Full Result 6.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 1 January 2023

Poplar Handicap (Div II) (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

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	6. Supreme Lucky (AUS) 31/20F Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	4	91 t	52	–	70	–
br g Deep Field (AUS) - Stealapipe (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden inside 3f out, good headway over 2f out, pressed leaders inside 2f out, led over 1f out, hung right 1f out, kept on strongly final 150yds, readily

2⁽⁶⁾ 2	4. Baby Crystal (NZ) 17/5 Zac Purton J Size	Zac Purton J Size	4	95	54	–	66	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Makkura (NZ) (Falkirk)
Led, headed after 2f, pressed leader going well 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, slightly hampered 1f out, kept on final furlong not going pace of winner

3⁽⁴⁾ 2 [4]	3. Victory Scholars (NZ) 41/10 Karis Teetan C Fownes	Karis Teetan C Fownes	5	96 v	55	–	61	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - You Little Ripa (NZ) (Bachelor Duke)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong

4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4½]	7. Thunderboltaurus (NZ) 43/5 Hugh Bowman D J Hall	Hugh Bowman D J Hall	4	93	52	–	56	–
b g Turn Me Loose (NZ) - Goyescas (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, kept on well from 2f out, not going pace to threaten

5⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	12. Happy Trio (AUS) 35/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	4	85	40	–	40	–
b g Dawn Approach (IRE) - Cross Stitched (AUS) (Cape Cross)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden inside 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

6⁽⁹⁾ nk [6]	5. California Forest (IRE) 44/1 Angus Chung ¹⁰ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ¹⁰ A S Cruz	5	87 htb	52	–	51	–
b g Kingman - Czabo (Sixties Icon)
Held up in rear, ridden inside 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽¹²⁾ ½ [6½]	8. Marvel Dragon (AUS) 41/5 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	7	812 t	49	–	46	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Jeu De Cartes (NZ) (Stravinsky)
In touch, ridden inside 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, no extra final 100yds

8⁽²⁾ shd [6¾]	1. Mega Bonus (AUS) 28/1 Antoine Hamelin P F Yiu	Antoine Hamelin P F Yiu	5	99 v	58	–	55	–
ch g Shooting To Win (AUS) - Exceed And Excite (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Raced keenly, prominent, led after 2f, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽³⁾ ¾ [7½]	9. Starry Night (NZ) 12/1 K C Leung David A Hayes	K C Leung David A Hayes	4	811 tb	46	–	41	–
b g Vespa (NZ) - Gardone (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and no impression from 1 1/2f out, no extra final 150yds

10⁽¹⁾ 1 [8½]	2. Brilliant Pioneer (NZ) 86/1 Silvestre De Sousa C H Yip	Silvestre De Sousa C H Yip	4	97 h¹	56	–	48	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Midnight Breaker (NZ) (Housebuster)
Midfield, ridden inside 2f out, driven and gradually weakened from 1 1/2f out

11⁽⁵⁾ nk [8¾]	10. Blazing Sun (AUS) 126/1 Luke Currie Jamie Richards	Luke Currie Jamie Richards	5	89 tb¹	44	–	35	–
b g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Invested Capital (Zamindar)
Started slowly, slowly into stride, always towards rear

12⁽¹¹⁾ nk [9]	11. Happy Forever (AUS) 117/1 Ruan Maia K L Man	Ruan Maia K L Man	4	88 t	43	–	33	–
br g Outreach (AUS) - Kinder (AUS) (Hurricane Sky)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, lost place inside 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.04s (slow by 0.04s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Happy Golf (reserve), Smart Leader (reserve)
1st owner: Connie Fung Hei Man (Supreme Lucky) 1st breeder: Millford Thoroughbreds
2nd owner: Ip Wai Yuen & Chan Tak Wa (Baby Crystal)
3rd owner: Dr John Yeung Ngai Man, Chan Wing Kee & Timothy Wan Lap Tsun (Victory Scholars)

6:00 Sha Tin (HK) 1 Jan 2023

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