Full Result 8.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 5 December 2021

Opal Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 5f Good

1st £84,504.25 2nd £32,615.68 3rd £17,049.10 4th £8,895.18 5th £5,188.86

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	12. Alcari (AUS) 79/1 C Victor Wong ⁵ P F Yiu	C Victor Wong ⁵ P F Yiu	7	712	62	–	74	–
br g All Too Hard (AUS) - Cariad (AUS) (Sequalo)
In touch, ridden 2 1/2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, driven to lead 50yds out, readily

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	3. Metro Warrior (AUS) 9/1 Zac Purton David A Hayes	Zac Purton David A Hayes	5	92 b	75	–	85	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Scandinavia (AUS) (Snippets)
With leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and kept on final 150yds, headed 50yds out

3⁽¹⁴⁾ shd [½]	2. Cordyceps Six (AUS) 12/5 Chad Schofield Richard Gibson	Chad Schofield Richard Gibson	3	93 b	76	–	86	–
b g Star Turn (AUS) - Sandcastles (AUS) (Hinchinbrook)
Midfield, smooth headway from 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched and ridden, kept on well final furlong, not quite able to challenge

4⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	11. Super Fortune (AUS) 4/5F Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	4	82 t	63	–	68	–
b g Zoustar (AUS) - Madamesta (AUS) (Estambul)
Led, ridden inside 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final 100yds

5⁽²⁾ 1¾ [3½]	10. Seizing The Moment (NZ) 10/1 Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	5	84	63	–	62	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Queen Alley (NZ) (Towkay)
In touch in midfield, ridden inside 3f out, no extra final furlong

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [4]	13. Fantasy (AUS) 253/1 H N Jack Wong ³ C W Chang	H N Jack Wong ³ C W Chang	6	81 1 b	63	–	61	–
b g Sizzling (AUS) - Bon Fire (AUS) (Octagonal)
Towards rear, ridden inside 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [4¾]	4. Solar Winds (AUS) 66/1 Matthew Chadwick C H Yip	Matthew Chadwick C H Yip	3	812	71	–	66	–
b c Zoustar (AUS) - Saga Of The Storm (AUS) (Real Saga)
Towards rear, ridden and headway from 2f out, no further impression final furlong

8⁽¹⁾ 1 [5¾]	9. Twitch (NZ) 98/1 C Y Ho C Fownes	C Y Ho C Fownes	4	84 t	63	–	54	–
br g Power - La Muchacha (NZ) (My Halo)
In rear, ridden 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [6½]	1. Racing Fighter (NZ) 124/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁷ C H Yip	K H Alfred Chan ⁷ C H Yip	7	90 tb	80	–	69	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Comme Tu Veux (NZ) (Howbaddouwantit)
Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway final furlong, never in contention

10⁽¹¹⁾ shd [6½]	6. Run Run Cool (AUS) 10/1 Harry Bentley F C Lor	Harry Bentley F C Lor	4	86 b	65	–	53	–
br g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Golden Penny (AUS) (Blevic)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened final 150yds

11⁽³⁾ 2¾ [9¼]	8. Prosecco (FR) 80/1 Alexis Badel W Y So	Alexis Badel W Y So	3	85	64	–	43	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Comtesse (Champs Elysees)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

12⁽⁹⁾ 2¼ [11½]	5. Nothing Impossible (FR) 131/1 Ruan Maia K W Lui	Ruan Maia K W Lui	3	86	65	–	35	–
gr g Mehmas (IRE) - Ventura Ice (IRE) (Oratorio)
Always towards rear

13⁽¹³⁾ ½ [12]	7. Astro King (AUS) 156/1 L Hewitson Douglas Whyte	L Hewitson Douglas Whyte	4	85 p	64	–	33	–
b g Nicconi (AUS) - Pole Dancing (AUS) (Johannesburg)
Midfield, outpaced 2 1/2f out, weakened from 1 1/2f out

14⁽¹⁰⁾ 3¾ [15¾]	14. Striking Mr C (NZ) 74/1 M L Yeung T P Yung	M L Yeung T P Yung	7	82 tb	61	–	16	–
ch g Super Easy (NZ) - Charming Elle (AUS) (Al Samer)
In touch, outpaced over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased final furlong

14 ran Winning time: 56.46s (slow by 0.46s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: All In Mind (reserve)
1st owner: Tam Kwok Cheung (Alcari) 1st breeder: T R Schmidt
2nd owner: Metro Express Syndicate (Metro Warrior)
3rd owner: Catherina Yim Wai Ling (Cordyceps Six)

8:35 Sha Tin (HK) 5 Dec 2021

Opal Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)