Full Result 8.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 10 March 2019

The Lusitano Challenge Cup (Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo+) (All Weather Track) (Dirt)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m Slow

1st £111,261.26 2nd £42,942.94 3rd £22,447.45 4th £11,711.71 5th £6,831.83

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. King Genki (FR) 76/10 Matthew Poon ³ A S Cruz	Matthew Poon ³ A S Cruz	7	91 t	92	–	103	–
b g Arcano (IRE) - Celestina Agostino (USA) (Street Cry)
Tracked leaders, chased leader under 3f out, ridden 2f out, outpaced by leader 1 1/2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led 50yds out, readily

2⁽⁵⁾ ¾	5. Raging Blitzkrieg (IRE) 59/10 Neil Callan J Size	Neil Callan J Size	5	92 h	90	–	99	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Adja (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Raced keenly, led, ridden 2f out, went clear 1 1/2f out, driven inside final furlong, weakened last 75yds, headed 50yds out

3⁽¹¹⁾ 2¾ [3½]	6. Glorious Artist (IRE) 21/10 Zac Purton F C Lor	Zac Purton F C Lor	5	90	88	–	91	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Queenie Keen (IRE) (Refuse To Bend)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

4⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [4¼]	2. Elusive State (AUS) 6/5F Silvestre De Sousa A T Millard	Silvestre De Sousa A T Millard	5	95 t	93	–	94	–
bb g All American (AUS) - Jarada (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
In touch on outer, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [7¼]	7. People's Knight (AUS) 38/1 Matthew Chadwick John Moore	Matthew Chadwick John Moore	6	812 tb	86	–	80	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Allegra (AUS) (Dehere)
Chased leader, ridden 2 1/2f out, outpaced 2f out, soon no impression

6⁽³⁾ 1¼ [8½]	8. Winning Faith (AUS) 16/1 Grant Van Niekerk C S Shum	Grant Van Niekerk C S Shum	5	811 htp	85	–	76	–
ch g Star Witness (AUS) - My Central (ITY) (Central Park)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽⁶⁾ 3¼ [11¾]	1. Dragon General (AUS) 32/1 K C Leung Y S Tsui	K C Leung Y S Tsui	7	95 t	93	–	77	–
gr g Reaan (AUS) - Grey Deceiver (AUS) (Commands)
Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, driven and plugged on from 1 1/2f out, never in contention

8⁽⁸⁾ 2 [13¾]	11. Bear Slam (USA) 44/1 Karis Teetan D E Ferraris	Karis Teetan D E Ferraris	4	86	80	–	59	–
b g Mizzen Mast (USA) - Solo Piano (USA) (Empire Maker)
Towards rear of midfield on outer, ridden and no impression from over 2f out

9⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [14½]	9. Jade Fortune (NZ) 84/1 Regan Bayliss K L Man	Regan Bayliss K L Man	6	89 hb	83	–	60	–
ch g Showcasing - Shades Of Silk (AUS) (Thunder Gulch)
Always in rear

10⁽²⁾ 1¼ [15¾]	10. Hang's Decision (NZ) 40/1 C Victor Wong ⁷ W Y So	C Victor Wong ⁷ W Y So	7	81 hb	82	–	57	–
b g Postponed (USA) - Bislieri (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Always towards rear

11⁽¹⁾ 11¼ [27]	3. Packing Dragon (NZ) 116/1 Martin Harley P F Yiu	Martin Harley P F Yiu	7	95 v	93	–	42	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Golden Gamble (NZ) (Oregon)
Midfield, ridden over 3f out, weakened 1 1/2f out

11 ran Winning time: 1m 38.80s (slow by 2.50s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Chu Nin Yiu (King Genki) 1st breeder: Ecurie Des Monceaux
2nd owner: Hayden Pong Hei Ting (Raging Blitzkrieg)
3rd owner: Tam Ping Chi (Glorious Artist)

8:35 Sha Tin (HK) 10 Mar 2019

The Lusitano Challenge Cup (Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo+) (All Weather Track) (Dirt)