½ [1½]	10. Denfield (AUS) 13/5F C Y Ho C S Shum	C Y Ho C S Shum	4	89 t	65	–	71	–
ch g Deep Field (AUS) - Bousquet (AUS) (More Than Ready)
In touch, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, no extra final 50yds

8⁽⁴⁾ ½ [2]	5. Sugar Sugar (AUS) 23/5 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C Fownes	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C Fownes	5	89 tb	70	–	75	–
br g Star Turn (AUS) - In The Moment (NZ) (Keeper)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, not clear run final 75yds

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [2¼]	6. Colourful Emperor (IRE) 43/10 Zac Purton A S Cruz	Zac Purton A S Cruz	3	812 t	68	–	72	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Elaysa (Shamardal)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, pushed along and no extra final furlong

10⁽⁵⁾ nk [2½]	1. Excellent Peers (NZ) 13/1 Alexis Badel F C Lor	Alexis Badel F C Lor	6	95 h	75	–	78	–
b g Jimmy Choux (NZ) - Lunar Eclipse (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

11⁽¹²⁾ shd [2½]	12. Zoom Boom (IRE) 25/1 Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	5	89 b	65	–	68	–
b g Awtaad (IRE) - Gabardine (Pivotal)
Started slowly, towards rear of midfield after 1 1/2f, ridden and no impression from 2f out

12⁽³⁾ 9 [11½]	11. Naboo Legend (AUS) 40/1 K C Leung David A Hayes	K C Leung David A Hayes	5	89	65	–	39	–
b g Press Statement (AUS) - Convene (AUS) (Zizou)
In touch in midfield, driven 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.10s (slow by 0.40s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Cotton Fingers (reserve), Jolly Companion (reserve)
1st owner: Kenneth Chung Kin Shu (Never Too Soon) 1st breeder: Woodside Park Stud Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Chan Yee Lap (A Americ Te Specso)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Matthew Lam Kin Hong (Brave Star)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 22 Nov 2023

High Island Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)