Full Result 4.25 Sha Tin (HK) | 10 December 2023

Silent Witness Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £69,776.36 2nd £26,166.13 3rd £14,329.07 4th £7,476.04 5th £4,361.02 6th £2,492.01

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	6. Gorgeous Win (AUS) 4/6 Zac Purton C S Shum	Zac Purton C S Shum	3	92 t	52	–	70	–
b g Press Statement (AUS) - Hollywell (AUS) (Refuse To Bend)
Tracked leaders, switched wide entering straight, smooth headway to chase leader 1 1/2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon clear and in command, easily

2⁽²⁾ 2½	10. Storm Rider (AUS) 7/1 K C Leung David A Hayes	K C Leung David A Hayes	3	92	52	–	62	–
ch g Dracarys (AUS) - Zeffiretta (AUS) (Husson)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, took 2nd 150yds out, no chance with easy winner

3⁽³⁾ 3¼ [5¾]	13. Lucky Planet (AUS) 10/1 Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	4	88 b	44	–	44	–
b g Pariah (AUS) - Watchful Eyes (IRE) (Street Sense)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 3rd close home

4⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [6¼]	9. Spicy Gold (AUS) 123/1 L Hewitson Mark Newnham	L Hewitson Mark Newnham	4	92	52	–	50	–
b g So You Think (NZ) - Spectrolite (AUS) (Stratum)
Held up towards rear, switched very wide entering straight, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from 1 1/2f out

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [6¾]	3. Phoenix Light (AUS) 12/1 Alexis Badel C H Yip	Alexis Badel C H Yip	6	99 tb¹	59	–	55	–
b g Love Conquers All (AUS) - Courtship (AUS) (Danzero)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, good headway from over 2f out, not clear run and lost place 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong

6⁽¹³⁾ nk [7]	5. Fighting Machine (NZ) 36/1 Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	4	92	52	–	47	–
br g War Decree (USA) - Udiditagain (NZ) (D'Cash)
Held up towards rear, not clear run and slightly hampered under 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, too much to do

7⁽⁶⁾ 1 [8]	2. Hong Kong Hall (NZ) 17/1 Brenton Avdulla D J Hall	Brenton Avdulla D J Hall	4	99 t	59	–	51	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Lets Have Some Fun (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [9½]	1. Happy Golf (AUS) 16/1 James McDonald F C Lor	James McDonald F C Lor	5	99	59	–	46	–
br g Manhattan Rain (AUS) - Testa The Water (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
Midfield, not clear run and lost place over 2f out, ridden 2f out, some headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

9⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [11]	8. Patch Of Time (AUS) 11/1 Christophe Soumillon Jimmy Ting	Christophe Soumillon Jimmy Ting	4	92 t	52	–	35	–
br g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Lady Gracious (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Midfield on outside, ridden 2 1/2f out, gradually weakened from 2f out

10⁽¹²⁾ nk [11¼]	4. Copartner Prance (AUS) 33/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	4	92 t	52	–	34	–
b g Epaulette (AUS) - Woodstock Hussey (AUS) (Hussonet)
Prominent, hung left entering straight, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out

11⁽⁷⁾ 1 [12¼]	14. Chiu Chow Brother (AUS) 53/1 Matthew Chadwick K L Man	Matthew Chadwick K L Man	6	87 b	43	–	21	–
gb g Zoustar (AUS) - Muscatels (AUS) (Octagonal)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, switched wide entering straight, weakened under 2f out

12⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [15¾]	11. Texas Moon (IRE) 61/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	5	90 tb	52	–	19	–
b g Dawn Approach (IRE) - Amusing Plan (USA) (Pleasantly Perfect)
Soon outpaced and behind, never a factor

13⁽⁹⁾ ½ [16¼]	7. Joyful Supreme (NZ) 239/1 M L Yeung Y S Tsui	M L Yeung Y S Tsui	4	92	52	–	18	–
b g Shamexpress (NZ) - Rita Moreno (NZ) (King's Chapel)
Always towards rear

14⁽¹¹⁾ 2¾ [19]	12. Round The Globe (AUS) 31/1 Mickael Barzalona P F Yiu	Mickael Barzalona P F Yiu	4	90 t	50	–	7	–
b g Hellbent (AUS) - Palace Rock (NZ) (Fastnet Rock)
Prominent, ridden 3f out, driven over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased final furlong

14 ran Winning time: 1m 9.55s (slow by 0.55s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Jumbo Legend (reserve), New Power (reserve)
1st owner: Yip Kong Wah (Gorgeous Win) 1st breeder: Sledmere Stud Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Calvin Francis Tien (Storm Rider)
3rd owner: Leung Kai Fai (Lucky Planet)

4:25 Sha Tin (HK) 10 Dec 2023

Silent Witness Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)