Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 31 January 2024

O'Brien Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

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

1st £115,492.96 2nd £43,309.86 3rd £23,717.30 4th £12,374.25 5th £7,218.31 6th £4,124.75

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	8. Simply Maverick (AUS) 21/20F Andrea Atzeni P F Yiu	Andrea Atzeni P F Yiu	4	811	66	–	80	–
ch g Sebring (AUS) - Papillon Rouge (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Midfield on outside, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on strongly from over 1f out, led 100yds out, readily

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¾	12. Red Hare King (AUS) 19/5 L Hewitson A S Cruz	L Hewitson A S Cruz	4	86 t	61	–	71	–
b g So You Think (NZ) - Fragrance (AUS) (Commands)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, not pace of winner final 100yds

3⁽¹¹⁾ nk [2]	2. Turin Mascot (IRE) 21/1 Karis Teetan P C Ng	Karis Teetan P C Ng	5	96 et	75	–	84	–
gr g Caravaggio (USA) - Longing (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [2¼]	7. Ivy League (IRE) 19/1 Matthew Chadwick Douglas Whyte	Matthew Chadwick Douglas Whyte	5	811 t	66	–	75	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Timbuktu (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
In touch, forward move to lead under 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, went clear 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong, headed 100yds out, dropped to 4th close home

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 2¼ [4½]	3. Winning Dragon (CHI) 25/1 Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	6	91 htb	75	–	78	–
b g Ivan Denisovich (IRE) - Perdoname (CHI) (Stuka)
With leader, dropped to 3rd 2 1/2f out, ridden under 2f out, no extra final 100yds

6⁽¹²⁾ nk [5]	4. Romantic Laos (NZ) 12/1 Zac Purton W K Mo	Zac Purton W K Mo	5	94 htp	73	–	76	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Zaburn (NZ) (Zabeel)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽³⁾ shd [5]	9. Solid Impact (NZ) 11/1 K De Melo D J Hall	K De Melo D J Hall	6	810 p	65	–	68	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - Ultra Explosive (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Midfield, ridden and kept on at same pace from under 3f out, no extra final 100yds

8⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [5¾]	1. Gallant Waking (AUS) 11/1 Jerry Chau ² K W Lui	Jerry Chau ² K W Lui	5	97	78	–	79	–
b g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) - Cassandara Shadow (NZ) (Johannesburg)
Bumped leaving stalls, towards rear of midfield, outpaced 1 1/2f out, kept on final 100yds, never dangerous

9⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [8¼]	6. Lean Hero (AUS) 73/10 Hugh Bowman David A Hayes	Hugh Bowman David A Hayes	4	93 tb	72	–	67	–
b c Maurice (JPN) - Frontalis (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Always towards rear

10⁽¹⁾ 7¾ [16]	5. Fashion Legend (AUS) 45/1 Harry Bentley C Fownes	Harry Bentley C Fownes	4	93 t	72	–	49	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Sarong (NZ) (Exceed And Excel)
Led, headed under 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽²⁾ 4¾ [20¾]	11. Majestic Speed (IRE) 66/1 M L Yeung C S Shum	M L Yeung C S Shum	4	87 t	62	–	28	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Glass Slipper (IRE) (Danehill)
In touch in midfield, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, soon struggling, eased final furlong

11 ran Winning time: 1m 40.05s (slow by 2.05s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Absolute Sunshine (reserve), Thesis (withdrawn)
1st owner: Chow Yuet Kam (Simply Maverick) 1st breeder: J Allis
2nd owner: Jonathan Cheung Yu Shing (Red Hare King)
3rd owner: Dr Sheldon Tse Hiu Tung, Ken Huang Jian Hua & Tsoi Huk Yam (Turin Mascot)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 31 Jan 2024

O'Brien Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)