Full Result 6.50 Sha Tin (HK) | 21 January 2023

Gladiolus Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m 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⁽⁸⁾	5. Ching (NZ) 43/20 L Hewitson C W Chang	L Hewitson C W Chang	4	94	54	–	68	–
ch g Frosted (USA) - Darci Dancer (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Towards rear of midfield on outside, pushed along and headway from 2 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, hung right inside 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, soon clear, kept on well final furlong, comfortably

2⁽⁴⁾ 1½	6. Flying Mojito (AUS) 7/5F Zac Purton D J Hall	Zac Purton D J Hall	4	90 p	50	–	61	–
b g Dundeel (NZ) - This Is Your Life (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Held up towards rear, ridden inside 3f out, persistently denied clear run from over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, driven and took 2nd 100yds out, no impression on winner

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	9. Ezra (SAF) 23/1 L J Ferraris A T Millard	L J Ferraris A T Millard	7	812 b	48	–	56	–
gr g Oratorio (IRE) - Emerald Beauty (ARG) (Equalize)
Held up in rear, ridden inside 3f out, good headway from 1 1/2f out, chased clear leader inside final furlong, lost 2nd 100yds out, kept on

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 3¾ [6½]	7. Mach Ten (NZ) 54/1 Ruan Maia P F Yiu	Ruan Maia P F Yiu	4	90 p	50	–	50	–
br g Iffraaj - Twenty One Times (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Midfield, ridden inside 3f out, squeezed out and lost place 2f out, not clear run from 1 1/2f out until inside final furlong, stayed on final 100yds, too much to do

5⁽³⁾ nk [6¾]	8. One Heart One (NZ) 49/10 Karis Teetan David A Hayes	Karis Teetan David A Hayes	4	813 t	49	–	48	–
br g Burgundy (NZ) - Indiscretion (NZ) (Howbaddouwantit)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, no extra final 150yds

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [7]	11. Dragon Pride (AUS) 13/1 Antoine Hamelin T P Yung	Antoine Hamelin T P Yung	6	87 b	43	–	41	–
bb g Sebring (AUS) - Lady Krovanh (AUS) (Dehere)
Started slowly, towards rear of midfield, ridden and headway from 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, driven and no extra inside final furlong

7⁽¹¹⁾ nse [7¼]	3. Turquoise Alpha (IRE) 11/1 Silvestre De Sousa P C Ng	Silvestre De Sousa P C Ng	6	96 p	56	–	54	–
b g Excelebration (IRE) - Start The Music (IRE) (King's Best)
In touch, ridden and pressed leaders over 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final furlong

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [7¾]	2. Dear Sibling (AUS) 90/1 Jerry Chau ² K L Man	Jerry Chau ² K L Man	5	96 b	58	–	55	–
ch g Sebring (AUS) - Swing Sensation (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Very slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden inside 3f out, stayed on when short of room over 1f out, no further impression final furlong

9⁽²⁾ 4 [11¾]	1. Oscar Glory (NZ) 14/1 Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	5	97 b¹	59	–	47	–
br g Per Incanto (USA) - Centree (NZ) (Centaine)
Took keen hold, prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [13]	4. Mission Bravo (AUS) 127/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ Jimmy Ting	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ Jimmy Ting	5	90 htb	55	–	40	–
br g Smart Missile (AUS) - Stage Performer (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Midfield on outside, took closer order 3f out, ridden and pressed leaders over 2f out, losing place when bumped inside 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong

11⁽¹⁾ 3½ [16½]	10. General Ace (NZ) 51/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	4	810 p	46	–	23	–
gr g Telperion (AUS) - Miss Anatina (AUS) (Murtajill)
Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon weakened, eased inside final furlong

12⁽⁹⁾ 5¾ [22¼]	12. Mighty Star (AUS) 175/1 H T Mo ² A S Cruz	H T Mo ² A S Cruz	4	82 htb	40	–	4	–
ch g Husson (ARG) - Ruski Rose (USA) (Nureyev)
Prominent, dropped to 3rd and ridden 4f out, lost place 3f out, soon struggling, eased final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 35.33s (slow by 1.33s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Keith Ng Ting Kit (Ching) 1st breeder: Llanhennock Trust
2nd owner: Raymond Tsang Heung Tak (Flying Mojito)
3rd owner: William Elkin Mocatta (Ezra)

6:50 Sha Tin (HK) 21 Jan 2023

Gladiolus Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)