Full Result 5.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 11 March 2018

Kreta Ayer Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 7f Good

1st £35,591.30 2nd £13,736.99 3rd £7,180.70 4th £3,746.45 5th £2,185.43

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	1. Flying Noble (NZ) 57/20F K C Leung ² C H Yip	K C Leung ² C H Yip	4	95	40	–	54	–
b g Ekraar (USA) - Keeperinthemyst (NZ) (Keeper)
In touch, smooth headway from over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, drew clear final furlong, comfortably

2⁽¹⁾ 1½	2. Vara Pearl (NZ) 61/10 Zac Purton Michael Freedman	Zac Purton Michael Freedman	7	97 b	40	–	50	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Dance On Fire (NZ) (Volksraad)
Midfield, ridden and kept on well from under 2f out, went 2nd 150yds out, no impression on winner

3⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [3¼]	14. Don Wongchoy (AUS) 12/1 Chad Schofield Y S Tsui	Chad Schofield Y S Tsui	4	85 b	24	–	29	–
ch g Pendragon I (NZ) - Cavita (AUS) (Cadeaux Genereux)
In touch, ridden and kept on from 2f out, no extra closing stages

4⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [3½]	4. Ambitious Speedy (AUS) 41/5 Brett Prebble A Lee	Brett Prebble A Lee	6	95 b	38	–	42	–
ch g Bon Hoffa (AUS) - Rondalla (AUS) (Strategic)
Towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, stayed on from over 1f out

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [3¾]	7. Happy Beauty (NZ) 19/5 Matthew Poon ⁷ K W Lui	Matthew Poon ⁷ K W Lui	5	810 tv	36	–	40	–
bb g Makfi - Starboard Light (Mark Of Esteem)
Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

6⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [4½]	13. Cash Courier (AUS) 23/1 Alberto Sanna D J Hall	Alberto Sanna D J Hall	7	86 b	25	–	27	–
ch g Strada (AUS) - Eugenie Gold (AUS) (Bluebird)
Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from under 1f out

7⁽⁹⁾ shd [4¾]	10. The Greatest (NZ) 73/1 Matthew Chadwick D Cruz	Matthew Chadwick D Cruz	5	812 e/s	31	–	32	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Natural Rhythm (NZ) (Viking Ruler)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and kept on steadily from under 2f out, never dangerous

8⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [5½]	11. Winning Boy (IRE) 12/1 Neil Callan C W Chang	Neil Callan C W Chang	9	89	28	–	27	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Starship (IRE) (Galileo)
Dwelt, recovered and raced in midfield, ridden and effort 2f out, weakened steadily last 150yds

9⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [6½]	3. Happy Happy (NZ) 9/1 Nash Rawiller L Ho	Nash Rawiller L Ho	4	96	39	–	36	–
br g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Molly Dear (AUS) (Cape Cross)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from 2f out

10⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [7¼]	8. Richcity Fortune (AUS) 16/1 H T Mo ⁵ John Moore	H T Mo ⁵ John Moore	5	812 ht	36	–	31	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Dancescape (AUS) (Danehill Dancer)
Led, ridden under 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [8½]	12. Fair Comment (AUS) 26/1 Umberto Rispoli A S Cruz	Umberto Rispoli A S Cruz	4	87 b	26	–	17	–
br g So You Think (NZ) - Dariana (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12⁽¹²⁾ nk [8¾]	6. A Star Luster (AUS) 52/1 Olivier Doleuze K L Man	Olivier Doleuze K L Man	4	94	37	–	27	–
br g Starcraft (NZ) - Accomplishment (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Dwelt, always towards rear

13⁽²⁾ shd [8¾]	5. Torney (NZ) 12/1 M L Yeung ² T P Yung	M L Yeung ² T P Yung	5	93 b	38	–	28	–
ch g Thorn Park (AUS) - Driving Rein (NZ) (Volksraad)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

14⁽³⁾ 4¾ [13½]	9. Skyraider (AUS) 141/1 C Y Ho ² D E Ferraris	C Y Ho ² D E Ferraris	3	90 b	35	–	12	–
br g Onemorenomore (AUS) - Acupuncture (NZ) (Pins)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, soon weakened

14 ran Winning time: 1m 22.23s (slow by 1.23s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Good Method (non-runner), Newswire Free (reserve)
1st owner: Energetic Syndicate (Flying Noble) 1st breeder: B W & K W Hawtin, J S & K J McAllis
2nd owner: Chan Ming Wing (Vara Pearl)
3rd owner: Lester C H Kwok (Don Wongchoy)

Also eligible 15, 16.

5:00 Sha Tin (HK) 11 Mar 2018

Kreta Ayer Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)