Full Result 4.55 Sha Tin (HK) | 10 December 2017

Able Friend Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £78,025.08 2nd £30,114.94 3rd £15,741.90 4th £8,213.17 5th £4,791.01

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	2. Key Witness (AUS) 118/10 H T Mo ⁷ A S Cruz	H T Mo ⁷ A S Cruz	7	90 tb	80	–	87	–
ch g Show A Heart (AUS) - Jessepic (AUS) (General Nediym)
Held up towards rear, wide into straight, ridden and stayed on well on outside from over 2f out, led close home

2⁽⁴⁾ shd	5. Simply Brilliant 8/5F Nash Rawiller F C Lor	Nash Rawiller F C Lor	3	93 h	76	–	83	–
ch g Frankel - Red Bloom (Selkirk)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway from over 1f out, driven and stayed on last 150yds, every chance closing stages, just held

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [½]	3. Bravo Watchman (AUS) 21/10 Joao Moreira W Y So	Joao Moreira W Y So	4	96 tv¹	79	–	85	–
b g Congrats (USA) - Secover (AUS) (Danehill)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, driven final furlong, joined 100yds out, headed and no extra close home

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [¾]	6. Storm Signal (AUS) 20/1 Tommy Berry John Moore	Tommy Berry John Moore	4	93 tb	76	–	81	–
b g Foxwedge (AUS) - Isn't She Fabulous (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus)
Led, headed over 4f out, ridden under 2f out, driven and joined leader 100yds out, no extra and headed close home

5⁽¹⁾ 1 [1¾]	12. Starship (AUS) 21/1 Chad Schofield P O'Sullivan	Chad Schofield P O'Sullivan	5	88 b	67	–	69	–
ch g Husson (ARG) - Ourkohinoor (AUS) (King Cugat)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on last 100yds, nearest finish

6⁽²⁾ shd [1¾]	4. Hard Promise (AUS) 29/1 K C Leung ² A Lee	K C Leung ² A Lee	4	91	76	–	77	–
b g Hard Spun (USA) - Perfect Promise (SAF) (Caesour)
Tracked leaders, ridden and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out

7⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [2¼]	14. Mr Right (AUS) 178/1 Alexis Badel L Ho	Alexis Badel L Ho	6	83 h	62	–	62	–
br g Statue Of Liberty (USA) - Prompt (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Prominent until led over 4f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, driven and no extra inside final furlong

8⁽⁹⁾ nk [2½]	11. Arm Runda (IRE) 31/1 Sam Clipperton J Size	Sam Clipperton J Size	4	811 tb	70	–	69	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Ardere (USA) (El Prado)
Midfield, ridden and kept on steadily from 2f out

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [3¾]	7. Winston's Lad (AUS) 83/10 Neil Callan K W Lui	Neil Callan K W Lui	6	92 h	75	–	70	–
b g Churchill Downs (AUS) - Caralowe (AUS) (Hennessy)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on steadily from 1 1/2f out

10⁽³⁾ 1 [4¾]	10. Golden Sun 77/10 Ryan Moore A T Millard	Ryan Moore A T Millard	5	812 t	71	–	62	–
b g Dutch Art - Black Belt Shopper (IRE) (Desert Prince)
Midfield, ridden and no impression from 2f out

11⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [6¼]	1. Encouraging (AUS) 89/1 Douglas Whyte Michael Freedman	Douglas Whyte Michael Freedman	4	97 tb	80	–	67	–
br g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Miss Marielle (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Missed break and lost about 5 lengths, latched on to main group 4 1/2f out, never a factor

12⁽¹²⁾ nk [6¾]	13. Alcazar 274/1 C Y Ho ² K L Man	C Y Ho ² K L Man	3	83 2	62	–	50	–
b g Rio De La Plata (USA) - Zarkiyna (FR) (Sendawar)
Midfield on outer, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

13⁽⁵⁾ shd [6¾]	9. Flying Lover (AUS) 93/1 Umberto Rispoli Y S Tsui	Umberto Rispoli Y S Tsui	4	812	71	–	56	–
ch g Sepoy (AUS) - Alberton Park (NZ) (Thorn Park)
Always towards rear

14⁽⁷⁾ 20 [26¾]	8. Always Win 40/1 Matthew Chadwick T P Yung	Matthew Chadwick T P Yung	6	813 b	72	–	–	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Sheer Indulgence (FR) (Pivotal)
Dwelt, towards rear, behind and struggling from 3 1/2f out

14 ran Winning time: 1m 9.51s (slow by 0.51s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Intrepic (reserve), Winning Faith (reserve)
1st owner: Arthur Antonio Da Silva, Betty Da Silva & Teresa Da Silva (Key Witness) 1st breeder: Dr R Watson
2nd owner: Simply Brilliant Syndicate (Simply Brilliant)
3rd owner: Gary Lau Sun Tao & Ronald Lau Sun Ting (Bravo Watchman)

4:55 Sha Tin (HK) 10 Dec 2017

Able Friend Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)