Full Result 9.50 Sha Tin (HK) | 5 February 2023

Yau Oi Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £104,712.46 2nd £40,415.34 3rd £21,126.20 4th £11,022.36 5th £6,429.71

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	8. Dragon's Luck (AUS) 5/1 L Hewitson Douglas Whyte	L Hewitson Douglas Whyte	4	90	69	–	84	–
br g Sooboog (AUS) - Ballychine (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Prominent, improved to lead after 2f, shaken up and asserted just under 2f out, two lengths clear when hard ridden just over 1f out, reduced advantage near finish but always doing enough

2⁽⁸⁾ ¾	6. Mighty Stride (AUS) 3/5F Hugh Bowman P F Yiu	Hugh Bowman P F Yiu	4	92	71	–	84	–
ch g Rich Enuff (AUS) - Show A Princess (AUS) (Show A Heart)
Midfield, momentarily impeded when beginning effort over 2f out, ridden and shifted left 1 1/2f out, stayed on and steadily closed on leader from 1f out, nearest finish but always held

3⁽⁷⁾ 1 [1¾]	4. Mark The Moment (AUS) 15/1 Karis Teetan P C Ng	Karis Teetan P C Ng	4	94 tv	73	–	83	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - Lassiter's Cat (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, not speed to match eventual winner, kept on from 1f out, just held on for third

4⁽¹¹⁾ nk [2]	3. Not Usual Star (AUS) 47/1 L J Ferraris W Y So	L J Ferraris W Y So	5	96 ht	75	–	84	–
bb g Zoustar (AUS) - Acouplamas (AUS) (Al Maher)
Broke well and led early strides, soon restrained towards rear, crept closer from 3f out, ridden but plenty of work to do 2f out, stayed on well from just over 1f out, nearest finish, just denied third

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [3½]	7. Phoenix Light (AUS) 20/1 Alexis Badel C H Yip	Alexis Badel C H Yip	5	92 h	71	–	75	–
b g Love Conquers All (AUS) - Courtship (AUS) (Danzero)
Held up towards rear, taken wide straight, last when ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly from 1f out, never near to challenge

6⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [3¾]	10. Invincible Missile (AUS) 91/1 Harry Bentley C Fownes	Harry Bentley C Fownes	7	90 t	69	–	72	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Phaedra (AUS) (Hussonet)
Very slowly into stride, a few lengths adrift in last, joined rear of main group but pushed along 3f out, headway into midfield 2f out, kept on near finish, did well in the circumstances

7⁽⁶⁾ nse [4]	1. California Rad (AUS) 9/1 Angus Chung ¹⁰ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ¹⁰ A S Cruz	6	813 tb	78	–	81	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Radharcnafarraige (IRE) (Distorted Humor)
Pushed along from stalls, mid-division, travelled strongly into straight, ridden and effort 2f out, briefly impeded over 1f out, unable to sustain challenge, no extra near finish

8⁽³⁾ ½ [4½]	5. Naboo Legend (AUS) 31/1 Silvestre De Sousa David A Hayes	Silvestre De Sousa David A Hayes	4	93	72	–	73	–
b g Press Statement (AUS) - Convene (AUS) (Zizou)
Midfield on inner, angled off rail 2f out, switched back inside and ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression close to finish

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [5]	9. Golden Empire (FR) 15/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	5	90	69	–	69	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Pretty Paper (IRE) (Medaglia d'Oro)
Broke alertly, soon steadied in mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, minor late headway past beaten rivals, never a serious factor

10⁽¹²⁾ nse [5]	13. Gummy Gummy (AUS) 89/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	3	89 b¹	66	–	66	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - Nayeli (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Rousted along to attain prominent position, pushed along 2f out, unable to get on terms with leader, weakened inside final furlong

11⁽²⁾ 1 [6]	11. Ready To Win (NZ) 20/1 K C Leung F C Lor	K C Leung F C Lor	6	813 tp	68	–	64	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Sursum Corda (NZ) (Zabeel)
Slightly slowly away, nudged along to recover, raced towards rear of main pack, switched to outer and ridden turning for home, no impression closing stages

12⁽¹³⁾ 2 [8]	14. Island Golden (NZ) 103/1 Matthew Poon ² K L Man	Matthew Poon ² K L Man	3	84 t	61	–	51	–
b g Time Test - The Beckett (NZ) (Spartacus)
Midfield towards outer, ridden and outpaced 2f out, held when slightly short of room inside final furlong

13⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [8¾]	2. Sakewin (NZ) 36/1 Antoine Hamelin F C Lor	Antoine Hamelin F C Lor	4	99 p	78	–	66	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Diamond Babe (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Soon led, headed but remained prominent after 2f, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, weakened over 1f out

14⁽¹⁾ 3½ [12¼]	12. Man Star (AUS) 107/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	6	95 v	74	–	50	–
ch g Shooting To Win (AUS) - Across The Moon (AUS) (Stratum)
Mid-division, switched left and ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, quickly beaten

14 ran Winning time: 1m 9.11s (slow by 0.11s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Decisive Twelve, Golden Express
1st owner: Jason Chou Yu Teh & Robert Chou Chin Shien (Dragon's Luck) 1st breeder: Dr R McClenahan
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Li Ming On, Joyce Li Lok Yan & Henry Li Lok Him (Mighty Stride)
3rd owner: Melody Yau Man Lok (Mark The Moment)

9:50 Sha Tin (HK) 5 Feb 2023

Yau Oi Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)