Full Result 11.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 27 March 2024

Ma Tau Wai Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m3f 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

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	5. Sharpen Bright (NZ) 19/5 Karis Teetan D J Hall	Karis Teetan D J Hall	4	811	46	–	58	–
b g Redwood - Wandane (AUS) (Danehill)
Held up towards rear of midfield, ridden and steady headway on outside from 2 1/2f out, wide entering straight, driven and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, led 50yds out, ridden out

2⁽¹²⁾ nk	4. Reach Goal (FR) 13/1 Harry Bentley P F Yiu	Harry Bentley P F Yiu	6	91 t	50	–	61	–
bb g Myboycharlie (IRE) - Astrologie (FR) (Polish Precedent)
Started slowly, held up in rear, headway from 4f out, shaken up and forward move to press leaders 2 1/2f out, ridden over 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, headed 50yds out

3⁽⁹⁾ 1 [1¼]	6. Winning Steps (AUS) 30/1 Matthew Poon ² P C Ng	Matthew Poon ² P C Ng	5	89 he	46	–	55	–
gb g Pierro (AUS) - Crystal Fairy (AUS) (Perugino)
Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well final furlong, hung right inside final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁵⁾ nse [1¼]	3. Precise Express (IRE) 33/1 Andrea Atzeni P F Yiu	Andrea Atzeni P F Yiu	8	95 h	54	–	63	–
b g Tamayuz - Soviet Treat (IRE) (Ashkalani)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and good headway on inside under 2f out, driven and kept on final 150yds, not able to challenge

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [2]	2. Pegasus General (BRZ) 42/10 Hugh Bowman Jimmy Ting	Hugh Bowman Jimmy Ting	6	96 v	55	–	63	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Umniyah (BRZ) (Burooj)
In touch in midfield, took closer order 2 1/2f out, ridden and chased leaders under 2f out, driven and kept on from over 1f out, not able to challenge

6⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [2¾]	12. Flying Silver (IRE) 14/1 Brenton Avdulla C S Shum	Brenton Avdulla C S Shum	5	89 1 t	44	–	50	–
gr g Gleneagles (IRE) - Bright Snow (USA) (Gulch)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on well from 1 1/2f out, not clear run inside final furlong, not going pace to threaten

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [3½]	1. Romantic Fantasy (IRE) 76/10 Alexis Badel C S Shum	Alexis Badel C S Shum	4	97 tb	56	–	61	–
b g Fascinating Rock (IRE) - Ataahua (GER) (Tertullian)
Led, ridden when pressed 2 1/2f out, headed under 2f out, gradually weakened final furlong

8⁽⁴⁾ nse [3¾]	8. Palace Pal (NZ) 21/10F Zac Purton D J Hall	Zac Purton D J Hall	6	810 v	45	–	50	–
b g Mongolian Khan (AUS) - Dolce Bella (NZ) (Postponed)
Midfield, ridden along and forward move from 3f out, not clear run and hampered 2 1/2f out, ridden and no impression from 2f out

9⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [5]	9. Running Ahead (NZ) 12/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	5	89 1	46	–	49	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Cinnadream (AUS) (King Of Kings)
Chased leader, dropped to third halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, lost place under 2f out, hampered over 1f out, no extra final furlong

10⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [5½]	7. Little Fairy (AUS) 30/1 Antoine Hamelin P F Yiu	Antoine Hamelin P F Yiu	4	810 v	45	–	47	–
b g Scissor Kick (AUS) - Coffee Hit (AUS) (Medaglia d'Oro)
Midfield, forward move and chased leader halfway, pressed leader 2 1/2f out, ridden to lead under 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final 150yds

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [7]	10. Jubilation (NZ) 16/1 M L Yeung W Y So	M L Yeung W Y So	5	89 v	44	–	43	–
b g Ghibellines (AUS) - Cherry Creek (AUS) (Monashee Mountain)
Always towards rear

12⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [9¼]	11. Sunny Baby (NZ) 40/1 L Hewitson David A Hayes	L Hewitson David A Hayes	6	89	44	–	39	–
ch g Iffraaj - Glass Half Full (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy)
Tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 2m 17.91s (slow by 0.41s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Royal Brothers Syndicate (Sharpen Bright) 1st breeder: G Harvey
2nd owner: A Chan Wai Choi, D Chan Ping Che & N Tang Kin Ming (Reach Goal)
3rd owner: Roy Lee Ming Fai (Winning Steps)

11:10 Happy Valley (HK) 27 Mar 2024

Ma Tau Wai Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)