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Race Results:
28 December 2022 - Happy Valley
Race 5 - TAI LONG TSUI HANDICAP - Sec 2
Class 4 - 1650M - C+3
Course: HV Cloudy Going: g
Finish Time: 1:40:38
Sectional Time: 28.30 24.42 23.66 24.00
| Place | Horse No | Horse Name | Jockey | Trainer | Rate | Weight | ON | RD | Draw | Margin | Time | In Running | Section Time |
| 1 | 10 | PERFECT TO GREAT (D327) | K. Teetan | C. Fownes | 43 | 119 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 7 | 1:40:38 | 10-9-8-1 | 53.60 23.66 23.12 | |
| 2 | 3 | STAR CONTACT (E472) | Z. Purton | D. A. Hayes | 54 | 130 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 9 | SH | 1:40:40 | 3-4-2-2 | 52.96 23.66 23.78 |
| 3 | 9 | GALLANT HERO (E480) | M. F. Poon | D. Hall | 43 | 117 | 5 | 7.7 | 3 | 3 | 1:40:87 | 6-8-7-3 | 53.40 23.86 23.61 |
| 4 | 5 | SUNNY DELIGHT (E339) | H. Bowman | C. S. Shum | 50 | 126 | 8 | 5.6 | 5 | 3 | 1:40:87 | 8-2-1-4 | 52.84 23.54 24.49 |
| 5 | 11 | WINWIN THIRTYTHREE (C110) | R. Maia | P. F. Yiu | 42 | 118 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3.25 | 1:40:91 | 7-7-6-5 | 53.36 23.70 23.85 |
| 6 | 12 | FORTUNE PRESIDENT (G054) | H. T. Mo | Y. S. Tsui | 40 | 114 | 35 | 99 | 4 | 4 | 1:41:02 | 9-10-10-6 | 53.64 23.86 23.52 |
| 7 | 1 | STARFIRE GEMS (G453) | C. Y. Ho | J. Richards | 59 | 135 | 25 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 1:41:19 | 2-3-4-7 | 52.92 23.94 24.33 |
| 8 | 2 | BILLIONAIRE SECRET (G303) | K. C. Leung | P. C. Ng | 57 | 133 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 5.75 | 1:41:29 | 5-6-9-8 | 53.16 24.18 23.95 |
| 9 | 4 | EQUILIBRIUM TURBO (E195) | S. De Sousa | R. Gibson | 53 | 129 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 7.5 | 1:41:56 | 4-5-5-9 | 53.12 23.74 24.70 |
| 10 | 6 | BELL OF HAPPINESS (G178) | L. Currie | C. W. Chang | 46 | 122 | 83 | 99 | 11 | 15 | 1:42:76 | 11-11-11-10 | 53.96 24.02 24.78 |
| 11 | 7 | SMILING MOON (G281) | M. L. Yeung | K. H. Ting | 46 | 122 | 53 | 99 | 10 | 17.25 | 1:43:14 | 1-1-3-11 | 52.72 23.98 26.44 |
| WD | 8 | CHIU CHOW BROTHER (E188) | C. L. Chau | T. P. Yung | 43 | 117 | 10 | WD | -- |
Sire:Unencumbered
Breed of the Winning Horse:PERFECT TO GREAT
Dam:Half A Minute
| Pool | Winning Combination | Dividend (HK$) |
| win | 10 | 53 |
| place | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 9 | 22.5 | |
| forecast | 10-3 | 182 |
| quinella | 3-10 | 67.5 |
| quinella place | 3-10 | 29.5 |
| 9-10 | 57 | |
| 3-9 | 40 | |
| 3 pick 1 (Composite Win) | A1 | 15.5 |
| tierce | 10-3-9 | 867 |
| trio | 3-9-10 | 137 |
| first 4 | 3-5-9-10 | 78 |
| quartet | 10-3-9-5 | 2511 |
| 4th double | (1-10) | $123.0 |
| 4th double consulation | (1-3,8) | $16.0 |
| 1st double trio | (1,2,9/9>3,8,10) | $1109.0 |
Racing Incident Report
Race Five: (285) - TAI LONG TSUI HANDICAP - Class 4 - 1650Meters
CHIU CHOW BROTHER was withdrawn on raceday morning by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (blood abnormality).
