Full Result 7.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 1 January 2024

Poplar Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 7f Good

1st £65,915.49 2nd £24,718.31 3rd £13,536.22 4th £7,062.37 5th £4,119.72 6th £2,354.12

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	5. Dream Pursuer (AUS) 134/10 Hugh Bowman K L Man	Hugh Bowman K L Man	6	92 b	52	–	65	–
b g Moshe (AUS) - Gloray (AUS) (Street Hero)
Midfield, steady headway from over 2f out, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, short of room over 1f out, soon driven, kept on well final furlong, led 50yds out, cosily

2⁽¹⁾ ½	12. Lucky Planet (AUS) 37/10 Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	4	87 b	43	–	55	–
b g Pariah (AUS) - Watchful Eyes (IRE) (Street Sense)
Tracked leaders, ridden and pressed leaders 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, headed 50yds out, soon held

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [¾]	8. Golden Rise (AUS) 19/10F Zac Purton J Size	Zac Purton J Size	4	91	51	–	62	–
br g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Smooth Landing (AUS) (Snitzel)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, good headway over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽²⁾ 1½ [2¼]	7. Divine Era (AUS) 15/2 K De Melo Jimmy Ting	K De Melo Jimmy Ting	7	91 ht	51	–	58	–
b g Zoustar (AUS) - Baroness Gabriella (AUS) (Kempinsky)
In touch, ridden 2f out, driven and chased leaders over 1f out, kept on at same pace final furlong

5⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [3]	10. Can't Go Wong (NZ) 25/1 K C Leung F C Lor	K C Leung F C Lor	5	812 tb	48	–	53	–
ch g Per Incanto (USA) - O'Really Baheeya (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Started slowly, towards rear of midfield, ridden and headway from 2f out, not clear run from 1 1/2f out until well inside final furlong, kept on final 100yd, too much to do

6⁽⁴⁾ 1 [4]	9. River Views (AUS) 39/10 Ellis Wong ¹⁰ T P Yung	Ellis Wong ¹⁰ T P Yung	5	84	50	–	52	–
ch g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Sparks Alight (AUS) (Rakti)
Chased leader, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, faded final furlong

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	1. Fun N Glory (AUS) 11/1 Matthew Chadwick W Y So	Matthew Chadwick W Y So	6	99 t	59	–	58	–
b g Akeed Mofeed - Topaque (AUS) (Bel Esprit)
Midfield, ridden and no impression from 2f out

7⁽³⁾ dht [5¼]	11. Island Bright (AUS) 82/1 L J Ferraris P F Yiu	L J Ferraris P F Yiu	4	812	48	–	47	–
br g Better Than Ready (AUS) - Alleged Again (AUS) (Freeze)
Led, ridden 2f out, driven 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [6]	4. Chilli Baba (AUS) 16/1 Andrea Atzeni P F Yiu	Andrea Atzeni P F Yiu	4	92 b	52	–	49	–
b g Capitalist (AUS) - Keep Me Warm (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Towards rear of midfield, outpaced and no impression from over 2f out

10⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [7]	3. Lucky Gold (NZ) 17/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	6	96 b	56	–	50	–
b g Iffraaj - Kitt Ann Miss (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Always towards rear

11⁽⁹⁾ ½ [7½]	2. Up And Up (IRE) 51/1 Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	5	96 t	58	–	51	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Mejala (IRE) (Red Ransom)
Always towards rear

12⁽¹²⁾ 7¾ [15¼]	6. Shine Bright (AUS) 102/1 Matthew Poon ² C H Yip	Matthew Poon ² C H Yip	3	90 b¹	52	–	24	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Antarctic Dream (AUS) (Southern Image)
Always in rear, lost touch from halfway

12 ran Winning time: 1m 23.75s (slow by 2.75s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Marvin Li Hailin (Dream Pursuer) 1st breeder: D Dicarla
2nd owner: Leung Kai Fai (Lucky Planet)
3rd owner: James Kwan Wai Ming & Leung Kam Chuen (Golden Rise)

7:00 Sha Tin (HK) 1 Jan 2024

Poplar Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)