Full Result 9.10 Sha Tin (HK) | 24 December 2022

Spruce Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Dirt)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m Standard

1st £102,654.03 2nd £39,620.85 3rd £20,710.90 4th £10,805.69 5th £6,303.32

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	4. Handsome Twelve (AUS) 6/5F Zac Purton T P Yung	Zac Purton T P Yung	5	91	77	–	90	–
bb g More Than Ready (USA) - Absolutelyfabulous (AUS) (Langfuhr)
In touch, smooth headway to chase leaders inside 2f out, awkward head carriage when ridden 1 1/2f out, led inside final furlong, soon in command, pushed out

2⁽⁶⁾ 1¼	1. Chancheng Prince (USA) 17/5 Ruan Maia K W Lui	Ruan Maia K W Lui	5	99 t	85	–	95	–
rg g Carpe Diem (USA) - Bliss (USA) (Flashy Bull)
Led after 2f, soon clear, headed over 3f out, regained lead 2 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon held, kept on

3⁽⁷⁾ 1 [2¼]	9. Warren Beach (IRE) 63/10 K C Leung F C Lor	K C Leung F C Lor	3	88 2 b	70	–	78	–
b g Aclaim (IRE) - Quad's Melody (IRE) (Spinning World)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on well from over 1f out, took 3rd inside final furlong, not reach front pair

4⁽⁹⁾ 1 [3¼]	13. Yes We Can (AUS) 18/1 V Borges T P Yung	V Borges T P Yung	7	83 2 tb	63	–	70	–
br g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Masonette (AUS) (Grand Lodge)
Held up towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide into straight, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [5]	7. Copartner Elites 14/1 Lyle Hewitson C S Shum	Lyle Hewitson C S Shum	4	812 tp	74	–	75	–
br g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Really Lovely (IRE) (Galileo)
Towards rear of midfield, headway into midfield on outside over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [5¼]	14. Amazing Teens (NZ) 40/1 H W Lai J Size	H W Lai J Size	5	83 4 het	65	–	66	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - I'm Chunkys (NZ) (Shinko King)
Midfield, took closer order 3f out, ridden and chased leaders over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [6½]	11. Samarkand (NZ) 25/1 Matthew Poon ² P C Ng	Matthew Poon ² P C Ng	4	83 h	67	–	65	–
b g Mongolian Khan (AUS) - Shimmy (NZ) (Zabeel)
Led, headed after 2f, dropped to 4th 3 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, driven and weakened final furlong

8⁽¹³⁾ nk [6¾]	8. Royal Bomb (AUS) 12/1 C Y Ho C Fownes	C Y Ho C Fownes	6	87 tv	69	–	66	–
b g Zebedee - Private Nancy (AUS) (Soldier's Tale)
In touch, forward move to lead over 3f out, headed 2 1/2f out, ridden and lost place 1 1/2f out, soon weakened

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [7¼]	2. So We Joy (AUS) 18/1 Luke Currie C W Chang	Luke Currie C W Chang	7	97 ht	83	–	79	–
b g So You Think (NZ) - Soho Secret (AUS) (Lucky Owners)
Held up towards rear, ridden inside 3f out, kept on steadily from 2f out, never dangerous

10⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [8½]	3. La City Blanche (ARG) 95/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ A S Cruz	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ A S Cruz	4	813 ht¹	80	–	74	–
b g Cityscape - Etoile Blanc (BRZ) (Nedawi)
Held up in rear, ridden inside 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never in contention

11⁽¹²⁾ 3¾ [12¼]	6. Snaffles (IRE) 35/1 M L Yeung David A Hayes	M L Yeung David A Hayes	3	813	75	–	60	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Annabelle Ja (FR) (Singspiel)
Always towards rear

12⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [14]	12. Everyone's Victory (AUS) 51/1 Harry Bentley F C Lor	Harry Bentley F C Lor	5	84 1 ht	66	–	47	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Abolish (AUS) (Equiano)
Midfield on outside, ridden inside 3f out, lost place 2 1/2f out, wide into straight, soon beaten

13⁽²⁾ 4¼ [18¼]	10. Super King (IRE) 38/1 Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	3	86 t	68	–	39	–
ch g Cotai Glory - Star Of Kings (Sea The Stars)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out

14⁽³⁾ 6 [24¼]	5. Precise Express (IRE) 129/1 Antoine Hamelin P F Yiu	Antoine Hamelin P F Yiu	6	813 he	75	–	32	–
b g Tamayuz - Soviet Treat (IRE) (Ashkalani)
Started very slowly, towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened 2f out

14 ran Winning time: 1m 37.73s (slow by 1.43s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Nordic Star (reserve), Trader (reserve)
1st owner: The Racing Twelve Syndicate (Handsome Twelve) 1st breeder: Three Bridges Thoroughbreds
2nd owner: Chancheng Racing Syndicate (Chancheng Prince)
3rd owner: Edmond Siu Kim Ping (Warren Beach)

9:10 Sha Tin (HK) 24 Dec 2022

Spruce Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Dirt)