Before being allowed to race again, CHIU CHOW BROTHER will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.
PERFECT TO GREAT, which made contact with a rail on entering the track, was examined by the Veterinary Officer and passed suitable to race.
After being loaded into the barriers, BILLIONAIRE SECRET became fractious, reared and momentarily rested both front feet on the front gates.
BILLIONAIRE SECRET was removed from the barriers and examined by the Veterinary Officer who said in his opinion it was suitable to race.
Before being allowed to race again, BILLIONAIRE SECRET will be required to perform satisfactorily in a stalls test.
PERFECT TO GREAT began awkwardly, shifted in and bumped the hindquarters of STARFIRE GEMS, resulting in both horses becoming unbalanced.
From the outside barrier, BELL OF HAPPINESS was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.
FORTUNE PRESIDENT was inconvenienced a short distance after the start by SUNNY DELIGHT which shifted in.
A short distance after the start, GALLANT HERO was very awkwardly placed outside the hindquarters of BILLIONAIRE SECRET when being steadied to obtain cover behind that horse.
After the 1400 Metres, WINWIN THIRTYTHREE commenced to travel keenly and raced close to the heels of BILLIONAIRE SECRET.
Then near the 1300 Metres, WINWIN THIRTYTHREE shifted out away from behind BILLIONAIRE SECRET.
SUNNY DELIGHT, which was following WINWIN THIRTYTHREE, was steadied away from the heels of that horse as WINWIN THIRTYTHREE resumed its position behind BILLIONAIRE SECRET.
Passing the 1200 Metres, SUNNY DELIGHT was again steadied away from the heels of WINWIN THIRTYTHREE.
After this, SUNNY DELIGHT remained awkwardly placed behind WINWIN THIRTYTHREE when travelling keenly and when the tempo was only fair in the middle stages, SUNNY DELIGHT was shifted out away from behind WINWIN THIRTYTHREE near the 1000 Metres and allowed to improve its position into the lead near the 700 Metres.
After the 1200 Metres, BELL OF HAPPINESS became unbalanced of its own accord.
Approaching the 900 Metres, FORTUNE PRESIDENT commenced to race ungenerously and got its head up when awkwardly placed outside the heels of GALLANT HERO.
Approaching the 600 Metres, BILLIONAIRE SECRET was bumped and taken wider by EQUILIBRIUM TURBO which improved into tight running between BILLIONAIRE SECRET and STARFIRE GEMS.
BILLIONAIRE SECRET then made the turn after the 600 Metres awkwardly.
Approaching the 100 Metres, FORTUNE PRESIDENT lay out under pressure.
SUNNY DELIGHT also lay out under pressure over the concluding stages.
After the race, M F Poon reported that GALLANT HERO lay in and proved very awkward to ride in tonight's race, particularly around the Home Turn and in the early part of the Straight.
A veterinary inspection of BELL OF HAPPINESS and SMILING MOON immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.
PERFECT TO GREAT and STAR CONTACT were sent for sampling.
Recap by phillip woo
Perfect To Great came with a sterling move late down the outside to nip favourite Star Contact on the wire after a patient ride second last from a tricky gate. He was winning for the first time in Hong Kong but had been knocking on the door in his past three start and can win again. Star Contact was collared late after working to the front 150m out following a speed-tracking run. He continues to race well at both tracks this season. Gallant Hero got up near the inside to just deny Sunny Delight for third after a rail run from behind midfield. He relished a step up to a mile trip after running on without menacing in his first three starts up to 1,400m this term. Sunny Delight ended fourth after taking off from towards the rear 900m out to lead at the 750m. It was another honest effort. Winwin Thirtythree ran on steadily with two wider out from behind midfield to finish next best. It was not a bad run following a win in Class Five at Sha Tin. Fortune President ran on without threatening, travelling one from the rear. He is destined for Class Five. Billionaire Secret just plodded despite a downgrade.