Happy Valley (HK)
12:45
Village Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)
Happy Valley (HK) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Non-Runners: Forte (reserve), One For All (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Hearty Wish (NZ) 5 G Poor Douglas Whyte 118 lbs 59/10 Won Tracked leaders - short of room on home turn - ridden and chased leader 1 1/2f out - driven and pressed leader 125yds out - led 50yds out - shade cosily
2nd 4 Pachisi (NZ) 3 G Poor Jamie Richards 128 lbs 42/10 0.3 Held up towards rear - ridden 2 1/2f out - pushed very wide entering straight - driven and stayed on strongly from over 1f out - hung right inside final furlong - nearest finish
3rd 1 Amazing Rocky (AUS) 6 G AVG T P Yung 130 lbs 12/1 0.3 Led - briefly headed halfway - ridden over 1f out - driven when pressed 125yds out - headed 50yds out - kept on
4th 7 E Universe (AUS) 5 G Poor K L Man 117 lbs 9/1 .75 Towards rear of midfield - ridden over 2f out - good headway 1 1/2f out - kept on well final furlong - not going pace to challenge
5th 10 Ace Talent (NZ) 6 G Poor C Fownes 121 lbs 23/5 2 Tracked leaders - hampered and lost place after 2 1/2f - switched very wide entering straight - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and kept on final furlong
6th 11 Goodluck Goodluck (AUS) 8 G Poor W Y So 121 lbs 24/1 1.75 Towards rear of midfield - hampered and lost place after 2 1/2f - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous
7th 9 Circuit Seven (AUS) 7 G Poor A S Cruz 125 lbs 13/1 0.3 In touch in outside - outpaced 2 1/2f out - wide entering straight - driven and effort over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
8th 8 Joy In Joy (AUS) 5 G Poor C H Yip 127 lbs 54/1 .5 Held up towards rear - ridden inside 2f out - kept on steadily final furlong - never dangerous
9th 5 Cheer For South (AUS) 5 G Poor F C Lor 127 lbs 31/10 0.3 With leader - led briefly halfway - ridden over 1f out - weakened tamely and eased final furlong
10th 6 Cheong Fat (AUS) 4 G Poor L Ho 127 lbs 40/1 .5 Started slowly - soon behind - never in contention
11th 2 Colonel (NZ) 9 G Poor
H T Mo (2)lbs
P F Yiu 114 lbs 16/1 0.3 Midfield on outside - outpaced 2 1/2f out - pushed wide entering straight and dropped towards rear - soon no impression
12th 3 Sergeant Pepper (AUS) 7 G Poor Y S Tsui 132 lbs 11/1 .5 Tracked leaders - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and weakened quickly final furlong