Full Result 7.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 1 January 2024

Poplar Handicap (Div II) (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

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	3. Endeared 41/20F Zac Purton J Size	Zac Purton J Size	4	97	57	–	71	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Frankel Light (IRE) (Frankel)
Midfield, ridden and took closer order 2f out, driven and pressed leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, pushed out

2⁽⁹⁾ ¾	5. Celtic Times (IRE) 6/1 Hugh Bowman W K Mo	Hugh Bowman W K Mo	5	94 tb	54	–	66	–
ch g Dawn Approach (IRE) - Teoirim (IRE) (Teofilo)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on from 1 1/2f out, took 2nd 100yds out, not reach winner

3⁽⁵⁾ ½ [1¼]	2. Beato (NZ) 59/10 James McDonald A S Cruz	James McDonald A S Cruz	5	97 tb	57	–	68	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Here We Come (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, driven and stayed on well from over 1f out, nearest finish

4⁽¹²⁾ 2 [3¼]	8. Smart Fighter (NZ) 10/1 Karis Teetan P F Yiu	Karis Teetan P F Yiu	4	91 t	51	–	56	–
b g Sacred Falls (NZ) - Do Ra Mi (NZ) (Savabeel)
Tracked leaders, pressed leaders going well 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra final 100yds

5⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [4]	7. Golden Bull (NZ) 63/10 Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	5	91 t	53	–	56	–
br g Tivaci (AUS) - Los Vargas (NZ) (Fast 'N' Famous)
Midfield, ridden and took closer order under 2f out, driven and kept on at same pace final furlong

6⁽¹⁾ ½ [4½]	1. War Of Courage (AUS) 19/1 K C Leung K L Man	K C Leung K L Man	7	99 b	59	–	61	–
b g Declaration Of War (USA) - Arms Wide Open (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 125yds

7⁽⁶⁾ nk [4¾]	9. Kasi Farasi (AUS) 21/1 L J Ferraris C H Yip	L J Ferraris C H Yip	9	812	48	–	49	–
b g Reward For Effort (AUS) - Disturbingthepeace (NZ) (High Chaparral)
Held up in rear, switched wide entering straight, ridden 2f out, driven and headway from 1 1/2f out, no further impression inside final furlong

8⁽¹¹⁾ nk [5]	12. Mach Ten (NZ) 21/1 Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	5	86 p	44	–	44	–
br g Iffraaj - Twenty One Times (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, wide entering straight, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁴⁾ nk [5½]	13. Young Horizon (AUS) 15/1 Lyle Hewitson David A Hayes	Lyle Hewitson David A Hayes	5	86	42	–	41	–
ch g Star Witness (AUS) - Shalimar Sky (AUS) (Hurricane Sky)
Midfield, ridden and took closer order over 2f out, driven and no extra final furlong

10⁽²⁾ 1¾ [7¼]	10. Yeaboi (NZ) 34/1 K De Melo C H Yip	K De Melo C H Yip	5	810 tb	46	–	41	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Spiffy Iffie (NZ) (Iffraaj)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from 2f out

11⁽³⁾ 1 [8¼]	11. More Rice (AUS) 14/1 Matthew Chadwick T P Yung	Matthew Chadwick T P Yung	4	89 b	45	–	37	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Sherocksmyworld (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, outpaced and no impression from 1 1/2f out

12⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [9]	4. Super Ten (NZ) 79/1 Ellis Wong ¹⁰ C W Chang	Ellis Wong ¹⁰ C W Chang	6	810 b	56	–	46	–
ch g Ocean Park (NZ) - Pastrana (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

PU⁽⁷⁾	6. Galvanic (AUS) 13/1 C Y Ho C Fownes	C Y Ho C Fownes	4	94 t	54	–	–	–
ch g Ilovethiscity (AUS) - Miss Hottie (AUS) (Commands)
Stumbled soon after start, soon pulled up

13 ran Winning time: 1m 22.40s (slow by 1.40s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Lui Chun Tai (Endeared) 1st breeder: Watership Down Stud
2nd owner: Albert Hung Chao Hong (Celtic Times)
3rd owner: Eddie Wong Ming Chak (Beato)

7:35 Sha Tin (HK) 1 Jan 2024

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