Full Result 6.30 Sha Tin (HK) | 4 February 2024

Gladiolus Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (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⁾	11. Vantastic Choice (AUS) 129/10 Angus Chung ⁵ C H Yip	Angus Chung ⁵ C H Yip	5	84	46	–	59	–
b g Choisir (AUS) - Fantastic Flo Jo (AUS) (Fantastic Light)
Tracked leaders, led 4 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, driven clear over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no extra final 50yds, always holding on

2⁽⁷⁾ ¾	2. Foolish Heart (AUS) 13/1 K C Leung C W Chang	K C Leung C W Chang	4	98 v	59	–	70	–
br g Lonhro (AUS) - Typhoon Tess (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
In touch, ridden 2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, took 2nd 125yds out, not reach winner

3⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [1¾]	4. Sky Heart (NZ) 27/10F Hugh Bowman C Fownes	Hugh Bowman C Fownes	3	93 t	54	–	62	–
b g Ardrossan (AUS) - Luroel (NZ) (Per Incanto)
Towards rear of midfield, steady headway on wide outside from 3 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽¹¹⁾ shd [1¾]	8. Californiatotality (AUS) 3/1 Karis Teetan A S Cruz	Karis Teetan A S Cruz	3	813 tb	50	–	58	–
b g Zoustar (AUS) - Total Attraction (AUS) (Nadeem)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, switched wide entering straight, driven 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽³⁾ nk [2¼]	3. Lucky Gold (NZ) 23/1 Matthew Chadwick K W Lui	Matthew Chadwick K W Lui	6	93 b	54	–	61	–
b g Iffraaj - Kitt Ann Miss (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not going pace to threaten

6⁽⁵⁾ 1 [3¼]	5. Ballistic Win (NZ) 12/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	3	813	52	–	57	–
br g Ace High (AUS) - Toy Story (NZ) (Viking Ruler)
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final furlong

7⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [4]	1. I Can (NZ) 69/10 Zac Purton P C Ng	Zac Purton P C Ng	4	99 htb	60	–	62	–
b g Iffraaj - Khaseeb (AUS) (New Approach)
Midfield, ridden under 2f out, pushed along and faded final furlong

8⁽⁴⁾ nk [4¼]	7. Chater Gold (AUS) 34/1 Alexis Badel David A Hayes	Alexis Badel David A Hayes	3	90 p	51	–	53	–
b g Akeed Mofeed - High Country (AUS) (High Chaparral)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, gradually weakened from over 1f out

9⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [4½]	14. King Of The Court (AUS) 45/1 Lyle Hewitson W Y So	Lyle Hewitson W Y So	6	85 1 b	42	–	43	–
bb g Al Maher (AUS) - The Housekeeper (AUS) (Octagonal)
Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression from 3f out

10⁽¹⁾ shd [4½]	9. Gold Tack (NZ) 43/10 K De Melo D J Hall	K De Melo D J Hall	5	813	50	–	51	–
br g Preferment (NZ) - Wild Rock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression from 2f out

11⁽⁹⁾ nk [5]	10. King Oberon (AUS) 45/1 L J Ferraris Jimmy Ting	L J Ferraris Jimmy Ting	4	813 h	50	–	50	–
ch g Divine Prophet (AUS) - The Fairy's Kiss (AUS) (Elusive Quality)
Led, headed 3 1/2f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽¹²⁾ ½ [5½]	6. Circuit Blazing (IRE) 52/1 Andrea Atzeni W K Mo	Andrea Atzeni W K Mo	4	91 t	52	–	50	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Moorside (Champs Elysees)
Always towards rear

13⁽¹³⁾ 7¼ [12¾]	13. Hearty Wish (NZ) 119/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	6	87 tb	44	–	23	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - Klairevoyant (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Always in rear, eased final furlong

14⁽²⁾ dist [42¾]	12. Go Hero (AUS) 41/1 Antoine Hamelin Y S Tsui	Antoine Hamelin Y S Tsui	4	88 h	45	–	–	–
br g Kermadec (NZ) - Accented (AUS) (Helmet)
In touch in midfield, quickly lost place 3 1/2f out, soon eased, virtually pulled up

14 ran Winning time: 1m 22.89s (slow by 1.89s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Golden Bull (reserve), Smart Fighter (reserve)
1st owner: Matthew Chan Ting Wah (Vantastic Choice) 1st breeder: M Chan
2nd owner: Li Wai Yin (Foolish Heart)
3rd owner: Kwan Yui Man (Sky Heart)

6:30 Sha Tin (HK) 4 Feb 2024

Gladiolus Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)