Full Result 8.25 Sha Tin (HK) | 21 January 2023

Azalea Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good

1st £115,335.46 2nd £44,515.44 3rd £23,269.44 4th £12,140.58 5th £7,082

Azalea Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf), 1m2f - Good, 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	4. Five G Patch (IRE) 17/20F Hugh Bowman A S Cruz	Hugh Bowman A S Cruz	5	97 t	77	–	94	–
b g Camelot - Uliana (USA) (Darshaan)
Midfield, headway from 2 1/2f out, ridden to chase leader inside 2f out, stayed on well to lead 100yds out, in command close home

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	2. Champion Dragon (IRE) 78/10 L J Ferraris A S Cruz	L J Ferraris A S Cruz	5	98 ht	78	–	94	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Via Lattea (IRE) (Teofilo)
Led at steady pace, quickened tempo 4f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven when pressed inside final furlong, headed 100yds out, kept on well

3⁽⁶⁾ 4¼ [4¾]	13. Incanto Prepared (NZ) 121/1 V Borges W Y So	V Borges W Y So	7	88 t	64	–	72	–
bb g Per Incanto (USA) - Prepared (NZ) (Perfectly Ready)
Held up towards rear, ridden inside 3f out, headway from 2 1/2f out, took 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on front pair

4⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [5½]	8. Woodfire Bro (NZ) 31/5 Silvestre De Sousa L Ho	Silvestre De Sousa L Ho	4	92 ht	72	–	78	–
br g Echoes Of Heaven (AUS) - Pico Turquino (Teofilo)
In touch, forward move to chase leader after 4f, ridden when pace lifted 4f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, hung right over 1f out, no extra final furlong

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [5½]	7. S J Tourbillon (IRE) 26/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	5	93 tb	73	–	79	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Shermeen (IRE) (Desert Style)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden inside 3f out, driven and kept on from inside 2f out, not going pace to threaten

6⁽¹¹⁾ nk [5¾]	10. Hit The Shot (AUS) 9/1 Zac Purton J Size	Zac Purton J Size	5	813 t	69	–	74	–
b g Dundeel (NZ) - Tang (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced when slightly hampered 1 1/2f out, no impression final furlong

7⁽¹³⁾ nk [6¼]	12. Natural Storm (NZ) 14/1 Karis Teetan P F Yiu	Karis Teetan P F Yiu	6	812 b	68	–	73	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Miracle Miss (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Held up in rear, headway and towards rear of midfield 3 1/2f out, ridden inside 3f out, wide into straight and lost place, kept on final 100yds, never dangerous

8⁽⁹⁾ nk [6½]	1. Superbella 20/1 C Y Ho F C Lor	C Y Ho F C Lor	7	99 tb	79	–	83	–
b g Passing Glance - Lizzie Tudor (Tamayuz)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁸⁾ nse [6½]	11. Maldives (NZ) 21/1 Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	6	811	69	–	73	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Celtic Dream (NZ) (Casual Lies)
Midfield, took closer order 3f out, ridden and in touch 2f out, no extra from over 1f out

10⁽²⁾ nk [6¾]	14. Lucky Diamond (NZ) 62/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	6	85 tb	61	–	64	–
b g Power - Diamond Babe (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Tracked leaders, ridden inside 4f out, gradually weakened from 2f out

11⁽⁴⁾ nk [7]	6. Intrepid Winner (AUS) 22/1 Lyle Hewitson A T Millard	Lyle Hewitson A T Millard	5	93 b	73	–	76	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Soubrettes (NZ) (High Chaparral)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from inside 2f out

12⁽⁷⁾ nk [7½]	9. Swan Bay (IRE) 35/1 Jerry Chau ² David A Hayes	Jerry Chau ² David A Hayes	4	813 b¹	71	–	74	–
b c Australia - Similu (Danehill Dancer)
Started slowly, towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from 2f out

13⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [8¼]	3. Above (NZ) 41/1 Antoine Hamelin A T Millard	Antoine Hamelin A T Millard	7	97 tb	77	–	78	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Once More (NZ) (Thorn Park)
Always towards rear

14⁽³⁾ ½ [8¾]	5. Savvy Kingman 57/1 Alexis Badel F C Lor	Alexis Badel F C Lor	6	95	75	–	75	–
b g Kingman - Lady Linda (USA) (Torrential)
Midfield, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, soon beaten