Full Result 7.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 2 March 2019

The Association Of Hong Kong Racing Journalists Challenge Cup (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £52,492.49 2nd £20,260.26 3rd £10,590.59 4th £5,525.53 5th £3,223.22

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	6. E Star (NZ) 68/1 Umberto Rispoli K L Man	Umberto Rispoli K L Man	3	813	52	–	63	–
b g Ferlax (NZ) - Duck For Cover (NZ) (Savabeel)
Held up, good headway on outside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	3. Craig's Star (AUS) 5/1 Silvestre De Sousa C S Shum	Silvestre De Sousa C S Shum	3	91 h¹	54	–	64	–
bb g Your Song (AUS) - Little Less Lip (AUS) (Blevic)
In touch, effort and ridden over 1f out, edged right, headway and every chance inside final furlong, kept on, held near finish

3⁽³⁾ ½ [¾]	10. Yichun Blitz (AUS) 20/1 Karis Teetan Richard Gibson	Karis Teetan Richard Gibson	4	812 b	51	–	59	–
b g Charge Forward (AUS) - Midnight Reigns (AUS) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Held up, headway when not clear run over 2f out to over 1f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong

4⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [1½]	5. Beauty Applause (AUS) 48/10 Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	3	813 t	52	–	58	–
ch g Stratum (AUS) - Easy Step (AUS) (Arena)
Close up, went second over 4f out, led and edged right over 1f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace

5⁽⁹⁾ nk [1¾]	4. Happy Alumni (AUS) 31/5 C Y Ho ² K W Lui	C Y Ho ² K W Lui	3	813 ht	54	–	59	–
ch g Starcraft (NZ) - Attilia (GER) (Tiger Hill)
Slowly away, held up, effort and ridden well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge

6⁽²⁾ 2¼ [4]	1. Prince Of Gems (AUS) 7/10F Zac Purton C H Yip	Zac Purton C H Yip	4	97	60	–	57	–
b g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Rivers Secret (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Tracked leaders, effort when not clear run over 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [4¾]	8. Empire Of Patch (IRE) 18/1 Neil Callan John Moore	Neil Callan John Moore	5	812 h	51	–	46	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Saabiq (USA) (Grand Slam)
Took keen hold, pressed leader to over 4f out, prominent, effort and ridden over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong

8⁽⁶⁾ nk [5¼]	9. Yee Cheong Lucky 327/1 T H So ² D J Hall	T H So ² D J Hall	4	810 hb	51	–	45	–
b g Acclamation - Melbourne Memories (Sleeping Indian)
Slowly into stride, held up on inside, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong

9⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [6]	12. Bullish Brother (AUS) 56/1 Matthew Poon ³ A S Cruz	Matthew Poon ³ A S Cruz	3	80 tb	42	–	34	–
b g Reward For Effort (AUS) - Stream Royale (AUS) (Royal Academy)
Led to over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong

10⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	11. Travel Successor 58/1 K C Leung W Y So	K C Leung W Y So	6	84 t	43	–	31	–
ch g Zoffany (IRE) - Frabjous (Pivotal)
Held up in midfield on inside, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [8]	7. Happy Boyboy (NZ) 119/1 Chad Schofield T P Yung	Chad Schofield T P Yung	3	813	52	–	37	–
b g Husson (ARG) - Leveller (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Slowly into stride, held up, struggling over 2f out, soon beaten

12⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [8½]	2. Super Eighteen (IRE) 95/1 Alberto Sanna A T Millard	Alberto Sanna A T Millard	5	92 b	55	–	39	–
ch g Casamento (IRE) - Three Times (Bahamian Bounty)
Midfield on outside, struggling over 2f out, beaten when hung right over 1f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.89s (slow by 0.89s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Chicken Dance, Loriz
1st owner: HKEIA Horse Racing Syndicate (E Star) 1st breeder: A S Murdoch
2nd owner: Craigengower Cricket Club Racing Syndicate (Craig's Star)
3rd owner: Amazing Blitz Syndicate (Yichun Blitz)

7:00 Sha Tin (HK) 2 Mar 2019

The Association Of Hong Kong Racing Journalists Challenge Cup (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C)