Full Result 9.45 Sha Tin (HK) | 23 December 2017

Pak Tam Au Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 7f 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⁽²⁾	5. California Joy (AUS) 105/10 Alberto Sanna A S Cruz	Alberto Sanna A S Cruz	5	93 tb	76	–	84	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Laetitia (AUS) (Woodman)
In touch in midfield, ridden and headway from under 2f out, briefly short of room 1 1/2f out, driven 1f out, challenged 100yds out, edged ahead close home, just held on

2⁽¹⁾ hd	14. Experto Crede (IRE) 9/1 Matthew Chadwick John Moore	Matthew Chadwick John Moore	4	82	61	–	68	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Shepherdia (IRE) (Pivotal)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven to lead 1f out, challenged 100yds out, kept on well, headed close home

3⁽¹¹⁾ shd [nk]	13. Sacred Ibis (NZ) 17/5 Karis Teetan P O'Sullivan	Karis Teetan P O'Sullivan	4	83 b	62	–	69	–
b g O'Reilly (NZ) - Flutter (NZ) (Savabeel)
Outpaced in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on strongly from over 1f out, nearest finish

4⁽¹³⁾ hd [½]	1. Bombay Blitz (AUS) 9/1 Douglas Whyte C Fownes	Douglas Whyte C Fownes	4	97 b	80	–	87	–
ch g Snitzel (AUS) - Covertly (AUS) (Metal Storm)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, headway 1 1/2f out, bumped over 1f out, kept on well, nearest finish

5⁽⁴⁾ nk [¾]	2. Apollo's Choice (AUS) 2/1F Zac Purton F C Lor	Zac Purton F C Lor	7	96 p	79	–	85	–
b g Choisir (AUS) - Apolina (AUS) (Rubiton)
Midfield, headway on inner 2f out, not clear run from 1 1/2f out until ridden closing stages, kept on well

6⁽⁹⁾ shd [1]	9. Ultimate Glory (AUS) 10/1 Nash Rawiller K L Man	Nash Rawiller K L Man	7	811	70	–	76	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Grilse (USA) (Rahy)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, stayed on well from over 1f out, no extra closing stages

7⁽³⁾ 2¾ [3¾]	3. Calculation (IRE) 11/2 Sam Clipperton J Size	Sam Clipperton J Size	3	96	79	–	77	–
ch g Dandy Man (IRE) - Piece Unique (Barathea)
In touch, every chance going well under 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened steadily inside final furlong

8⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [5¼]	6. Mcqueen (NZ) 31/1 Neil Callan D E Ferraris	Neil Callan D E Ferraris	6	91	74	–	68	–
b g Alamosa (NZ) - Creil (NZ) (Frenchpark)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on steady final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [5¾]	11. Young Empire 122/1 W M Lai W Y So	W M Lai W Y So	4	86 tv	65	–	58	–
b g Royal Applause - Age Of Chivalry (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong

10⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [6½]	8. Tang Fleming 32/1 Alexis Badel C S Shum	Alexis Badel C S Shum	4	812 t	71	–	62	–
b g Makfi - High Cross (IRE) (Cape Cross)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽⁵⁾ shd [6½]	12. Happy Journey (NZ) 239/1 K C Ng ³ L Ho	K C Ng ³ L Ho	7	80 tv	62	–	52	–
b g Mossman (AUS) - Oh So Royal (AUS) (Danzero)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, slightly hampered over 1f out, soon weakened

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 2¾ [9¼]	7. Hard Ball Get (AUS) 30/1 Matthew Poon ⁷ D J Hall	Matthew Poon ⁷ D J Hall	8	86 b	72	–	55	–
gr g Aussie Rules (USA) - Aqua Velva (AUS) (Spectrum)
Always towards rear

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½ [10¾]	10. Double Valentine (USA) 45/1 H T Mo ⁷ A S Cruz	H T Mo ⁷ A S Cruz	3	82 tb	68	–	47	–
rg c Exchange Rate (USA) - Ruby's Realm (USA) (Empire Maker)
Chased leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, outpaced and squeezed out 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

14⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [12½]	4. Star Of Yan Oi (NZ) 163/1 Olivier Doleuze T P Yung	Olivier Doleuze T P Yung	6	95 b	78	–	52	–
ch g Perfectly Ready (AUS) - Rattle (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Always towards rear

14 ran Winning time: 1m 22.21s (slow by 1.21s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Howard Liang Yum Shing (California Joy) 1st breeder: Mrs J S Mackay
2nd owner: Edmond Siu Kim Ping (Experto Crede)
3rd owner: Ibis Syndicate (Sacred Ibis)

9:45 Sha Tin (HK) 23 Dec 2017

Pak Tam Au Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A+3) (Turf)