Full Result 8.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 17 April 2017

The Hong Kong Lions Cup (Handicap) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £73,557.99 2nd £28,390.80 3rd £14,840.65 4th £7,742.95 5th £4,516.72

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	10. Thor The Greatest (IRE) 115/10 K C Leung ² T P Yung	K C Leung ² T P Yung	7	86	65	–	66	–
br g Footstepsinthesand - Easy Going (Hamas)
Took keen hold, made all, ridden over 1f out, held on well under pressure final furlong

2⁽²⁾ ½	6. Winston's Lad (AUS) 33/10 Umberto Rispoli K W Lui	Umberto Rispoli K W Lui	5	90 h	71	–	70	–
b g Churchill Downs (AUS) - Caralowe (AUS) (Hennessy)
Soon pushed along in midfield, effort and headway over 1f out, kept on well to take second close home

3⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [½]	4. Tang Fleming 9/1 H T Mo ¹⁰ C S Shum	H T Mo ¹⁰ C S Shum	4	85 tb	72	–	71	–
b g Makfi - High Cross (IRE) (Cape Cross)
In touch, headway on outside over 1f out, soon ridden and edged right, chased winner final furlong, kept on, lost second close home

4⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [2]	3. Happy Bao Bei (AUS) 96/1 K C Ng ⁵ Y S Tsui	K C Ng ⁵ Y S Tsui	7	810 tb	72	–	66	–
ch g Testa Rossa (AUS) - Lindalay (AUS) (Honour And Glory)
Pressed leader, driven along 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [2½]	9. Sichuan Boss (AUS) 251/1 H W Lai A T Millard	H W Lai A T Millard	4	88	65	–	58	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Nahayan (NZ) (Zabeel)
Held up, ridden and effort 2f out, headway on outside final furlong, kept on, never able to challenge

6⁽¹¹⁾ nk [2¾]	1. Mythical Emperor (AUS) 11/5F Matthew Poon ¹⁰ W Y So	Matthew Poon ¹⁰ W Y So	5	811	78	–	70	–
br g Bel Esprit (AUS) - Vegas Show (AUS) (Keltrice)
Held up, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression

7⁽¹⁾ shd [2¾]	7. Chung Wah Spirit (AUS) 14/5 Zac Purton C H Yip	Zac Purton C H Yip	3	813 t	70	–	62	–
b g Dash For Cash (AUS) - Letter From France (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Slowly into stride, held up, ridden well over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [4]	2. Primero (AUS) 30/1 Sam Clipperton John Moore	Sam Clipperton John Moore	4	97 b	78	–	66	–
br g Northern Meteor (AUS) - Feelers (AUS) (Quest For Fame)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out

9⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4½]	11. Colourful Achiever (AUS) 116/1 Karis Teetan D J Hall	Karis Teetan D J Hall	4	86	63	–	49	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Paint By Numbers (AUS) (Peintre Celebre)
Slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, driven along 2f out, soon no impression

10⁽³⁾ ¾ [5¼]	5. Diego Kosta (AUS) 77/10 Neil Callan J Size	Neil Callan J Size	4	90	71	–	55	–
bb g Charge Forward (AUS) - Joy Ride (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders until ridden and weakened over 1f out

11⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [6]	12. Raphael (NZ) 44/1 Douglas Whyte C Fownes	Douglas Whyte C Fownes	4	86 t	63	–	45	–
br g O'Reilly (NZ) - Tropical Beat (NZ) (Hurricane Sky)
Took keen hold, held up, driven along over 2f out, soon no impression, beaten over 1f out

12⁽⁸⁾ ½ [6½]	8. I'm A Witness (NZ) 25/1 Chad Schofield A S Cruz	Chad Schofield A S Cruz	5	812	69	–	49	–
b g Commands (AUS) - Sing Song Girl (NZ) (Generous)
Close up, ridden and hung left bend 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.43s (slow by 0.43s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Alcazar (reserve), Super Leader (reserve)
1st owner: Rising Profit Syndicate (Thor The Greatest) 1st breeder: Kilnamoragh Stud
2nd owner: Here We Are Syndicate (Winston's Lad)
3rd owner: Tang Xiao Dan (Tang Fleming)

Also eligible 13, 14.

8:35 Sha Tin (HK) 17 Apr 2017

The Hong Kong Lions Cup (Handicap) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)