Full Result 6.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 13 March 2021

Soko Islands Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 1m1f Standard

1st £53,824.36 2nd £20,774.32 3rd £10,859.30 4th £5,665.72 5th £3,305

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	3. Double Take (AUS) 9/5F Karis Teetan C Fownes	Karis Teetan C Fownes	4	90 b	53	–	67	–
b g Declaration Of War (USA) - Hidden Kisses (AUS) (Hidden Dragon)
Held up towards rear, not clear run 2f out, soon ridden, switched to wide outside over 1f out, driven and stayed on strongly final furlong, led close home

2⁽⁶⁾ ½	10. Yes We Can (AUS) 13/1 Alexis Badel T P Yung	Alexis Badel T P Yung	5	85 t	44	–	57	–
br g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Masonette (AUS) (Grand Lodge)
Towards rear, headway into midfield over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, good headway from 1 1/2f out, led 100yds out, kept on well, headed close home

3⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [1¼]	11. El Valiente (AUS) 47/10 Matthew Poon ² P O'Sullivan	Matthew Poon ² P O'Sullivan	4	82 b	43	–	54	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Valdemoro (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven and led over 1f out, headed 100yds out, kept on

4⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [2]	2. Hang's Decision (NZ) 49/1 H N Jack Wong ³ W Y So	H N Jack Wong ³ W Y So	9	90 b	56	–	65	–
b g Postponed (USA) - Bislieri (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁴⁾ shd [2]	1. Unite Spirit (SAF) 22/5 Joao Moreira D E Ferraris	Joao Moreira D E Ferraris	5	95 b	58	–	67	–
b g Master Of My Fate (SAF) - Americas Cup (SAF) (Rich Man's Gold)
Took keen hold in midfield, ridden and effort 2f out, not clear run 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2½]	8. Oh Bravo (AUS) 46/1 Matthew Chadwick W Y So	Matthew Chadwick W Y So	4	87 t	46	–	54	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Clean Sweep (NZ) (End Sweep)
Towards rear, good headway on wide outside 2 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, driven and chased leaders 1f out, no extra final 100yds

7⁽¹⁾ 1 [3½]	4. Legion Of Merit (NZ) 107/1 H T Mo ³ D J Hall	H T Mo ³ D J Hall	4	810 b	52	–	58	–
gr g Alamosa (NZ) - Fantastic Honour (NZ) (Any Suggestion)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and good headway on inside from over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

8⁽²⁾ ½ [4]	5. Crown Avenue (AUS) 3/1 Zac Purton C H Yip	Zac Purton C H Yip	8	811 v	50	–	55	–
bb g Hard Spun (USA) - Royal Tour (AUS) (Quest For Fame)
Raced keenly, in touch, ridden 2f out, effort over 1f out, weakened final 125yds

9⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [5½]	7. Exaltation (IRE) 12/1 Ruan Maia A S Cruz	Ruan Maia A S Cruz	5	87 tv	46	–	48	–
b g Elzaam (AUS) - Kolkata (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leader, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

10⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6]	9. Wealthy Employee (NZ) 44/1 C Y Ho Jimmy Ting	C Y Ho Jimmy Ting	5	86 b	45	–	46	–
b g Thewayyouare (USA) - Tesoro (NZ) (Prized)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, outpaced inside 2f out, soon no impression

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 7½ [13½]	6. Light My Day (AUS) 37/1 K C Leung C H Yip	K C Leung C H Yip	5	88 tp	47	–	32	–
b g Dawn Approach (IRE) - Clothilde (AUS) (Danehill)
Led, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly

11 ran Winning time: 1m 48.33s (slow by 1.63s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Raymond Chu Wai Hang (Double Take) 1st breeder: R Pegum
2nd owner: Michael Yeung Wah Keung (Yes We Can)
3rd owner: Vincent Leung Man Him, S Leung Man Hung & L Cheng Ka Hang (El Valiente)

6:00 Sha Tin (HK) 13 Mar 2021

Soko Islands Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Dirt)