Full Result 9.05 Sha Tin (HK) | 16 October 2016

Sunbird Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 6f Standard

1st £61,641.86 2nd £23,791.59 3rd £12,436.51 4th £6,488.62 5th £3,785.03

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	8. Team Fortune (AUS) 73/20 Douglas Whyte W Y So	Douglas Whyte W Y So	5	811	70	–	78	–
bb g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Lucky Beauty (AUS) (Peintre Celebre)
Soon pushed along in touch, effort on outside 2f out, good headway to lead well inside final furlong, kept on strongly

2⁽¹⁾ 1¼	9. Harbour Alert (AUS) 47/10 Chad Schofield P O'Sullivan	Chad Schofield P O'Sullivan	5	89	68	–	72	–
gr g Alert (ARG) - Miss Love (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Led at ordinary gallop, ridden along over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on same pace

3⁽⁷⁾ 1 [2¼]	3. Sky Hero (NZ) 29/10F Zac Purton Y S Tsui	Zac Purton Y S Tsui	5	94 b	77	–	78	–
b g Iffraaj - Jabot (NZ) (Green Perfume)
Pressed leader, effort and ridden over 1f out, lost second and one pace inside final furlong

4⁽²⁾ ½ [2¾]	11. Sun Touch (NZ) 9/2 Sam Clipperton C S Shum	Sam Clipperton C S Shum	4	84 ht	63	–	62	–
b g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Teardrop Island (NZ) (Fastnet Rock)
In touch, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

5⁽¹¹⁾ nk [3]	1. Disciples Twelve (NZ) 24/1 C Y Ho ² C Fownes	C Y Ho ² C Fownes	8	95	80	–	78	–
br g Keeninsky (NZ) - Sophalopha (NZ) (Faltaat)
Soon pushed along in rear, driven and outpaced halfway, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge

6⁽⁴⁾ 1 [4]	5. Jade Fortune (NZ) 28/1 H W Lai K L Man	H W Lai K L Man	4	813 h	72	–	67	–
ch g Showcasing - Shades Of Silk (AUS) (Thunder Gulch)
Midfield, driven and outpaced over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽³⁾ nk [4¼]	6. Grand Plus (AUS) 44/5 Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	6	812 et	71	–	65	–
bb g Hard Spun (USA) - Raketa (AUS) (Taimazov)
Held up in midfield on inside, effort and ridden 2f out, outpaced inside final furlong

8⁽⁵⁾ shd [4½]	2. Our Folks (AUS) 87/10 Olivier Doleuze C W Chang	Olivier Doleuze C W Chang	7	94 t	77	–	71	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Lindisfarne (AUS) (Viscount)
Prominent, driven along halfway, weakened final furlong

9⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5¼]	12. Victory Follow Me (FR) 50/1 Karis Teetan D E Ferraris	Karis Teetan D E Ferraris	4	84 t	63	–	54	–
b g Excellent Art - Adrastea (IRE) (Monsun)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway on wide outside over 1f out, never able to challenge

10⁽⁸⁾ 2¼ [7½]	10. Giant Stars (FR) 22/1 K C Leung ² K W Lui	K C Leung ² K W Lui	5	86 ht	67	–	51	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Colca (IRE) (Desert Style)
Slowly into stride, behind, pushed along over 3f out, shortlived effort 2f out, soon beaten, eased inside final furlong

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 5¾ [13¼]	7. Positive Force (AUS) 148/1 Opie Bosson Richard Gibson	Opie Bosson Richard Gibson	4	811 b	70	–	36	–
b g Northern Meteor (AUS) - Balbina (AUS) (Thunder Gulch)
Slowly into stride, behind and pushed along, no chance from halfway

12⁽¹²⁾ 13¼ [26½]	4. Sea Ruby (AUS) 24/1 Brett Prebble D Cruz	Brett Prebble D Cruz	6	92 het	75	–	–	–
br g Commands (AUS) - She's Gods Gift (AUS) (Keltrice)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, driven and weakened 2f out, soon eased

12 ran Winning time: 1m 8.57s (slow by 1.17s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Dragon Dance (reserve), Trump (reserve)
1st owner: Chinese Accountants Syndicate (Team Fortune) 1st breeder: Manx Park
2nd owner: Tony Chan Chi Ming (Harbour Alert)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Lam Kwok Yan (Sky Hero)

9:05 Sha Tin (HK) 16 Oct 2016

Sunbird Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Dirt)