Full Result 6.15 Sha Tin (HK) | 1 January 2020

Poplar Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 7f Good

1st £53,306.58 2nd £20,574.47 3rd £10,754.84 4th £5,611.22 5th £3,273.21

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	11. Joyful Heart (AUS) 27/20F Zac Purton F C Lor	Zac Purton F C Lor	4	811 tp	50	–	62	–
bb g Smart Missile (AUS) - Snowy World (AUS) (Spinning World)
Towards rear of midfield, headway approaching 2f out, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, driven clear inside final furlong, pressed by strong-finisher close home, just held on

2⁽¹²⁾ shd	5. Circuit Three (NZ) 26/1 Chad Schofield A S Cruz	Chad Schofield A S Cruz	5	92 tb	55	–	67	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Forty Two Below (NZ) (O'Reilly)
In rear pair, ridden 2f out, hung right but stayed on strongly final furlong, just failed

3⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [1½]	4. Better Choice (AUS) 23/5 Joao Moreira Douglas Whyte	Joao Moreira Douglas Whyte	6	92	55	–	63	–
ch g Hard Spun (USA) - Sweet Scene (AUS) (Scenic)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, switched to inside under 2f out, kept on well final furlong, not going pace to challenge

4⁽³⁾ ½ [2]	13. Vital Spring (NZ) 10/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	7	88 t	47	–	54	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Vital Choice (AUS) (Stratum)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong

5⁽⁹⁾ nk [2½]	3. Sonic Fighter (NZ) 13/1 Neil Callan P O'Sullivan	Neil Callan P O'Sullivan	6	94 b¹	57	–	63	–
bb g Castledale (IRE) - Indy Star (NZ) (Indian Danehill)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong

6⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [3¼]	6. Shouson (AUS) 15/1 Silvestre De Sousa John Moore	Silvestre De Sousa John Moore	4	91 b	54	–	58	–
ch g Star Witness (AUS) - Fille The Joy (AUS) (Royal Academy)
In touch in midfield, tracked leaders 2f out, ridden and every chance under 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

7⁽²⁾ shd [3¼]	2. War Lord (NZ) 9/1 Karis Teetan J Size	Karis Teetan J Size	4	95	58	–	61	–
ch g Sweet Orange (USA) - Third Choice (NZ) (Kashani)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

8⁽¹¹⁾ nk [3½]	1. Emerald Spur (NZ) 11/2 Grant Van Niekerk P F Yiu	Grant Van Niekerk P F Yiu	5	97 tp	60	–	63	–
b g Super Easy (NZ) - Emerald Isle (NZ) (Perfectly Ready)
Towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽¹⁾ ¾ [4¼]	9. Voyage Star (NZ) 38/1 K C Leung T P Yung	K C Leung T P Yung	4	812 tv	51	–	52	–
b g Guillotine (NZ) - Next Century (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Led, ridden under 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

10⁽⁸⁾ 5 [9¼]	7. Sunshine Universe 30/1 Matthew Poon ² Richard Gibson	Matthew Poon ² Richard Gibson	6	812 b	53	–	40	–
gr g Elzaam (AUS) - Jillolini (Bertolini)
Chased leader, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½ [10¾]	14. My Family (NZ) 43/1 K H Alfred Chan ¹⁰ Y S Tsui	K H Alfred Chan ¹⁰ Y S Tsui	4	84	53	–	36	–
b g Jimmy Choux (NZ) - Set (NZ) (Perfectly Ready)
Tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 5¼ [16]	12. Regency Poet (NZ) 49/1 Alexis Badel K L Man	Alexis Badel K L Man	4	90	53	–	22	–
b g Poet's Voice - Amour Cache (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Towards rear of midfield on wide outside, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, soon struggling

13⁽⁶⁾ nk [16¼]	8. Millennium Dawn (NZ) 188/1 H T Mo ³ L Ho	H T Mo ³ L Ho	4	810 tv	52	–	20	–
b g Keeper (AUS) - Zabinella (NZ) (Zabeel)
Slowly into stride, always in rear

14⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [17½]	10. Flying Emperor (IRE) 209/1 H N Jack Wong ³ C W Chang	H N Jack Wong ³ C W Chang	4	88	50	–	15	–
br g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Eleanor Roosevelt (IRE) (Dalakhani)
Midfield, ridden 3f out, outpaced 2f out, soon beaten and eased

14 ran Winning time: 1m 22.15s (slow by 1.15s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Digital Triumph, Simply Fluke
1st owner: Good Time Syndicate (Joyful Heart) 1st breeder: P Jenkins
2nd owner: Henry Cheung Kun Tong, Erick Cheung Ka Shing & Ryan E Tse (Circuit Three)
3rd owner: Winning Way Syndicate (Better Choice)

6:15 Sha Tin (HK) 1 Jan 2020

Poplar Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)