Wed,12 Apr 2017 Happy Valley
Post Time 21:15 [22:15(JST)] Going
GOOD
5R THE MERLION HANDICAP
TURF 1200m Class 3 Prize:HK$ 1,235,000
Place HN Your
Tip
Horse Name Draw Sex
Age
Wt. Jockey Trainer Horse
Wt.
Odds U index
Time Margin Position
1 8 PERPETUAL JOYANCE 1 G4 121 K Teetan J Size 1119 4.0 (2) *** 1.10.41 3-3-1
2 3 YOU READ MY MIND 10 G7 128 K K Chiong D Cruz 1239 24.0 (8) *** 1.10.46 N 1-1-2
3 7 JUMBO HAPPINESS 9 G4 122 C Y Ho C Fownes 1072 3.5 (1) *** 1.10.48 SH 9-9-3
4 2 MALMSTEEN 3 G5 133 N Rawiller K L Man 1131 9.7 (6) *** 1.10.70 1-1/4 5-5-4
5 12 VICTORY MACHINE 8 G5 116 K C Leung J Moore 1047 74.0 (10) *** 1.10.74 N 8-8-5
6 6 OUR HERO 7 G5 124 N Callan C S Shum 1269 8.3 (4) *** 1.10.84 1/2 4-4-6
7 4 AMAZING 11 G3 125 U Rispoli T P Yung 1098 15.0 (7) *** 1.10.91 N 12-12-7
8 1 BACK IN BLACK 4 G5 133 Z Purton D J Hall 1077 8.8 (5) *** 1.10.93 SH 6-7-8
9 9 SPEEDY ACHIEVER 5 G5 121 C Schofield M J Freedman 1205 5.0 (3) *** 1.11.13 1-1/4 7-6-9
10 5 LET'S TAKE IT EASY 6 G3 125 H W Lai L Ho 989 164.0 (11) *** 1.11.47 2-1/4 10-10-10
11 10 CITY WINNER 12 G4 120 K C Ng Y S Tsui 955 279.0 (12) *** 1.11.54 N 11-11-11
12 11 STARTLING POWER 2 G6 116 W M Lai C W Chang 1069 62.0 (9) *** 1.11.94 2-1/2 2-2-12
Race Time24.20 47.01 (1.10.41)
Section Time24.20 22.81 23.40

Dividend(HK$)

WIN840.00
PLACE815.00
349.50
715.00
QUINELLA3 - 8386.50
QUINELLA
PLACE
3 - 8131.00
7 - 831.00
3 - 7160.00
TRIO3 - 7 - 8347.00
TIERCE8 - 3 - 72,833.00
FIRST 42 - 3 - 7 - 8923.00
QUARTET8 - 3 - 7 - 220,078.00

Comments

1PERPETUAL JOYANCE  K Teetan  (B/H)

Jumped fast, natural speed to settle 3rd on rail, box-seat run, clicked up 550m, pushed off rail 400m, challenged 3 deep, hit lead final strides.

2YOU READ MY MIND  K K Chiong  (XB/TT)

First to break, urged forward to lead, crossed to rail for 1L lead 1000m, pressured & joined 500m, ridden entering straight, kicked clear, grabbed final strides.

3JUMBO HAPPINESS  C Y Ho  (B)

Away OK, eased, settled near rear 1 off, ridden 500m, charged home, nearest at finish.

4MALMSTEEN  N Rawiller

Jumped well, eased into midfield spot on rail, keen early, ridden 400m, had his chance, outgunned late.

5VICTORY MACHINE  K C Leung  (B/TT)

Slightly slow jump, checked shortly afterwards, straight to rail, settled beyond midfield, ridden 420m, railed through, short of room 220m, finished solidly.

6OUR HERO  N Callan  (B/TT)

Slightly awkward start, allowed to stride into 4th 1 off, niggled 550m, driven soon after, stayed on one-paced.

7AMAZING  U Rispoli

Eased from wide gate, back to last by 850m, ridden 500m, found line nicely between runners.

8BACK IN BLACK  Z Purton  (B/TT)

Broke on terms, eased to beyond midfield spot 1 off, held together until 350m, found little when asked.

9SPEEDY ACHIEVER  C Schofield  (B/TT)

Slightly slow to muster, posted 3 deep no cover beyond midfield, up to midfield spot 500m, widest into straight & ridden, no threat.

10LET'S TAKE IT EASY  H W Lai  (H)

Broke on terms, stranded 3 deep just beyond midfield 1st turn, eased soon after, settled beyond midfield 3 wide, hard ridden 500m, weakened.

11CITY WINNER  K C Ng  (B)

Slightly awkward start, last early, settled near rear on rail, nudged 450m, never likely.

12STARTLING POWER  W M Lai  (B)

Jumped well, ridden to settle handy, initially 2nd 1 off, pulling slightly, joint lead 500m, under pressure 350m, quickly faded, eased down.

Please refer to official results,dividends,odds of HKJC