Full Result 5.30 Sha Tin (HK) | 1 January 2023

Poplar Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £65,559.11 2nd £25,303.51 3rd £13,226.84 4th £6,900.96 5th £4,025.56

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	10. Happy Fat Cat (AUS) 131/10 Antoine Hamelin P C Ng	Antoine Hamelin P C Ng	4	88 e/s	45	–	58	–
b g Shalaa (IRE) - Bound To Blush (AUS) (Strategic)
Quickly away and made all, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on well from 1 1/2f out

2⁽¹⁾ 1¼	4. Brilliant Life (NZ) 53/10 Silvestre De Sousa C H Yip	Silvestre De Sousa C H Yip	5	91 b	52	–	61	–
br g Power - Marching On (NZ) (Pentire)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden and chased leader inside 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, not able to challenge

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [1½]	2. Brave Dreams (AUS) 21/10F Karis Teetan A S Cruz	Karis Teetan A S Cruz	4	93 ht	54	–	62	–
b g Duporth (AUS) - Mollycat (AUS) (Catbird)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden inside 3f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁴⁾ 2¼ [3¾]	9. Valhalla (NZ) 17/1 L J Ferraris C Fownes	L J Ferraris C Fownes	5	89 tb	46	–	47	–
b g Ocean Park (NZ) - Eudora (NZ) (Pins)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

5⁽⁸⁾ shd [4]	1. Star Ascension (AUS) 42/10 Zac Purton D J Hall	Zac Purton D J Hall	4	99	60	–	61	–
b g Flying Artie (AUS) - Kentucky Miss (AUS) (Foxwedge)
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [4¾]	11. Snowalot (NZ) 17/2 Luke Currie David A Hayes	Luke Currie David A Hayes	5	88 b	45	–	43	–
b g Contributer (IRE) - Snowdonia (Peintre Celebre)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide into straight, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽³⁾ ¾ [5½]	12. Ever Force (AUS) 19/1 K C Leung Jamie Richards	K C Leung Jamie Richards	5	88 1 tb	44	–	41	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Al Nova (AUS) (Al Samer)
In touch, ridden 2f out, driven and outpaced 1 1/2f out, kept on at same pace final furlong

8⁽⁵⁾ nk [5¾]	8. Gem Of South China (AUS) 75/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	5	811	48	–	43	–
b g Street Boss (USA) - Truth On Toe (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Midfield, ridden and no impression from over 2f out, edged left from 1 1/2f out

9⁽²⁾ ¾ [6½]	5. Dublin Star (NZ) 63/10 Jerry Chau ² K L Man	Jerry Chau ² K L Man	6	813 tb	52	–	44	–
br g Savabeel (AUS) - Maxmara (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Started slowly, towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, kept on steadily from over 1f out, never in contention

10⁽⁹⁾ nk [6¾]	3. Magic Supreme (AUS) 9/1 Angus Chung ¹⁰ K L Man	Angus Chung ¹⁰ K L Man	7	87 tb	54	–	45	–
b g Zoustar (AUS) - Any Wonder (AUS) (Fasliyev)
Midfield, outpaced and no impression from 2f out, short of room 1f out

11⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [9¾]	6. Flying Gallop (IRE) 75/1 Hugh Bowman C S Shum	Hugh Bowman C S Shum	4	91 t	52	–	34	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Bankeress (IRE) (Barathea)
Started slowly, always towards rear

12⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [11¼]	7. Turtle Again (NZ) 233/1 Harry Bentley T P Yung	Harry Bentley T P Yung	3	91	52	–	29	–
b g Proisir (AUS) - Hollywood Angel (AUS) (Dehere)
Always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.33s (slow by 0.33s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Call Me Teddy (reserve), Win Win Charity (reserve)
1st owner: Admund Au Chi Hoe (Happy Fat Cat) 1st breeder: Aquis Sha Tin Syndicate
2nd owner: Timothy Chan Chi Kin (Brilliant Life)
3rd owner: Lianne Lam & Matthew Lam Kin Hong (Brave Dreams)

5:30 Sha Tin (HK) 1 Jan 2023

Poplar Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)