Full Result 8.25 Sha Tin (HK) | 8 February 2020

Choi Hung Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £115,764.02 2nd £44,680.85 3rd £23,355.90 4th £12,185.69 5th £7,108.32

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	12. Gold Chest (USA) 239/10 Matthew Poon ² Richard Gibson	Matthew Poon ² Richard Gibson	5	713 tp	83	–	92	–
b g War Front (USA) - Say (IRE) (Galileo)
Fly-jumped start, held up, effort and ridden when edged right over 1f out, disputed lead last 50yds, led post

2⁽⁹⁾ nse	6. Duke Wai (NZ) 23/10F Karis Teetan P O'Sullivan	Karis Teetan P O'Sullivan	4	86 b	88	–	97	–
ch g Per Incanto (USA) - She's Swan Lake (NZ) (Green Perfume)
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, joined last 50yds, headed post

3⁽²⁾ nk [¼]	2. Country Star (AUS) 50/1 Grant Van Niekerk J Size	Grant Van Niekerk J Size	4	93	99	–	107	–
b g Starcraft (NZ) - Moonrush (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Took keen hold, prominent, effort when not much room briefly over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, held towards finish

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [¾]	3. Saul's Special (AUS) 240/1 K H Alfred Chan ¹⁰ C W Chang	K H Alfred Chan ¹⁰ C W Chang	6	81 hb	93	–	100	–
b g Charge Forward (AUS) - Cortina Gal (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied final furlong, held towards finish

5⁽⁵⁾ shd [¾]	10. Computer Patch (AUS) 16/5 Alexis Badel John Moore	Alexis Badel John Moore	3	82 h¹	84	–	91	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Girl Hussler (AUS) (Hussonet)
Midfield on inside, headway and close up when ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held towards finish

6⁽¹⁾ nk [1]	1. Voyage Warrior (AUS) 43/10 Chad Schofield P F Yiu	Chad Schofield P F Yiu	4	97	103	–	109	–
ch g Declaration Of War (USA) - Chaleur (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Close up, led and ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish

7⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	5. Water Diviner (AUS) 44/5 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	7	811 htb	93	–	95	–
b g Equiano (FR) - Check In Time (AUS) (Blevic)
Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to challenge

8⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [3]	11. Racing Fighter (NZ) 78/1 H T Mo ³ C H Yip	H T Mo ³ C H Yip	5	713 t	84	–	83	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Comme Tu Veux (NZ) (Howbaddouwantit)
Raced in last place, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge

9⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [5¼]	8. Hong Kong Bet (AUS) 26/1 M L Yeung A S Cruz	M L Yeung A S Cruz	4	85 t	87	–	79	–
ch g Smart Missile (AUS) - Dublin Me Bet (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Midfield, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

10⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [6]	4. Styling City (AUS) 151/1 Lyle Hewitson John Moore	Lyle Hewitson John Moore	4	811 tb	93	–	83	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Secret Liaison (AUS) (Artie Schiller)
Held up towards rear, ridden and hung right well over 1f out, soon weakened

11⁽¹²⁾ 2 [8]	9. Beauty Applause (AUS) 29/10 Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	4	84 t	86	–	69	–
ch g Stratum (AUS) - Easy Step (AUS) (Arena)
Took keen hold, in touch on outside, headway and close up over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out

12⁽³⁾ ¾ [8¾]	7. Kings Shield (USA) 86/1 K C Leung F C Lor	K C Leung F C Lor	5	86 p	88	–	69	–
b g Scat Daddy (USA) - Gender Dance (USA) (Miesque's Son)
Close up until ridden and lost place over 1f out, soon beaten

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.02s (slow by 0.02s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: California Whip, Helena Baby
1st owner: Sutong Pan (Gold Chest) 1st breeder: Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt
2nd owner: Herman Wai Ho Man (Duke Wai)
3rd owner: HK Country Club Racing Syndicate (Country Star)

8:25 Sha Tin (HK) 8 Feb 2020

Choi Hung Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)