Full Result 9.45 Sha Tin (HK) | 2 March 2019

Merlion Handicap (Div 2) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 7f Good

1st £78,738.74 2nd £30,390.39 3rd £15,885.89 4th £8,288.29 5th £4,834.83

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	2. Right Choice (NZ) 6/5F Silvestre De Sousa F C Lor	Silvestre De Sousa F C Lor	4	96 b	75	–	90	–
b g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Grand Belt (NZ) (O'Reilly)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, soon driven and kept on well

2⁽³⁾ 2½	11. Amazing Chocolate (AUS) 29/1 Chad Schofield Richard Gibson	Chad Schofield Richard Gibson	4	810 b	65	–	73	–
b g Sepoy (AUS) - Nanda Kot (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Slowly into stride, soon recovered and raced in midfield, ridden 2f out, stayed on well from 1 1/2f out, went 2nd 100yds out, no impression on clear winner

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [2¾]	8. Roundabout (AUS) 29/10 Joao Moreira A T Millard	Joao Moreira A T Millard	7	90	69	–	76	–
gr g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Fidele (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Midfield, ridden 3f out, kept on well from 2f out

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [3¼]	13. Good For You (NZ) 17/1 Grant Van Niekerk Y S Tsui	Grant Van Niekerk Y S Tsui	6	88 b	63	–	69	–
b g Thorn Park (AUS) - La Serenissime (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Towards rear, wide into straight, ridden 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, nearest finish

5⁽¹²⁾ nk [3½]	12. Kiram (FR) 37/1 H N Jack Wong ³ D E Ferraris	H N Jack Wong ³ D E Ferraris	8	86	64	–	69	–
b g Elusive City (USA) - King Luna (FR) (King's Best)
In rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from 1 1/2f out, nearest finish

6⁽⁸⁾ shd [3¾]	4. Smart Leader (AUS) 10/1 Regan Bayliss A S Cruz	Regan Bayliss A S Cruz	4	92 tp	71	–	76	–
b g Delago Deluxe (AUS) - Aemilee (AUS) (Grand Lodge)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, no extra last 150yds

7⁽⁹⁾ ½ [4¼]	7. The Judge (NZ) 56/1 C Y Ho ² C Fownes	C Y Ho ² C Fownes	6	813 ht	70	–	73	–
gr g Align (AUS) - Annalee (NZ) (Kingdom Bay)
Towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, stayed on last 100yds, nearest finish

8⁽²⁾ shd [4¼]	1. Invincible Fresh (IRE) 10/1 Matthew Poon ³ P F Yiu	Matthew Poon ³ P F Yiu	8	94 p	76	–	79	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Princess Serena (USA) (Unbridled's Song)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, not clear run closing stages

9⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [6]	9. Roman Impero 54/1 W M Lai C H Yip	W M Lai C H Yip	6	813 b	68	–	66	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Diksie Dancer (Diktat)
In rear, ridden 2f out, some late headway, never in contention

10⁽¹⁾ nk [6¼]	5. Uncle Steve (FR) 11/2 Umberto Rispoli John Moore	Umberto Rispoli John Moore	4	92	71	–	69	–
b g Dabirsim (FR) - Great News (FR) (Bering)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽⁶⁾ 2 [8¼]	14. Irish Vega (AUS) 103/1 T H So ² C H Yip	T H So ² C H Yip	4	83 t	60	–	52	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Count Your Fingers (AUS) (General Nediym)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from 2f out, eased last 100yds

12⁽¹³⁾ nk [8¾]	10. Perfect Buddy (AUS) 185/1 H T Mo ⁵ K W Lui	H T Mo ⁵ K W Lui	4	86 h	66	–	57	–
b g Commands (AUS) - Irish Dream (AUS) (Falbrav)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon weakened

13⁽⁵⁾ 3¼ [12]	3. Hidden Blitz 105/1 K C Leung Richard Gibson	K C Leung Richard Gibson	4	94 t	73	–	56	–
b g Equiano (FR) - Love Action (IRE) (Motivator)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and struggling from 2f out, eased final furlong

13 ran Winning time: 1m 22.14s (slow by 1.14s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Bright Kid, Cool Team, Ultimate Glory
1st owner: Right Track Syndicate (Right Choice) 1st breeder: K & Mrs K A Gray
2nd owner: Antony Ip Ren Haw (Amazing Chocolate)
3rd owner: Sustainable Operation Syndicate (Roundabout)
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9:45 Sha Tin (HK) 2 Mar 2019

Merlion Handicap (Div 2) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)