Full Result 9.50 Sha Tin (HK) | 17 March 2019

Rapper Dragon Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 7f Good

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⁽⁷⁾	9. Encouraging (AUS) 19/1 K C Leung John Moore	K C Leung John Moore	5	91 tb	90	–	102	–
br g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Miss Marielle (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Made all, ridden and quickened clear over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, unchallenged

2⁽⁴⁾ 2½	10. Tornado Twist (AUS) 13/10F Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	3	88 t	83	–	88	–
br g Denman (AUS) - More Glory (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Held up on inside, shaken up and weaved through from over 1f out, chased (clear) winner inside final furlong, kept on, never able to challenge

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [2¾]	8. King Opie (NZ) 76/10 Grant Van Niekerk F C Lor	Grant Van Niekerk F C Lor	4	88 p	83	–	87	–
b g Ocean Park (NZ) - Hope So (NZ) (Fast 'N' Famous)
Took keen hold early, in touch, effort and ridden over 1f out, chased (clear) winner briefly inside final furlong, one pace

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [3¼]	7. Dice Roll (FR) 127/1 Oisin Murphy A S Cruz	Oisin Murphy A S Cruz	4	810 tp	85	–	88	–
ch g Showcasing - Schlague (FR) (Pulpit)
Chased leader to over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong

5⁽¹²⁾ ½ [3¾]	5. Hinchinlove (AUS) 22/1 Craig A Williams W Y So	Craig A Williams W Y So	4	812 tb	87	–	88	–
b g Hinchinbrook (AUS) - Wildly Entertained (USA) (Forestry)
Prominent, effort and chased (clear) winner over 1f out to inside final furlong, soon no extra

6⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [4]	6. Regency Bo Bo (NZ) 13/1 Matthew Poon ³ C S Shum	Matthew Poon ³ C S Shum	5	89 tb	87	–	88	–
bb g Denman (AUS) - Tsukioka (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Held up in midfield on outside, effort 2f out, ridden and one pace inside final furlong

7⁽¹⁾ nk [4½]	11. Beauty Icon (AUS) 52/1 Silvestre De Sousa P O'Sullivan	Silvestre De Sousa P O'Sullivan	3	87 b	82	–	82	–
b c Epaulette (AUS) - Flying Jet (AUS) (Jet Spur)
Tracked leaders, effort and driven along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

8⁽³⁾ ½ [5]	13. Riyazan (IRE) 20/1 Chad Schofield P F Yiu	Chad Schofield P F Yiu	4	86	81	–	80	–
b g Iffraaj - Riyaba (IRE) (Dalakhani)
Held up, not clear run over 2f out to entering final furlong, soon ridden and no impression

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [5¼]	4. Mongolian King (NZ) 15/1 Umberto Rispoli Y S Tsui	Umberto Rispoli Y S Tsui	6	813	88	–	86	–
bb g Sufficient (NZ) - Albacora (NZ) (Lord Ballina)
Held up, ridden along over 2f out, some late headway, never on terms

10⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [6½]	3. Solar Patch (AUS) 12/5 Zac Purton John Moore	Zac Purton John Moore	4	91 b	90	–	84	–
ch g Stratum (AUS) - Fleeting Touch (USA) (Touch Gold)
Held up in midfield, driven along over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, beaten final furlong

11⁽²⁾ nk [6¾]	12. Chefano (SAF) 152/1 Karis Teetan A T Millard	Karis Teetan A T Millard	4	86	81	–	75	–
b g Silvano (GER) - Valdovino (SAF) (Al Mufti)
Held up in midfield on inside, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [8]	2. Lobo's Legend (SAF) 182/1 Neil Callan D E Ferraris	Neil Callan D E Ferraris	4	91	90	–	80	–
b g Trippi (USA) - Gone Wild (SAF) (Western Winter)
Took keen hold, held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out

13⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [8]	1. Star Shine (AUS) 17/1 C Y Ho ² K W Lui	C Y Ho ² K W Lui	5	90 t	91	–	81	–
ch g Magic Albert (AUS) - Kvarena (AUS) (Arena)
Held up, ridden along on outside over 2f out, never on terms

14⁽⁸⁾ 3¾ [11¾]	14. Royal Performer 113/1 Matthew Chadwick C Fownes	Matthew Chadwick C Fownes	6	86 he	81	–	61	–
ch g Medicean - Quadri (Polish Precedent)
Missed break, behind, ridden and struggling over 2f out, never on terms

14 ran Winning time: 1m 21.68s (slow by 0.68s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Kingsfield, World Record
1st owner: Ada Wong Yin Man (Encouraging) 1st breeder: J W Kelly Suffolk Vale & Co
2nd owner: Fok Yuk Tong (Tornado Twist)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Jimmy Leung Kwok Wai & Mr & Mrs Thomas Leung Wai Ki (King Opie)

9:50 Sha Tin (HK) 17 Mar 2019

Rapper Dragon Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)