Full Result 12.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 13 March 2024

Ireland Trophy (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £65,915.49 2nd £24,718.31 3rd £13,536.22 4th £7,062.37 5th £4,119.72 6th £2,354.12

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	4. King Eccellente (AUS) 12/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	5	93	53	–	68	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Caiguna (AUS) (Dubai Destination)
Towards rear on outer, ridden and headway under 1 1/2f out, fifth and closing 1f out, ran on to lead entering final 100yds, soon asserted, coasted close home

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¼	11. Harmony N Home (IRE) 23/1 Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	8	83	41	–	52	–
br g Slade Power (IRE) - Keepers Hill (IRE) (Danehill)
Slightly outpaced in final pair, angled out and headway approaching 1f out, ran on well final furlong, no threat to winner

3⁽¹⁾ ¾ [2]	10. Colonel (NZ) 27/10F Matthew Chadwick P F Yiu	Matthew Chadwick P F Yiu	7	86 v	42	–	51	–
b g Ferlax (NZ) - Outrageous Fortune (NZ) (Volksraad)
Broke well, led, just over 1 length lead 2f out, ridden and rallied over 1f out, headed entering final 100yds, no extra

4⁽⁵⁾ shd [2]	2. Ernest Feeling (AUS) 69/10 Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	6	96 tb	56	–	64	–
bb g Epaulette (AUS) - Melancolia (AUS) (Hard Spun)
Midfield, fifth and ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, just failed to grab third

5⁽²⁾ ½ [2½]	5. Kilindini (SAF) 41/10 Angus Chung ⁵ W K Mo	Angus Chung ⁵ W K Mo	7	89 t	50	–	57	–
b g Silvano (GER) - Kiss And Fly (SAF) (Jet Master)
Stumbled start, quickly recovered to press leader, close third 2f out, ridden but not quicken 1 1/2f from home, kept on final furlong

6⁽³⁾ nk [3]	8. Super Eagle (AUS) 3/1 Karis Teetan W Y So	Karis Teetan W Y So	5	811 t	47	–	53	–
ch g Mshawish (USA) - Elektra Lass (AUS) (Street Hero)
Prominent on inner, eased off rail and 1 length second 2f out, soon ridden and continued to chase leader, dropped away inside final 160yds

7⁽¹¹⁾ nk [3¼]	12. Tactical Command (NZ) 23/1 Alexis Badel Mark Newnham	Alexis Badel Mark Newnham	4	84 b	40	–	45	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Nomisma (NZ) (Thorn Park)
Dwelt, in rear, pushed along 2 1/2f out, closed on inner 1 1/2f out, kept on under pressure, not pace to get on terms

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [4]	3. Wood On Fire (NZ) 90/1 H T Mo ² C W Chang	H T Mo ² C W Chang	8	93 t	55	–	57	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Lutine Belle (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Broke well, soon steadied in midfield, pushed along to hold place over 2f out, briefly impeded 1 1/2f out, keeping on when slightly short of room inside final furlong, kept on again but never troubled leaders

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [4¼]	7. Multidarling (AUS) 9/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	4	810 t	48	–	49	–
b g Shalaa (IRE) - Stellar Vinia (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Raced in midfield, ridden over 2f out, effort to dispute fourth with 1f to run, soon beaten

10⁽⁶⁾ ½ [4¾]	1. Hoss (AUS) 13/1 Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	5	99 tb	59	–	59	–
bb g Fiorente (IRE) - Bona Fides (AUS) (Elusive Quality)
Raced in final trio, last and ridden over 1 1/2f out, never in contention

11⁽⁹⁾ 3 [7¾]	9. Alloy King (AUS) 37/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	7	86 v	42	–	32	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Terhaab (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Broke well, chased leaders, close fourth and pushed along 2f out, ridden and beaten inside final 1 1/2f

12⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [10¼]	6. Running Boy (NZ) 44/1 K De Melo K W Lui	K De Melo K W Lui	4	90 t	50	–	32	–
b g Almanzor (FR) - Emira (AUS) (Commands)
Dwelt, towards rear on inner, seventh and closing 2f out, ridden and slightly short of room 1f out, soon beaten

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.41s (slow by 0.71s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Falcon Court, The Khan
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Patrick Fung Pak Tung & Ophelia Fung Wing Sei (King Eccellente) 1st breeder: I K Smith
2nd owner: Cheung Ming Man, Cheung Ying Ho Et Al (Harmony N Home)
3rd owner: Syed Pervez Hussain (Colonel)

12:40 Happy Valley (HK) 13 Mar 2024

Ireland Trophy (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)