Full Result 7.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 16 March 2024

Needle Hill Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f 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⁽⁹⁾	2. Champion Instinct (NZ) 51/20F Andrea Atzeni D J Hall	Andrea Atzeni D J Hall	4	95 b	55	–	71	–
br g Holler (AUS) - Acantha (NZ) (Iffraaj)
In touch, tracked leaders over 2f out, pressed leaders going well 1 1/2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on strongly, in command closing stages, readily

2⁽¹²⁾ 2	11. Awesome Treasure (NZ) 81/10 Harry Bentley David A Hayes	Harry Bentley David A Hayes	6	91 t	51	–	61	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Bizz (NZ) (Volksraad)
Led, headed after 1f, chased leader, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, driven final 150yds, no extra final 50yds

3⁽¹⁾ ¾ [2¾]	12. New Power (NZ) 54/10 M L Yeung C W Chang	M L Yeung C W Chang	3	88 h	44	–	52	–
b g Swiss Ace (AUS) - River Shannon (AUS) (Mossman)
Tracked leaders, not clear run from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

4⁽⁶⁾ nk [3]	7. Giant Leap (AUS) 32/1 Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	3	90	52	–	59	–
ch g Capitalist (AUS) - Malakiya (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

5⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [3¼]	1. Super Goldi (NZ) 32/5 K C Leung F C Lor	K C Leung F C Lor	4	99	59	–	65	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Steer By The Stars (IRE) (Pivotal)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, not clear run inside final furlong, stayed on final 100yds, nearest finish

6⁽⁷⁾ nk [3½]	9. Packing Brilliant (AUS) 11/1 Zac Purton K W Lui	Zac Purton K W Lui	4	92 t	52	–	57	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Roman Sandals (AUS) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Midfield, ridden and kept on at same pace from 2f out

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4]	3. Setanta (AUS) 13/1 Matthew Chadwick Mark Newnham	Matthew Chadwick Mark Newnham	6	95 t	55	–	59	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Legally Bay (AUS) (Snippets)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

8⁽¹¹⁾ shd [4]	6. Great Spirit (AUS) 26/5 Karis Teetan C H Yip	Karis Teetan C H Yip	3	93 t	53	–	56	–
b g American Pharoah (USA) - Hermosa Beach (AUS) (Magnus)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and brief effort 1 1/2f out, no further impression final furlong

9⁽²⁾ 1½ [5½]	10. Super Glory (AUS) 9/1 Angus Chung ⁵ P C Ng	Angus Chung ⁵ P C Ng	3	811 b¹	52	–	51	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Plastered (USA) (Wilburn)
Led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, driven and weakened final furlong

10⁽⁸⁾ nk [5¾]	5. Excellent Daddy (AUS) 53/1 Ben E Thompson T P Yung	Ben E Thompson T P Yung	7	93 t	53	–	51	–
ch g Toorak Toff (AUS) - Doubtful Diva (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, driven and some headway 1 1/2f out, no extra final 150yds

11⁽³⁾ 1 [6¾]	4. Jolly Companion (AUS) 13/1 Jerry Chau ² K L Man	Jerry Chau ² K L Man	4	92 b¹	54	–	48	–
b g All Too Hard (AUS) - Nubian (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Midfield, ridden and in touch 2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽⁴⁾ 4½ [11¼]	8. Joyful Supreme (NZ) 178/1 H T Mo ² Y S Tsui	H T Mo ² Y S Tsui	4	90	52	–	32	–
b g Shamexpress (NZ) - Rita Moreno (NZ) (King's Chapel)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.42s (slow by 0.42s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Circuit Ten (reserve), Happy For All (reserve)
1st owner: Strategic Partners Syndicate (Champion Instinct) 1st breeder: Mrs A P, D E & R W E Moore
2nd owner: Leung Woon Man (Awesome Treasure)
3rd owner: Cheung Tin Chai, Cheung Shu Yan & Cheung Shu Tak (New Power)

7:35 Sha Tin (HK) 16 Mar 2024

Needle Hill Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)