Full Result 11.45 Sha Tin (HK) | 28 February 2018

Shing Yip Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 6f Standard

1st £47,455.06 2nd £18,315.99 3rd £9,574.27 4th £4,995.27 5th £2,913.91

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Travel Emperor (AUS) 5/2 Zac Purton C S Shum	Zac Purton C S Shum	4	95 t	58	–	66	–
bb g Duporth (AUS) - Baby Corn (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced 2f out, stayed on final furlong, led close home

2⁽⁸⁾ shd	4. Hearts Keeper (NZ) 11/1 H T Mo ⁵ D E Ferraris	H T Mo ⁵ D E Ferraris	8	811 tb	55	–	63	–
b g Keeper (AUS) - Mrs. Zoff (AUS) (Zoffany)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, just failed

3⁽³⁾ nk [½]	5. Elite Boy (NZ) 21/10F Tommy Berry Michael Freedman	Tommy Berry Michael Freedman	3	91 b¹	54	–	61	–
ch g Align (AUS) - English Kath (NZ) (Kaapstad)
Led after 1 1/2f, ridden clear 1 1/2f out, weakened last 75yds, headed close home

4⁽¹²⁾ nk [¾]	6. Bond Elegance (AUS) 81/10 Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	4	90 e/s	53	–	59	–
bb g Hard Spun (USA) - La Italia (NZ) (Stravinsky)
In touch in midfield, headway to track leaders 2 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, chased leader 1f out, no extra closing stages

5⁽⁷⁾ 1 [1¾]	3. Goldie Flanker (NZ) 37/10 K C Leung ² P O'Sullivan	K C Leung ² P O'Sullivan	5	91 b	56	–	59	–
b g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Showusyourpins (NZ) (Pins)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide into straight, driven and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [3¼]	7. Flying Godspell (NZ) 18/1 H N Jack Wong ⁵ Y S Tsui	H N Jack Wong ⁵ Y S Tsui	4	88	52	–	50	–
bb g Per Incanto (USA) - Godspell (AUS) (Xaar)
Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from 2 1/2f out

7⁽⁶⁾ 1 [4¼]	2. Gracydad (AUS) 40/1 Matthew Poon ⁷ D J Hall	Matthew Poon ⁷ D J Hall	6	811 b	57	–	52	–
ch g Wilander (AUS) - Storm Tossed (AUS) (Rory's Jester)
In touch, ridden 3f out, outpaced 2f out, soon no impression

8⁽⁵⁾ nk [4½]	10. Magic Agility (GER) 186/1 Alberto Sanna L Ho	Alberto Sanna L Ho	4	86	45	–	39	–
b g Caradak (IRE) - Dyanamore (USA) (Mt. Livermore)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from 2f out

9⁽⁹⁾ nk [4¾]	8. Lucky Blessings (AUS) 180/1 Olivier Doleuze Richard Gibson	Olivier Doleuze Richard Gibson	3	813 b¹	52	–	45	–
ch g Love Conquers All (AUS) - Vodissa (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Towards rear of main group, ridden and kept on steadily from over 2f out, never a factor

10⁽⁴⁾ 3¾ [8½]	9. First Beaut (NZ) 27/1 M L Yeung ² A Lee	M L Yeung ² A Lee	4	85 hb	46	–	27	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Miss Bling (NZ) (Golan)
Led, headed after 1 1/2f, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽¹¹⁾ 7¼ [15¾]	11. Respect (AUS) 38/1 C Y Ho ² John Moore	C Y Ho ² John Moore	5	84 tb	45	–	3	–
b g Northern Meteor (AUS) - Mellow Elle (AUS) (Thunder Gulch)
Always towards rear

12⁽²⁾ ¾ [16½]	12. Silly Buddies (AUS) 17/1 Karis Teetan C W Chang	Karis Teetan C W Chang	8	86 e/s	45	–	–	–
ch g Akhadan (AUS) - Ambolene (AUS) (Bellotto)
Well behind after 2f, looked reluctant

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.24s (slow by 1.84s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: California Aspar (reserve), Happy Journey (reserve)
1st owner: Jackie Wong See Sum (Travel Emperor) 1st breeder: Kitchwin Hills
2nd owner: Daisenpu Syndicate (Hearts Keeper)
3rd owner: Wong Ho Yam (Elite Boy)

11:45 Sha Tin (HK) 28 Feb 2018

Shing Yip Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Dirt)