Full Result 2.20 Sha Tin (HK) | 1 July 2024

Better Future Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m Good

1st £115,492.96 2nd £43,309.86 3rd £23,717.30 4th £12,374.25 5th £7,218.31 6th £4,124.75

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	1. Ching (NZ) 139/10 L Hewitson C W Chang	L Hewitson C W Chang	5	96	73	–	–	–
ch g Frosted (USA) - Darci Dancer (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Midfield, forward move to chase leader 4f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and challenged 1 1/2f out, hung left over 1f out, led 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, kept on well final 100yds, driven out

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	9. Pray For Mir (AUS) 13/2 Zac Purton W K Mo	Zac Purton W K Mo	3	811	64	–	–	–
b g Justify (USA) - Formality (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Chased leader, dropped to third 4f out, ridden 2f out, driven over 1f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, kept on well, always just held

3⁽²⁾ shd [½]	8. Bright Inheritance (AUS) 14/1 Harry Bentley C H Yip	Harry Bentley C H Yip	4	812 b	65	–	–	–
ch g Star Witness (AUS) - Solar Kitty (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Towards rear of midfield on outside, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on well from over 1f out, nearest finish

4⁽³⁾ 1 [1½]	10. Sunstrider (AUS) 49/10 Alexis Badel D J Hall	Alexis Badel D J Hall	4	811 p	64	–	–	–
b g Highland Reel (IRE) - Lady Lightning (USA) (Birdstone)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁴⁾ shd [1½]	14. Smart City (AUS) 62/1 Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	4	86 p	61	–	–	–
bb g Lonhro (AUS) - Words Are Weapons (AUS) (Dubawi)
In touch, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and kept on from 1 1/2f out, not going pace to challenge, not clear run final 50yds

6⁽¹³⁾ ½ [2]	12. Ariel (IRE) 58/10 Karis Teetan David A Hayes	Karis Teetan David A Hayes	6	88 tp	61	–	–	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Garra Molly (IRE) (Nayef)
Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, driven and no extra final 100yds

7⁽⁷⁾ nk [2¼]	6. Second To None (NZ) 41/10F C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	4	813	66	–	–	–
b g Astern (AUS) - Forbetterforworse (AUS) (Dubawi)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and kept on at same pace from under 2f out, not clear run final 50yds

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [2¾]	3. Fortune Superstar (IRE) 29/1 Brenton Avdulla Mark Newnham	Brenton Avdulla Mark Newnham	3	91 h¹	68	–	–	–
br g Ten Sovereigns (IRE) - On Ice (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish

9⁽¹⁾ shd [3]	7. True Genius 45/1 K De Melo Douglas Whyte	K De Melo Douglas Whyte	4	812 ht	65	–	–	–
b g Oasis Dream - Fizzi Top (Frankel)
Midfield, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on at same pace from over 1f out

10⁽¹²⁾ ½ [3½]	5. Quantum Patch (IRE) 9/1 M L Yeung P C Ng	M L Yeung P C Ng	5	90 t	67	–	–	–
b g Gleneagles (IRE) - Naruko (USA) (Street Cry)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, wide entering straight, kept on well from over 1f out, never dangerous

11⁽¹¹⁾ shd [3½]	2. Eighteen Carat (IRE) 12/1 Andrea Atzeni C S Shum	Andrea Atzeni C S Shum	4	92	69	–	–	–
b g Gleneagles (IRE) - Kikonga (Danehill Dancer)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

12⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [5¼]	4. The Heir I (AUS) 22/5 Hugh Bowman C Fownes	Hugh Bowman C Fownes	4	91 t	68	–	–	–
b g Impending (AUS) - Isola Blu (AUS) (Blackfriars)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, not clear run and lost place over 1f out, no extra final furlong

13⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [6¾]	11. Perfect Pairing (AUS) 105/1 Antoine Hamelin J Size	Antoine Hamelin J Size	4	810 b	63	–	–	–
br g Pierro (AUS) - Aonair (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Started slowly, took keen hold, towards rear of midfield, headway into midfield under 4f out, ridden over 2f out, outpaced 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [9¼]	13. Principled (IRE) 164/1 Ben E Thompson Jamie Richards	Ben E Thompson Jamie Richards	3	88 tp	61	–	–	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Effervesce (IRE) (Galileo)
Always towards rear

14 ran Winning time: 1m 34.98s (slow by 0.98s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Beauty Live (reserve)
1st owner: Keith Ng Ting Kit (Ching) 1st breeder: Llanhennock Trust
2nd owner: Chris So Chun Hung & Alexander So (Pray For Mir)
3rd owner: 23/24 Dennis C H Yip Trainer Syndicate (Bright Inheritance)

2:20 Sha Tin (HK) 1 Jul 2024

Better Future Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)