Full Result 8.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 5 March 2023

Rutland Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m1f Good

1st £176,038.34 2nd £67,944.62 3rd £35,516.51 4th £18,530.35 5th £10,809.37

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	10. Champion Dragon (IRE) 17/5 Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	5	83 1 ht	83	–	95	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Via Lattea (IRE) (Teofilo)
Made all, ridden and kept on well from 2f out, unchallenged

2⁽³⁾ 1	1. Running Glory (NZ) 33/10F Hugh Bowman J Size	Hugh Bowman J Size	5	99	103	–	113	–
b g Kermadec (NZ) - Hannah Mary (NZ) (Dubawi)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, driven inside 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, took 2nd 50yds, not reach winner

3⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	5. Butterfield (BRZ) 9/1 Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	7	92 tp	98	–	105	–
ch g Setembro Chove (BRZ) - Londrinita (ARG) (Fahim)
Started slowly, in touch after 2 1/2f, chased leader halfway, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on at same pace from over 1f out

4⁽⁵⁾ ½ [2¾]	2. Savvy Nine (FR) 30/1 Ruan Maia Douglas Whyte	Ruan Maia Douglas Whyte	7	97 b	101	–	107	–
bl g Anodin (IRE) - Insan Mala (IRE) (Bahhare)
Tracked leaders, ridden inside 2f out, driven and no extra final 100yds

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [2¾]	7. Spirited Express (AUS) 89/10 K C Leung P F Yiu	K C Leung P F Yiu	5	88 2 b	88	–	94	–
ch g No Nay Never (USA) - Bo Bardi (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, driven final 100yds, nearest finish

6⁽⁶⁾ nse [2¾]	4. Turin Redsun 61/10 Lyle Hewitson Douglas Whyte	Lyle Hewitson Douglas Whyte	5	96 tb	100	–	106	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Irish Rookie (IRE) (Azamour)
Midfield, ridden and effort inside 2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

7⁽¹⁾ nse [3]	11. Perfect Team (AUS) 14/1 Harry Bentley C Fownes	Harry Bentley C Fownes	4	84 1 7 t	84	–	90	–
br g Deep Impact (JPN) - Amanee (AUS) (Pivotal)
Midfield, ridden and effort inside 2f out, no further impression final furlong

8⁽⁸⁾ 1 [4]	3. The Irishman (NZ) 9/1 Silvestre De Sousa K W Lui	Silvestre De Sousa K W Lui	5	97 ht	101	–	105	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Zeranti (NZ) (Zabeel)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final 100yds, never dangerous

9⁽²⁾ ½ [4½]	9. Viva Chaleur (FR) 26/5 C Y Ho C Fownes	C Y Ho C Fownes	4	85 2 t	85	–	88	–
b c Wootton Bassett - Mezzo Mezzo (FR) (Mount Nelson)
Took keen hold, held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [6]	6. Looking Great (NZ) 26/1 Karis Teetan F C Lor	Karis Teetan F C Lor	6	89 t	89	–	89	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Montwest (NZ) (Montjeu)
Raced keenly, chased leader, dropped to 4th halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened from 1 1/2f out

11⁽¹¹⁾ nse [6]	8. Celestial Power (AUS) 36/1 Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	6	83 1 v	85	–	85	–
b g Star Witness (AUS) - Askari (NZ) (Zabeel)
Started slowly, towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

11 ran Winning time: 1m 48.48s (slow by 1.48s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: LWF Family Syndicate (Champion Dragon) 1st breeder: Haras Du Mezeray
2nd owner: Connie Wong Wai Ching & Vivian Wong Man Lei (Running Glory)
3rd owner: Yue Yun Hing (Butterfield)

8:35 Sha Tin (HK) 5 Mar 2023

Rutland Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)