Full Result 11.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 29 December 2023

Nam Long Shan Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f 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⁽²⁾	2. Valhalla (NZ) 33/10F Hugh Bowman C Fownes	Hugh Bowman C Fownes	6	94 t	38	–	52	–
b g Ocean Park (NZ) - Eudora (NZ) (Pins)
Midfield, ridden and good headway on inner 1 1/2f out, driven and challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on strongly and asserted final 75yds, cosily

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	3. Wind Speeder (AUS) 17/1 Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	6	94 b	38	–	50	–
b g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Rationality (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, switched very wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well from over 1f out, nearest finish

3⁽³⁾ nk [¾]	1. Hercules (AUS) 13/2 Alexis Badel C H Yip	Alexis Badel C H Yip	8	96 tb	40	–	51	–
br g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Soul Mama (AUS) (Charge Forward)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and headway from under 2f out, chasing leaders when not clear run and forced to switch 150yds out, soon driven and kept on well, not able to challenge

4⁽⁶⁾ ½ [1¼]	4. August Moon (NZ) 22/1 K C Leung Jamie Richards	K C Leung Jamie Richards	6	92 tb	36	–	45	–
b g Highly Recommended (AUS) - Queen Of The Castle (NZ) (Castledale)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, no extra final 50yds

5⁽⁸⁾ 1 [2¼]	12. Viva A La (NZ) 58/10 K De Melo K L Man	K De Melo K L Man	5	88 tb¹	28	–	34	–
br g Showcasing - Zafrenzy (NZ) (Savabeel)
Towards rear of midfield, good headway from 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched and ridden 1f out, kept on final furlong, short of room final 50yds

6⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [2¾]	6. General Ace (NZ) 35/1 L Hewitson K W Lui	L Hewitson K W Lui	5	90 p	34	–	39	–
gr g Telperion (AUS) - Miss Anatina (AUS) (Murtajill)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, not going pace to threaten

7⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3½]	10. Easy Two (NZ) 10/1 Andrea Atzeni Jimmy Ting	Andrea Atzeni Jimmy Ting	5	89 htv	29	–	31	–
b g Sacred Falls (NZ) - Pinzaara (NZ) (Pins)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, not clear run and slightly hampered over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [4¼]	8. Double Show (NZ) 8/1 James McDonald Douglas Whyte	James McDonald Douglas Whyte	5	811 tb	31	–	31	–
bb g Showcasing - Showus (NZ) (Pentire)
Held up in rear, ridden under 2f out, not clear run and snatched up 1f out, kept on final 100yds, too much to do

9⁽¹²⁾ nk [4½]	9. Millennium Falcon (NZ) 19/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	7	88 t	30	–	29	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Potions (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
In touch in midfield on outside, wide entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakening when squeezed out and hampered 150yds out

10⁽¹⁾ nk [5]	5. Get The Monies (NZ) 49/10 L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	5	92 tb	36	–	34	–
b g Vadamos (FR) - Sapphire Belle (NZ) (Danske)
In touch, tracked leaders going well over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, driven 1f out, hampered and stumbled inside final furlong, soon lost place and no extra

11⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [7¼]	11. Happily Friends (IRE) 67/10 Zac Purton W Y So	Zac Purton W Y So	7	89 v	29	–	20	–
b g Requinto (IRE) - Maraglen (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Tracked leaders, wide entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽⁹⁾ 10 [17¼]	7. Craig's Master (AUS) 38/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	4	811 htv¹	31	–	–	–
b g Hellbent (AUS) - For Me Dad (AUS) (Choisir)
With leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.48s (slow by 0.78s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Dashing Glory (reserve)
1st owner: Cheng Chung Wah & Enzo Cheng Tin Hang (Valhalla) 1st breeder: Waikato Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Exceed Expectations Syndicate (Wind Speeder)
3rd owner: Lordson Syndicate (Hercules)

11:40 Happy Valley (HK) 29 Dec 2023

Nam Long Shan Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)