Full Result 9.15 Sha Tin (HK) | 5 February 2023

Wu King Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m Good

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

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	9. Happy Together (IRE) 69/20F Alexis Badel Richard Gibson	Alexis Badel Richard Gibson	4	810 t	67	–	82	–
b g Dragon Pulse (IRE) - Ruby Girl (IRE) (Fast Company)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, headway to challenge 1f out, driven to the front 175yds out, faced strong challenge closing stages, just held on

2⁽⁸⁾ shd	11. Powerful Wings 20/1 Harry Bentley P F Yiu	Harry Bentley P F Yiu	5	89 b	66	–	81	–
b g Kingman - Dream Peace (IRE) (Dansili)
Mid-division, shaken up turning for home, ridden and improved from 2f out, headway to throw down strong challenge final 110yds, just denied

3⁽²⁾ ½ [½]	13. Casa Cosmo (NZ) 8/1 Zac Purton Jamie Richards	Zac Purton Jamie Richards	4	88 1 tb	65	–	79	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Nouveau Amour (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Midfield on inner, switched left turning for home, travelled strongly but short of room 2f out, ridden when in the clear 1 1/2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, not quite reach leaders

4⁽¹⁾ 1 [1½]	12. Circuit Mighty (NZ) 13/2 Silvestre De Sousa K L Man	Silvestre De Sousa K L Man	5	88 t	65	–	77	–
b g El Roca (AUS) - Summalucky (NZ) (Zabeel)
Chased leaders on inner, steadied when caught on heels after 2f, nudged along before halfway, driven 2f out, not clear run 1f out, switched off rail and stayed on well final 110yds, nearest finish

5⁽⁶⁾ nk [2]	10. Maldives (NZ) 13/1 L J Ferraris D J Hall	L J Ferraris D J Hall	6	810	67	–	78	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Celtic Dream (NZ) (Casual Lies)
Held up towards rear, ridden along over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on well final 175yds, not reach leaders

6⁽³⁾ ½ [2½]	1. Erimo (USA) 68/10 Hugh Bowman J Size	Hugh Bowman J Size	5	99 b	80	–	90	–
bb g Street Boss (USA) - Undo (USA) (Flatter)
Raced in midfield, ridden 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on again from 1f out, no telling impression

7⁽¹¹⁾ nk [2¾]	14. Happy Day (NZ) 69/10 Lyle Hewitson W Y So	Lyle Hewitson W Y So	4	85	62	–	71	–
ch g Per Incanto (USA) - Siciliani (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Settled in final trio, improved a couple of positions after 3f, ridden over 2f out, soon searching for room, stayed on when in the clear

8⁽⁴⁾ ½ [3¼]	5. Drombeg Banner (IRE) 68/10 Jerry Chau ² P C Ng	Jerry Chau ² P C Ng	4	92	75	–	83	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Drombeg Dawn (IRE) (Orpen)
Tracked leaders, eased off rail and ridden 2f out, not quite able to get on terms, weakened inside final furlong

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [3¾]	4. Romantic Charm (NZ) 14/1 Karis Teetan C S Shum	Karis Teetan C S Shum	4	95 t¹	76	–	83	–
b c Savabeel (AUS) - Keyarna Blue (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Towards rear of midfield, pushed along 3f out, involved in repeated bumping inside final 2f, kept on late, never a serious factor

10⁽⁷⁾ nse [3¾]	7. Massive Action (NZ) 43/5 C Y Ho F C Lor	C Y Ho F C Lor	5	90 v	71	–	78	–
gr g Reliable Man - Classical (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Led, shaken up and briefly asserted 2f out, ridden and reduced advantage 1f out, headed final 175yds, weakened quickly near finish

11⁽⁹⁾ nk [4]	2. The Best Peach (IRE) 92/1 Angus Chung ¹⁰ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ¹⁰ A S Cruz	4	811 tb¹	78	–	84	–
ch g Twilight Son - Poyle Meg (Dansili)
Settled towards rear, widest of all turning for home, ridden and not quicken over 2f out, involved in repeated bumping with rival from 1 1/2f out, leaned right but kept on from 1f out

12⁽¹²⁾ nk [4¼]	8. Celtic Times (IRE) 22/1 K C Leung Jimmy Ting	K C Leung Jimmy Ting	4	811 tb	68	–	73	–
ch g Dawn Approach (IRE) - Teoirim (IRE) (Teofilo)
Settled in last, pushed along and angled off rail over 2f out, soon switched back inside, not clear run but kept on at one pace from over 1f out

13⁽¹³⁾ ½ [4¾]	6. Straight Arron (AUS) 65/1 Luke Currie David A Hayes	Luke Currie David A Hayes	4	94	75	–	79	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Imperial Lass (NZ) (Tavistock)
Towards rear, ridden and switched widest of all just inside final 2f, no impression

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 10 [14¾]	3. Ivy League (IRE) 112/1 Antoine Hamelin Douglas Whyte	Antoine Hamelin Douglas Whyte	4	95 t	76	–	57	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Timbuktu (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Caught wide early on, crossed to race in second after 2f, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, quickly beaten

14 ran Winning time: 1m 34.81s (slow by 0.81s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Exceptional Nice, Scotch Tycoon
1st owner: Excellent Ride Syndicate (Happy Together) 1st breeder: Brian Miller
2nd owner: Kimmy Ngan King Lin (Powerful Wings)
3rd owner: Wu Wei Lam (Casa Cosmo)

9:15 Sha Tin (HK) 5 Feb 2023

Wu King Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)