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Race Results:
20 September 2023 - Happy Valley
Race 6 - HUNG LUEN HANDICAP
Class 3 - 1650M - B
Course: HV Cloudy Going: g
Finish Time: 1:40:23
Sectional Time: 28.37 23.56 24.82 23.48
| Place | Horse No | Horse Name | Jockey | Trainer | Rate | Weight | ON | RD | Draw | Margin | Time | In Running | Section Time |
| 1 | 2 | RISING FROM ASHES (G209) | L. Hewitson | K. W. Lui | 77 | 132 | 5.3 | 4 | 1 | 1:40:23 | 6-6-5-1 | 52.61 24.58 23.04 | |
| 2 | 6 | CAPITAL LEGEND (G333) | A. Atzeni | C. Fownes | 67 | 122 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 2.25 | 1:40:58 | 5-5-6-2 | 52.49 24.70 23.39 |
| 3 | 7 | STAR CONTACT (E472) | Z. Purton | D. A. Hayes | 67 | 122 | 7 | 5.1 | 2 | 2.5 | 1:40:63 | 2-3-3-3 | 52.17 24.86 23.60 |
| 4 | 4 | MALDIVES (D329) | B. Avdulla | D. Hall | 70 | 125 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2.5 | 1:40:65 | 8-8-8-4 | 52.85 24.50 23.30 |
| 5 | 3 | VIVA HUNTER (E369) | A. Badel | K. L. Man | 72 | 127 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 3 | 2.75 | 1:40:66 | 1-1-1-5 | 51.93 24.82 23.91 |
| 6 | 8 | IVY LEAGUE (H116) | K. De. Melo | D. Whyte | 65 | 120 | 7.4 | 11 | 5 | 2.75 | 1:40:67 | 7-7-7-6 | 52.69 24.62 23.36 |
| 7 | 1 | WINNING DRAGON (E461) | Y. L. Chung | A. S. Cruz | 80 | 128 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 10 | 3.25 | 1:40:74 | 4-2-2-7 | 52.01 24.94 23.79 |
| 8 | 5 | JUMBO FORTUNE (G195) | L. Ferraris | P. C. Ng | 68 | 123 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3.75 | 1:40:82 | 9-9-9-8 | 52.85 24.54 23.43 |
| 9 | 10 | DARCI JOY (E161) | H. T. Mo | P. F. Yiu | 62 | 115 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 1:40:86 | 10-10-10-9 | 53.17 24.50 23.19 |
| 10 | 9 | UP AND UP (H163) | K. Teetan | C. S. Shum | 65 | 120 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4 | 7 | 1:41:34 | 3-4-4-10 | 52.25 24.90 24.19 |
Sire:Shamus Award
Breed of the Winning Horse:RISING FROM ASHES
Dam:Tear Gas
| Pool | Winning Combination | Dividend (HK$) |
| win | 2 | 40 |
| place | 2 | 19.5 |
| 6 | 55 | |
| 7 | 18.5 | |
| forecast | 2-6 | 807 |
| quinella | 2-6 | 574.5 |
| quinella place | 2-6 | 174.5 |
| 2-7 | 48 | |
| 6-7 | 172 | |
| tierce | 2-6-7 | 5284 |
| trio | 2-6-7 | 802 |
| first 4 | 2-4-6-7 | 1804 |
| quartet | 2-6-7-4 | 38542 |
| 5th double | (1-2) | $3879.5 |
| 5th double consulation | (1-6) | $1016.5 |
| 3rd double trio | (1,3,8/2,6,7) | $646201.0 |
| triple trio consolation | (8,9,10/1,3,8/ Any Combination) | $205548.0 |
| triple trio jackpot | $31164842.0 (27 Sep 2023) |
Racing Incident Report
Race Six: (34) - HUNG LUEN HANDICAP - Class 3 - 1650Meters
VIVA HUNTER jumped only fairly.
IVY LEAGUE was crowded on jumping by UP AND UP which shifted out.
From a wide barrier, DARCI JOY was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.
WINNING DRAGON was caught wide in the early stages before being allowed to move forward and settle outside the lead near the 1000 Metres.
Making the Home Turn, RISING FROM ASHES shifted to the outside of WINNING DRAGON to improve, resulting in UP AND UP being taken out and hampering CAPITAL LEGEND.
When questioned regarding the reason why CAPITAL LEGEND lost its position with cover behind UP AND UP near the 700 Metres, A Atzeni stated that approaching that point the pace of the event steadied.
He said as a consequence CAPITAL LEGEND was eased away from the heels of UP AND UP, resulting in his mount shifting out and racing three wide.
He added shortly after IVY LEAGUE then improved to his inside and he was then unable to resume his position with cover and as a consequence his mount raced wide and without cover from that point.
When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of UP AND UP, K Teetan stated that his intention was to obtain a forward position with cover.
He said in the early stages UP AND UP raced keenly and refused to settle.
He said even when provided with a position behind WINNING DRAGON at the 1000 Metres, UP AND UP continued to race too keenly and as a result was left without a finishing effort.
Trainer C S Shum stated that UP AND UP had trialed well on 5 September 2023 when it wore blinkers on that occasion and as a result he elected to apply blinkers for the first time on UP AND UP tonight.
He added having regard to the manner in which UP AND UP raced this evening, his intention now is to remove blinkers for its next race start.
A veterinary inspection of UP AND UP immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.
The performance of UP AND UP was considered unacceptable.
Before being allowed to race again, UP AND UP will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in a barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination.
A veterinary inspection of WINNING DRAGON and DARCI JOY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.
RISING FROM ASHES and CAPITAL LEGEND were sent for sampling.
Recap by phillip woo
Late-fancied favourite Rising From Ashes showed a good turn of foot to win going away from his rivals. He is not genuine but won off a mark two points higher last season. Capital Legend ran on nicely for second after his two-to-three wide trip in midfield. He stripped fitter following his ground-covering defeat at Sha Tin on opening day. Star Contact held on for third after getting all the favours in the box seat. He is always a chance over 1,650m at Happy Valley. Maldives dashed late to just miss a placing after Brenton Avdulla rode him patiently near the rear. He is as honest as the day is long and relished returning to the course and distance of his victory two starts ago. Ivy League ran on reasonably well after his trip one off the rail worse than midfield. He seems to be heading in the right direction. Viva Hunter weakened in the run to the wire after clearing to the lead 1,400m out. He might be close to his mark. Winning Dragon folded over the final 100m after working hard to track the speed from gate 10. He looked like he needed the run despite returning to his appropriate level.