Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	11	MR VALIANT (G288)	B. Avdulla	D. Hall	45	121	16	5.4	12		0:57:55	9-7-1	13.21 21.74 22.60
2	4	SERGEANT PEPPER (E432)	K. C. Leung	Y. S. Tsui	56	131	6.7	7.9	2	N	0:57:60	3-2-2	12.77 21.66 23.17
3	1	JUMBO LEGEND (G266)	K. H. Chan	C. Fownes	60	130	11	17	1	0.75	0:57:70	11-10-3	13.29 21.86 22.55
4	10	CIRCUIT SEVEN (D474)	Y. L. Chung	A. S. Cruz	47	115	5.9	4.5	7	1.25	0:57:77	1-1-4	12.61 21.54 23.62
5	7	KING INVINCIBLE (H199)	Z. Purton	F. C. Lor	52	127	2.9	3	3	1.5	0:57:79	7-5-5	13.05 21.70 23.04
6	2	FORTUNE WARRIOR (H229)	K. Teetan	P. C. Ng	57	132	19	19	10	2.5	0:57:95	4-4-6	12.81 21.94 23.20
7	5	VALIANT ELEGANCE (D285)	K. De. Melo	D. Whyte	56	131	15	16	4	2.5	0:57:96	5-6-7	12.89 21.86 23.21
8	3	SAVVY DELIGHT (E386)	A. Badel	John Size	57	132	9.1	13	8	4	0:58:19	6-8-8	12.93 22.06 23.20
9	9	ISLAND SURPRISE (E429)	M. Chadwick	K. L. Man	41	116	18	20	5	4.25	0:58:21	2-3-9	12.73 21.78 23.70
10	12	BAEBAE TSOI (E116)	M. F. Poon	C. H. Yip	41	114	31	70	11	7.75	0:58:79	10-11-10	13.25 22.22 23.32
11	8	PATCH OF WATCH (H476)	L. Ferraris	K. H. Ting	52	127	14	25	9	7.75	0:58:79	8-9-11	13.09 22.06 23.64
12	6	THE EQUALIZER (G445)	M. L. Yeung	C. W. Chang	54	129	38	99	6	10.75	0:59:28	12-12-12	13.49 22.14 23.65

Sire:Querari

Breed of the Winning Horse:MR VALIANT

Dam:Varsity Belle

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	11	54
place	11	21.5
	4	23.5
	1	41
forecast	11-4	463
quinella	4-11	275.5
quinella place	4-11	82.5
	1-11	126
	1-4	160.5
tierce	11-4-1	5609
trio	1-4-11	1453
first 4	1-4-10-11	1011
quartet	11-4-1-10	21907
3rd double	(12-11)	$673.0
3rd double consulation	(12-4)	$59.5
2nd double trio	(1,3,12/1,4,11)	$191310.0

Recap by phillip woo

Plunged late Mr Valiant dived late to overhaul Sergeant Pepper after a patient ride three from the rear to score a first win for his new trainer David Hall at his 18th local start. Sergeant Pepper did everything right but was denied close to home after surging to the lead 60m out from the box seat. He's a winner waiting to happen with seconds in consecutive runs. Jumbo Legend zipped home late near the outside to place after settling two from the rear. It was a good run following throat surgery but he prefers 1,200m. Circuit Seven grudgingly gave way after getting his own way in front from gate seven. It was another honest effort. Favourite King Invincible was short of room late after a rail run from midfield. He has been costly but has had excuses in both starts this term. Fortune Warrior stayed on next best after getting posted wide without cover better than midfield from gate 10. It was a positive effort. Valiant Elegance came up flat when asked for an effort after a handy run. He's yet to put his best foot forward in three runs this term.

Racing Incident Report

Race Four : (122) - FOSHAN HANDICAP - Class 4 - 1000Meters

Horse No 1 JUMBO LEGEND (G266) K H Chan Slow to begin.

Near the 600 Metres brushed the running rail when positioned tight to the inside of MR VALIANT.

Near the 200 Metres was directed to the outside of VALIANT ELEGANCE and FORTUNE WARRIOR to secure clear running.

Over the concluding stages lay in, resulting in its rider, K H Chan, having to stop riding and straighten his mount.

Horse No 2 FORTUNE WARRIOR (H229) K Teetan Raced wide and without cover for the majority of the event.

Horse No 3 SAVVY DELIGHT (E386) A Badel A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

Horse No 4 SERGEANT PEPPER (E432) K C Leung Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 5 VALIANT ELEGANCE (D285) K De Melo Near the 550 Metres became unbalanced when crowded by FORTUNE WARRIOR (K Teetan) which shifted in before being corrected by its rider.

K Teetan was advised to exercise more care.

Horse No 6 THE EQUALIZER (G445) M L Yeung Jumped only fairly and then was crowded shortly after the start between ISLAND SURPRISE which shifted out slightly and CIRCUIT SEVEN (Apprentice Y L Chung) which shifted in whilst being ridden along.

Apprentice Chung was advised to exercise more care.

A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

Horse No 7 KING INVINCIBLE (H199) Z Purton Briefly crowded near the 550 Metres.

When questioned regarding his riding in the Home Straight, Z Purton stated that after the 300 Metres he attempted to shift his mount to the outside of SERGEANT PEPPER to secure clear running.

He added KING INVINCIBLE lay in at that stage and did not respond to his efforts to shift out and a short distance later MR VALIANT was able to secure a clear run to his outside.

He said as a result he continued to ride KING INVINCIBLE along with a view to improving into a run between SERGEANT PEPPER and CIRCUIT SEVEN.

He further stated that near the 75 Metres SERGEANT PEPPER shifted in slightly and as a consequence he could not ride his mount out to the finish of the event when disappointed for clear running.

After considering the evidence, the Stewards found the tactics adopted by Jockey Purton were reasonable in the circumstances.

A veterinary inspection immediately following the race found that horse to be a "roarer??which had previously been reported.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 8 PATCH OF WATCH (H476) L Ferraris Throughout the early and middle stages raced wide and without cover, raced greenly and refused to settle.

A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

Horse No 10 CIRCUIT SEVEN (D474) Y L Chung Over the concluding stages was bumped on the hindquarters by KING INVINCIBLE.

Horse No 11 MR VALIANT (G288) B Avdulla Near the 500 Metres was steadied away from KING INVINCIBLE.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No GALLANT VALOUR (H323) A Atzeni Withdrawn on 28.10.23 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (heart irregularity) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter ISLAND SURPRISE.

Before being allowed to race again, GALLANT VALOUR will be required to perform satisfactorily in a barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination.