Full Result 6.30 Sha Tin (HK) | 23 December 2023

Hibiscus Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m Good

1st £52,183.17 2nd £19,568.69 3rd £10,716.19 4th £5,591.05 5th £3,261.45 6th £1,863.68

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	11. Starship Eighty (AUS) 22/5 Karis Teetan P C Ng	Karis Teetan P C Ng	4	90 et	31	–	46	–
b g Into Mischief (USA) - Starship Angel (USA) (Running Stag)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, headway to chase leaders 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, soon clear and in command, eased closing stages

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¾	13. Angels Hunter (AUS) 78/10 Matthew Chadwick K L Man	Matthew Chadwick K L Man	6	812 tb	29	–	40	–
br g Pluck (USA) - Moporena (AUS) (Arena)
Held up towards rear, ridden and good headway from 2f out, kept on well final furlong, edged left and took 2nd 100yds out, no chance with winner

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [2]	1. Dragon Delight (AUS) 11/1 Ellis Wong ¹⁰ David A Hayes	Ellis Wong ¹⁰ David A Hayes	5	813	40	–	50	–
b g Wandjina (AUS) - Pediment (AUS) (Lonhro)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁵⁾ shd [2¼]	4. United Endeavors (AUS) 13/1 M L Yeung W Y So	M L Yeung W Y So	5	98 ht	39	–	49	–
br g Headwater (AUS) - Illinois Magic (NZ) (Zabeel)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, good headway from under 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [3]	3. Boom Alliance 13/1 L J Ferraris Douglas Whyte	L J Ferraris Douglas Whyte	5	98 t	39	–	47	–
b g Archipenko (USA) - Helvetia (USA) (Blame)
Held up in rear pair, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, nearest finish

6⁽⁸⁾ nk [3¼]	10. Precision Goal (NZ) 37/10F Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	5	90 t	33	–	41	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Miraculous Miss (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Led, ridden under 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra final 100yds

7⁽⁹⁾ shd [3¼]	2. Super Contented (NZ) 9/1 K De Melo C Fownes	K De Melo C Fownes	4	99 t	40	–	47	–
b g Tivaci (AUS) - Repenting (NZ) (Ekraar)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, not clear run from over 1f out, forced to switch inside final furlong, stayed on final 100yds, too much to do

8⁽³⁾ 1¼ [4½]	7. Baebae Tsoi (AUS) 43/1 Antoine Hamelin C H Yip	Antoine Hamelin C H Yip	6	95 tp	36	–	41	–
ch g Sweet Orange (USA) - Sannah Rose (NZ) (Golan)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and no extra final furlong

9⁽¹¹⁾ nse [4½]	9. Brilliant Pioneer (NZ) 12/1 Lyle Hewitson P F Yiu	Lyle Hewitson P F Yiu	5	92 et	33	–	37	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Midnight Breaker (NZ) (Housebuster)
With leader, ridden 2f out, driven and weakened final furlong

10⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [5¼]	8. Arthur's Kingdom (IRE) 47/1 H T Mo ² Y S Tsui	H T Mo ² Y S Tsui	6	91 ht	34	–	37	–
b g Camelot - Madeira Mist (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
In touch, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽¹³⁾ 2 [7¼]	5. Master Of Luck (NZ) 14/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	5	96 tb	37	–	35	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Precious (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Pulled hard in midfield on outside, dropped towards rear 3f out, ridden and no impression from 2f out

12⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [7¾]	6. President's Choice (AUS) 7/1 Zac Purton C W Chang	Zac Purton C W Chang	8	97	38	–	35	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Shihabi II (AUS) (Pins)
Always towards rear

13⁽¹²⁾ nse [8]	14. Hang's Choice (IRE) 22/1 Andrea Atzeni W Y So	Andrea Atzeni W Y So	5	88 tb	25	–	22	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Tingleo (Galileo)
Always in rear

14⁽⁷⁾ 6½ [14½]	12. Devil And Gold (AUS) 23/1 Angus Chung ⁵ C H Yip	Angus Chung ⁵ C H Yip	4	88	30	–	12	–
ch g Starcraft (NZ) - Chance Liaison (AUS) (Falbrav)
In touch, ridden and lost place under 3f out, soon struggling, eased over 1f out

14 ran Winning time: 1m 36.09s (slow by 2.09s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Daniel Chong Kwok Ming (Starship Eighty) 1st breeder: Spendthrift Australia Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Angels Around Syndicate (Angels Hunter)
3rd owner: Chow Yun Sheung & Chow Tat Chi (Dragon Delight)

6:30 Sha Tin (HK) 23 Dec 2023

Hibiscus Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)