Full Result 8.40 Sha Tin (HK) | 21 February 2021

Lucky Nine Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 6f Standard

1st £118,413.60 2nd £45,703.49 3rd £23,890.46 4th £12,464.59 5th £7,271.01

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	7. Silver Fig (AUS) 209/10 Antoine Hamelin A T Millard	Antoine Hamelin A T Millard	6	86 tb	85	–	92	–
gr g Hard Spun (USA) - Bonifacio (USA) (Even The Score)
Started slowly, towards rear, switched to wide outside and ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, led close home

2⁽⁷⁾ ½	11. We The South (AUS) 11/1 V Borges F C Lor	V Borges F C Lor	4	83 h	82	–	87	–
b g Your Song (AUS) - Tonkatsu (AUS) (Clang)
Quickly away and led, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 100yds out, rallied and kept on well closing stages

3⁽⁶⁾ shd [½]	2. Red Desert (GER) 67/10 Alexis Badel J Size	Alexis Badel J Size	5	813	92	–	97	–
b g Oasis Dream - Capichera (GER) (Shirocco)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, driven final furlong, led 100yds out, headed and lost two places close home

4⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [¾]	6. Highland Fortune (USA) 40/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	5	87 tb	86	–	91	–
b g Declaration Of War (USA) - Pan Dulce (USA) (Candy Ride)
In touch in midfield on outside, ridden inside 2f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁸⁾ 1 [1¾]	5. Czarson (AUS) 11/5F Zac Purton P F Yiu	Zac Purton P F Yiu	4	88 1 tp	86	–	88	–
ch g Stratum (AUS) - Wobbly Boots (AUS) (Show A Heart)
Towards rear of midfield on outside, ridden over 2f out, wide into straight, stayed on final 100yds, nearest finish

6⁽³⁾ nk [2]	3. Encore Boy (AUS) 15/1 Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	7	88 b	89	–	90	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Miss Bellezza (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and took closer order over 2f out, driven and kept on from 1 1/2f out, not going pace to challenge

6⁽⁴⁾ dht [2]	1. Will Power (NZ) 16/5 Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	5	97	100	–	101	–
br g Power - Lilahjay (NZ) (Tavistock)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

8⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [2½]	10. Elite Patch (JPN) 64/1 M L Yeung K W Lui	M L Yeung K W Lui	6	83 htb	82	–	81	–
ch g Hard Spun (USA) - Toko Yuzuki (JPN) (Deep Impact)
Towards rear, ridden inside 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

9⁽¹²⁾ 3 [5½]	4. Hong Kong Bet (AUS) 38/1 K C Leung Jimmy Ting	K C Leung Jimmy Ting	5	810 t	89	–	78	–
ch g Smart Missile (AUS) - Dublin Me Bet (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide into straight, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽⁵⁾ nk [5¾]	8. Sunny Boy (AUS) 21/1 Matthew Chadwick W Y So	Matthew Chadwick W Y So	6	84 tb	83	–	71	–
ch g Star Witness (AUS) - Hilton Head (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
In touch, outpaced and lost place 2f out, soon no impression, eased final furlong

11⁽²⁾ 1½ [7¼]	9. Ugly Warrior (NZ) 17/5 Joao Moreira Y S Tsui	Joao Moreira Y S Tsui	6	84	83	–	67	–
ch g Swiss Ace (AUS) - Ugly Betty (AUS) (High Yield)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong

12⁽¹⁾ 2½ [9¾]	12. Young Legend 123/1 H T Mo ³ C S Shum	H T Mo ³ C S Shum	7	713 ht	81	–	57	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Ivory Gala (FR) (Galileo)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 8.03s (slow by 0.63s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Team Spirit (reserve)
1st owner: Financial Investors Group Syndicate (Silver Fig) 1st breeder: Waratah Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Chan Man Chun, James Mathew Fong Et Al (We The South)
3rd owner: The Hon Ronald Arculli GBM GBS JP & Johanna K J Arculli BBS (Red Desert)

8:40 Sha Tin (HK) 21 Feb 2021

Lucky Nine Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Dirt)