Full Result 12.45 Sha Tin (HK) | 29 March 2023

Pui O Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 6f Slow

1st £65,559.11 2nd £25,303.51 3rd £13,226.84 4th £6,900.96 5th £4,025.56

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	8. Lucky Banner (IRE) 25/1 Luke Currie C Fownes	Luke Currie C Fownes	4	810 ht	47	–	61	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Bequia (IRE) (Helmet)
Midfield, ridden inside 3f out, driven over 2f out, stayed on strongly from over 1f out, led 50yds out, soon clear, readily

2⁽⁵⁾ 1½	9. I Give (NZ) 53/10 Alexis Badel P C Ng	Alexis Badel P C Ng	4	89 et	46	–	55	–
ch g Per Incanto (USA) - Grace And Eva (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Disputed lead after 1f, outright leader after 2 1/2f, ridden clear 2f out, kept on well until no extra final 75yds, headed 50yds out

3⁽²⁾ nk [1¾]	6. The Best Hero (FR) 37/10 H W Lai L Ho	H W Lai L Ho	6	813 b	50	–	58	–
b g Siyouni (FR) - Pertinence (IRE) (Fasliyev)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2 1/2f out, chased leader 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, not able to challenge

4⁽⁸⁾ nse [1¾]	7. Cool Blue (NZ) 21/1 K C Leung F C Lor	K C Leung F C Lor	4	812 t	49	–	57	–
ch g Foxwedge (AUS) - Imanana (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Towards rear of midfield, not clear run and switched under 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well from over 1f out, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [2½]	2. Summit Cheers (AUS) 9/1 Hugh Bowman D J Hall	Hugh Bowman D J Hall	5	97 t	58	–	63	–
b g Zoustar (AUS) - Saffie Darling (AUS) (Catrail)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on from over 1f out, not going pace to threaten

6⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [3¼]	5. Sweet Diamond (AUS) 48/1 H T Mo ² P F Yiu	H T Mo ² P F Yiu	5	811 b¹	50	–	53	–
gr g Zoustar (AUS) - Adorabubble (AUS) (Ferocity)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on well from 1 1/2f out, nearest finish

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [4]	10. Handsome Rebel (AUS) 16/1 Matthew Chadwick Jamie Richards	Matthew Chadwick Jamie Richards	7	88 tb	45	–	46	–
br g Denman (AUS) - London Rebel (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Led, headed after 1f, steadied and in touch, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and gradually weakened from inside 2f out

8⁽⁹⁾ nse [4¼]	4. Darci Legend (NZ) 105/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	4	91 ht	52	–	52	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Merle Park (USA) (Machiavellian)
Held up in rear, pushed along from 2f out, ridden and staying on when not clear run inside final furlong, kept on closing stages, too much to do

9⁽⁴⁾ nse [4¼]	12. Happy Tango (AUS) 19/10F Angus Chung ⁷ Y S Tsui	Angus Chung ⁷ Y S Tsui	7	710 b	40	–	40	–
b g Eavesdropper (USA) - Red Dawn (AUS) (Western Red)
Disputed lead after 1f, headed after 2 1/2f, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, driven and no extra final furlong

10⁽³⁾ 4¾ [9]	1. Stormtrouper (AUS) 15/2 Silvestre De Sousa C H Yip	Silvestre De Sousa C H Yip	6	99 t	60	–	45	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Moretti (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Midfield, ridden 3f out, driven inside 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong

11⁽¹¹⁾ 2¾ [11¾]	11. Eagle Run (AUS) 46/1 Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	4	87 t	44	–	20	–
ch g Starcraft (NZ) - Nadeem's Melody (AUS) (Nadeem)
Always towards rear

12⁽¹²⁾ 3½ [15¼]	3. Awesome Treasure (NZ) 9/1 Zac Purton David A Hayes	Zac Purton David A Hayes	5	96 ht	57	–	22	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Bizz (NZ) (Volksraad)
Towards rear of midfield, lost place over 2f out, pushed along and no impression from 2f out, eased final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.69s (slow by 2.29s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Lady's Choice (reserve), Lucky Ruby (reserve)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Stephen Ho Wai Man, F Ho Ka Chun & D Ho Ka Chung (Lucky Banner) 1st breeder: J Hernon
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Ting Wing Keung (I Give)
3rd owner: So Shek Wing, Hung Kwong Yee Et Al (The Best Hero)

12:45 Sha Tin (HK) 29 Mar 2023

Pui O Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Dirt)