Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 12 March 2025

Ap Lei Chau Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m1f Good To Firm

1st £118,107 2nd £44,290.12 3rd £24,254.12 4th £12,654.32 5th £7,381.69 6th £4,218.11

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	10. Beauty Alliance (AUS) 11/10F Alexis Badel J Size	Alexis Badel J Size	4	88	65	–	81	–
b g Starcraft (NZ) - Rezyana (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Chased leader, pushed along to challenge just under 2f out, driven to lead entering final furlong, kept on strongly

2⁽¹²⁾ 3½	6. Fallon (IRE) 58/10 Ben E Thompson A S Cruz	Ben E Thompson A S Cruz	5	92 tb	73	–	78	–
b g Galileo Gold - Providence (IRE) (Acclamation)
Midfield, asked for effort 2 1/2f out, ridden just under 1 1/2f out, ran on into second close home, never going pace to reach winner

3⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4]	11. Northern Beast (AUS) 25/1 Matthew Poon D J Hall	Matthew Poon D J Hall	5	85 v	62	–	66	–
bl g Maurice (JPN) - Tiffany's Diamond (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Led, asked to quicken over 2f out, soon hard pressed, headed entering final furlong, no extra closing stages

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [4½]	9. Jumbo Legend (AUS) 24/1 Lyle Hewitson C Fownes	Lyle Hewitson C Fownes	6	810 ht	67	–	70	–
b g Hinchinbrook (AUS) - Morinda (AUS) (Desert King)
Towards rear, effort on outer over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to seriously challenge

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [5]	4. Star Mac (AUS) 57/10 Brenton Avdulla David A Hayes	Brenton Avdulla David A Hayes	5	93 tb	74	–	76	–
b g Heroic Valour (AUS) - Marma Got Style (AUS) (Wicked Style)
Towards rear, asked for effort just under 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge

6⁽⁸⁾ nse [5]	8. Charity Gain (IRE) 36/5 L J Ferraris David Eustace	L J Ferraris David Eustace	5	811 t	68	–	70	–
b g Twilight Son - Stylos Ecossais (Aqlaam)
Midfield, pushed along over 2 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten

7⁽³⁾ nse [5]	2. Romantic Laos (NZ) 12/1 Jerry Chau ² W K Mo	Jerry Chau ² W K Mo	6	93 tp	76	–	78	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Zaburn (NZ) (Zabeel)
Prominent, asked for effort over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened closing stages

8⁽¹⁾ ½ [5½]	3. Hameron 21/1 Richard Kingscote K W Lui	Richard Kingscote K W Lui	7	93	74	–	75	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Thurayaat (Tamayuz)
Midfield, pushed along over 2 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

9⁽⁶⁾ 2 [7½]	12. Winning Steps (AUS) 19/1 Karis Teetan P C Ng	Karis Teetan P C Ng	6	84 he	61	–	57	–
gb g Pierro (AUS) - Crystal Fairy (AUS) (Perugino)
Towards rear, driven over 2 1/2f out, passed beaten rivals inside final furlong, never involved

10⁽²⁾ nk [8]	5. Allcash (BRZ) 49/1 Antoine Hamelin C S Shum	Antoine Hamelin C S Shum	4	92 tp	73	–	69	–
gr g Kentuckian (USA) - Desequilibrada (BRZ) (Redattore)
Prominent, driven over 2f out, soon weakened under pressure inside final furlong

11⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [10¼]	7. Simply Maverick (AUS) 55/1 Declan McDonogh P F Yiu	Declan McDonogh P F Yiu	5	92	73	–	64	–
ch g Sebring (AUS) - Papillon Rouge (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Midfield, pushed along 3f out, shuffled back 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [11¼]	1. Talents Ambition (AUS) 25/1 Andrea Atzeni Mark Newnham	Andrea Atzeni Mark Newnham	4	99 b	80	–	69	–
gr g Into Mischief (USA) - Spirit Of Ecstasy (USA) (Congrats)
Always in rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 49.28s (slow by 0.78s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Aestheticism, Samarkand
1st owner: Beauty Syndicate (Beauty Alliance) 1st breeder: Rosemont Stud
2nd owner: Daryl Ng Win Kong (Fallon)
3rd owner: Ngai Man, Amy Wang Hong & Doris Ngai Yan Tung (Northern Beast)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 12 Mar 2025

Ap Lei Chau Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)