Happy Valley · 2015-12-23
Race 1
Race 1 at Happy Valley on 2015-12-23 was Class 5 over 1650m, run on GOOD going. SOUTHCHINA COMMAND, ridden by G Benoist and trained by C Fownes, won by 1, with BORNFREE second and COOL PAL third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 2.3 favourite MEDIC SWORDSMAN finished 4th.
Result
| Pos | No. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | SOUTHCHINA COMMAND Closed strongly V 1.40.51 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) G Benoist · C Fownes | G Benoist | C Fownes | 10 | 17.0 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | BORNFREE Closed strongly B H W Lai · Y S Tsui | H W Lai | Y S Tsui | 3 | 11.0 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | COOL PAL Closed strongly B M L Yeung · A Lee | M L Yeung | A Lee | 9 | 11.0 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | MEDIC SWORDSMAN Closed strongly B J Moreira · A T Millard | J Moreira | A T Millard | 6 | 2.3 | 4-3/4 |
| 5 | 9 | ORIENTAL FANTASIA Led early P-/H2/SR2/TT H N Wong · Y S Tsui | H N Wong | Y S Tsui | 1 | 11.0 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | TELECOM PRINCE B R Fourie · A Lee | R Fourie | A Lee | 2 | 14.0 | 5-1/4 |
| 7 | 2 | ENCHANTING DIAMOND B D Whyte · C W Chang | D Whyte | C W Chang | 5 | 4.4 | 5-3/4 |
| 8 | 6 | ZACHARY Closed strongly B/TT V Cheminaud · A Schutz | V Cheminaud | A Schutz | 7 | 58.0 | 7 |
| 9 | 7 | RUGBY AMBASSADOR Closed strongly CP1/TT U Rispoli · C H Yip | U Rispoli | C H Yip | 11 | 29.0 | 7-1/2 |
| 10 | 10 | GREAT SPEED B/XB K C Leung · L Ho | K C Leung | L Ho | 8 | 11.0 | 8-3/4 |
| 11 | 3 | LUCKY BOLE B C Y Ho · K W Lui | C Y Ho | K W Lui | 4 | 34.0 | 9 |
| 12 | 12 | CASA JUNIOR CP C K Tong · T K Ng | C K Tong | T K Ng | 12 | 90.0 | 21 |
| — | 0 | LITTLE RAINFOREST H W Lai · K L Man | H W Lai | K L Man | — | — | — |
| — | 0 | LET'S GOAL Y T Cheng · R Gibson | Y T Cheng | R Gibson | — | — | — |
Race shape
Dividends
WIN
5 178.5
PLACE
5 43
8 34
11 27.5
QUINELLA
5,11 553.5
QUINELLA PLACE
5,8 227.5
5,11 126.5
8,11 168.5
TIERCE
5,11,8 15,303
TRIO
5,8,11 1,974
FIRST 4
1,5,8,11 956
QUARTET
5,11,8,1 38,234
3 PICK 1
A1 —
A3 33.5
A2 —