Happy Valley (HK)
14:10
Central Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)
Happy Valley (HK) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Noble Pursuit (NZ) 6 G AVG C Fownes 129 lbs 12/5F Won Towards rear of midfield - forward move to track leaders 3 1/2f out - ridden and pressed leaders 1 1/2f out - driven inside final furlong - led 75yds out - asserting closing stages - readily
2nd 12 I Can (NZ) 6 G AVG P C Ng 117 lbs 22/5 - Raced keenly in midfield - forward move to dispute lead 3 1/2f out - ridden and outright leader over 1f out - driven final 125yds - headed 50yds out - no extra closing stages
3rd 6 Chain Of Gold (AUS) 5 G Poor W K Mo 125 lbs 49/10 - Held up towards rear - forward move into midfield 3 1/2f out - ridden and in touch 2f out - not clear run and switched wide 1 1/2f out - driven and kept on well final furlong - not able to challenge
4th 11 Red Majesty (NZ) 8 G Poor David A Hayes 118 lbs 13/1 - In touch - dropped to midfield 3 1/2f out - ridden under 2f out - kept on final furlong - not going pace to challenge
5th 9 Glorious Journey (NZ) 5 G Poor F C Lor 121 lbs 21/1 - Held up in rear - headway on wide outside into midfield 2 1/2f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on final furlong - not going pace to challenge
6th 3 Samarkand (NZ) 7 G AVG David A Hayes 130 lbs 31/5 - Chased leader - dropped to fourth 3f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - no extra final 100yds
7th 10 Greenwich (NZ) 5 G AVG P C Ng 116 lbs 11/1 - Prominent - wide around first turn - led after 2f - disputed lead from 3 1/2f out - ridden over 2f out - driven and headed over 1f out - weakened final 125yds
8th 7 Solar Partner (AUS) 7 G AVG P F Yiu 125 lbs 25/1 - Midfield - dropped towards rear 3f out - ridden 2f out - wide entering straight - kept on final furlong - not going pace to threaten
9th 2 Hameron (GB) 6 G Poor K W Lui 132 lbs 16/1 - Towards rear of midfield - short of room and dropped to rear 2 1/2f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and kept on final furlong - never dangerous
10th 5 Ivy League (IRE) 5 G AVG Douglas Whyte 124 lbs 11/1 - Midfield - dropped towards rear 2 1/2f out - ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out - weakened inside final furlong
11th 1 California Voce (IRE) 4 G AVG A S Cruz 135 lbs 32/1 - Always towards rear
12th 8 Eighteen Palms (NZ) 6 G AVG C S Shum 121 lbs 34/1 - Led - headed after 2f - tracked leaders - ridden over 2f out - weakened 1 1/2f out - eased inside final furlong