Full Result 8.40 Sha Tin (HK) | 5 June 2022

Champion Apprentices Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m Good

1st £56,189.57 2nd £21,687.20 3rd £11,336.49 4th £5,914.69 5th £3,450.24

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	12. Turquoise Alpha (IRE) 117/10 V Borges P O'Sullivan	V Borges P O'Sullivan	5	83 hp	42	–	56	–
b g Excelebration (IRE) - Start The Music (IRE) (King's Best)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, steady headway from 2f out, not clear run and forced to switch 1f out, stayed on strongly final 125yds, led last stride

2⁽⁹⁾ shd	9. President's Choice (AUS) 12/1 Joao Moreira C W Chang	Joao Moreira C W Chang	6	86	45	–	59	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Shihabi II (AUS) (Pins)
In touch in midfield, tracked leaders 3 1/2f out, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, led 150yds out, kept on well, headed last stride

3⁽³⁾ 1¼ [1¼]	4. Nicholson Returns (NZ) 9/10F Zac Purton D J Hall	Zac Purton D J Hall	3	90 b	53	–	64	–
ch g Iffraaj - Heart's Delight (AUS) (Show A Heart)
Started slowly, towards rear of midfield, hampered and snatched up over 3f out, ridden and headway from 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [1¾]	2. Cheery (AUS) 48/10 K C Leung P F Yiu	K C Leung P F Yiu	3	95 b	58	–	68	–
b g Artie Schiller (USA) - Flying Tilly (AUS) (Umatilla)
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong, dropped to 4th closing stages

5⁽¹²⁾ nk [2¼]	7. Rattan Kingdom (AUS) 30/1 Ruan Maia Richard Gibson	Ruan Maia Richard Gibson	4	89 t	48	–	57	–
bb g Per Incanto (USA) - Summer's Day (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed 150yds out, no extra final 100yds

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [3]	8. Casa Legend (NZ) 9/1 Karis Teetan C S Shum	Karis Teetan C S Shum	3	86 tp	45	–	52	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Sea Venture (NZ) (Sepoy)
Towards rear of midfield, steady headway into midfield halfway, ridden and took closer order over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

7⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3¾]	1. Free Foal (AUS) 21/1 Jerry Chau ³ F C Lor	Jerry Chau ³ F C Lor	4	94 v¹	60	–	66	–
bb g Press Statement (AUS) - Games (AUS) (Lonhro)
Midfield, steady headway from 2 1/2f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong

8⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [5]	5. Happy Jai Jai (NZ) 38/1 Matthew Poon ² T P Yung	Matthew Poon ² T P Yung	5	88 t	49	–	52	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Avisto (NZ) (Tavistock)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, short of room over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [5½]	3. Beauty Spirit (AUS) 9/1 Alexis Badel A S Cruz	Alexis Badel A S Cruz	7	94 tb	57	–	59	–
b g Duporth (AUS) - Graces Spirit (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded from inside 2f out

10⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [6¾]	6. Boom Stitch (AUS) 19/1 C Y Ho W Y So	C Y Ho W Y So	4	89 tb	48	–	47	–
bb g Artie Schiller (USA) - Boom Time Savings (AUS) (Secret Savings)
Towards rear of midfield on outside, ridden and 2 1/2f out, wide into straight, weakened final furlong

11⁽¹³⁾ 7½ [14¼]	11. Celestial Warrior (NZ) 52/1 Harry Bentley K W Lui	Harry Bentley K W Lui	4	84 1 et	43	–	25	–
br g Showcasing - Arctic Heights (NZ) (Johar)
Always in rear

12⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [15¾]	10. Kodiac Brave (IRE) 170/1 Antoine Hamelin A T Millard	Antoine Hamelin A T Millard	4	86 1 ht	45	–	23	–
b g Kodiac - Vee Gita (IRE) (Vettori)
Always towards rear, struggling from 2 1/2f out

13⁽²⁾ 1¼ [17]	13. Passing Fashion (IRE) 60/1 C Victor Wong ⁵ C H Yip	C Victor Wong ⁵ C H Yip	5	710 t	40	–	15	–
b g Raven's Pass (USA) - Fashion Statement (Rainbow Quest)
In touch in midfield, lost place 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, eased over 1f out

13 ran Winning time: 1m 35.51s (slow by 1.51s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Tang Ming Hei (Turquoise Alpha) 1st breeder: Mrs Natasha Drennan
2nd owner: Peter Lee Kwok Wah (President's Choice)
3rd owner: Joe Ho Kui Yin, Ricky Lee Chi Hung Et Al (Nicholson Returns)

8:40 Sha Tin (HK) 5 Jun 2022

Champion Apprentices Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)