Full Result 8.40 Sha Tin (HK) | 17 November 2024

BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (Group 2) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good

1st £301,408.45 2nd £113,028.17 3rd £61,896.38 4th £32,293.76 5th £18,838.03 6th £10,764.59

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Romantic Warrior (IRE) 1/10F James McDonald C S Shum	James McDonald C S Shum	6	92 t	133	–	127	–
b g Acclamation - Folk Melody (IRE) (Street Cry)
Broke well and briefly led, soon steadied in midfield on inner, switched left 3f out, smooth headway to lead over 1 1/2f out, shaken up and went clear 1f out, eased near finish, impressive

2⁽³⁾ 4¼	7. Ka Ying Generation (IRE) 32/1 Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	4	811 e/s	83	–	112	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - War Goddess (IRE) (Champs Elysees)
Led after 1f, soon steadied in behind leader, ridden along 3f out, readily outpaced by eventual winner from 2f out, went second 1f out, stayed on

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [4½]	2. Nimble Nimbus (NZ) 67/1 Jerry Chau P F Yiu	Jerry Chau P F Yiu	7	811 tv	108	–	111	–
br g Sacred Falls (NZ) - Marahau (NZ) (Pins)
Towards rear of midfield on inner, ridden along 3f out, driven and some headway 2f out, stayed on and went third inside final furlong

4⁽¹¹⁾ shd [4¾]	8. Ensued (USA) 10/1 Karis Teetan J Size	Karis Teetan J Size	4	811	104	–	111	–
b g Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Alluvial Gold (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Mid-division, driven from over 3f out, forced a little wide on home turn, driven and kept on from 1f out, nearly grabbed third post

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [5¼]	4. Encountered (IRE) 33/1 Hugh Bowman D J Hall	Hugh Bowman D J Hall	5	811 b	104	–	110	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Enrol (Pivotal)
Towards rear, crept closer before home turn, not clear run from 2f out, switched left and improved over 1f out, impeded again inside final furlong, ran on again close to finish

6⁽²⁾ ¾ [6]	9. Money Catcher (NZ) 136/1 Matthew Poon F C Lor	Matthew Poon F C Lor	7	811 b	91	–	108	–
br g Ferlax (NZ) - Warren's Sister (NZ) (Savabeel)
Chased leaders in touch, asked for more 3f out, ridden and effort 2f out, soon outpaced by eventual winner, kept on but no extra final 110yds

7⁽⁵⁾ nk [6¼]	5. La City Blanche (ARG) 37/1 Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	6	811 t	105	–	108	–
b g Cityscape - Etoile Blanc (BRZ) (Nedawi)
Raced in midfield, pushed along 4f out, no immediate impression when driven 3f out, made minor late headway down outer

8⁽⁹⁾ nk [6½]	3. Five G Patch (IRE) 17/1 Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	6	811 t	105	–	107	–
b g Camelot - Uliana (USA) (Darshaan)
Held up in last, driven along 4f out, not quicken immediately, switched left over 1f out, kept on without threatening

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 4½ [11]	6. Sword Point (AUS) 56/1 K C Leung F C Lor	K C Leung F C Lor	6	811 p	105	–	98	–
ch g American Pharoah (USA) - Jazz Song (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Circled rivals to lead after 2f, 2 lengths clear halfway, reduced advantage 2f out, ridden when headed over 1 1/2f out, weakened quickly

10⁽⁷⁾ 1 [12]	10. Awesome Fluke (AUS) 75/1 L J Ferraris P F Yiu	L J Ferraris P F Yiu	5	811 et	82	–	96	–
b g Awesome Rock (AUS) - Jayquin Star (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Held up towards rear, improved 4f out, caught wide on home turn, ridden and no further headway 2f out, faded inside final furlong

11⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [14½]	11. Winning Dragon (CHI) 83/1 Alexis Badel A S Cruz	Alexis Badel A S Cruz	7	811 t	82	–	91	–
b g Ivan Denisovich (IRE) - Perdoname (CHI) (Stuka)
Prominent, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out

11 ran Winning time: 1m 59.70s (fast by 1.80s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Peter Lau Pak Fai (Romantic Warrior) 1st breeder: Corduff Stud & T J Rooney
2nd owner: Happy Ka Ying Syndicate (Ka Ying Generation)
3rd owner: Jason Chan Kam Kwan (Nimble Nimbus)

8:40 Sha Tin (HK) 17 Nov 2024

BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (Group 2) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)