Full Result 6.30 Sha Tin (HK) | 5 March 2023

Essex Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £49,169.33 2nd £18,977.64 3rd £9,920.13 4th £5,175.72 5th £3,019.17

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	11. Colonel (NZ) 105/10 Silvestre De Sousa P F Yiu	Silvestre De Sousa P F Yiu	6	96 v	37	–	52	–
b g Ferlax (NZ) - Outrageous Fortune (NZ) (Volksraad)
Tracked leaders, ridden and pressed leaders inside 2f out, led over 1f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, driven out

2⁽⁷⁾ ¾	10. Apex Top (SAF) 51/10 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	6	89 b	26	–	39	–
ch g Flower Alley (USA) - Cosima Liszt (CHI) (Rich Man's Gold)
In touch in midfield, ridden inside 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, took 2nd 1f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, not able to challenge

3⁽¹⁾ ¾ [1½]	2. Inspiring City (AUS) 31/5 Matthew Poon ² David A Hayes	Matthew Poon ² David A Hayes	3	97	40	–	51	–
b g Impending (AUS) - Collage (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on well from 1 1/2f out, driven final 50yds, nearest finish

4⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [2¼]	1. Happy Forever (AUS) 76/10 Hugh Bowman K L Man	Hugh Bowman K L Man	4	99 tv	40	–	48	–
br g Outreach (AUS) - Kinder (AUS) (Hurricane Sky)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, not clear run and switched inside 2f out, driven and chased leaders over 1f out, edged left 75yds out, no extra closing stages

5⁽⁴⁾ nk [2½]	14. Alloy Star (AUS) 48/10F Karis Teetan T P Yung	Karis Teetan T P Yung	7	83 2 b	20	–	27	–
b g Sebring (AUS) - Steps In Time (AUS) (Danehill Dancer)
Held up towards rear, switched to wide outside entering straight, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on from 1 1/2f out, nearest finish

6⁽³⁾ ½ [3]	12. This Is Guts (AUS) 25/1 Ruan Maia C H Yip	Ruan Maia C H Yip	5	86 t	23	–	29	–
br g Kuroshio (AUS) - Silent Stash (AUS) (Dash For Cash)
In touch in midfield, ridden and chased leaders inside 2f out, driven final furlong, no extra final 100yds

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [3½]	6. Golden Mission (NZ) 12/1 Matthew Chadwick C W Chang	Matthew Chadwick C W Chang	7	90 tb	31	–	35	–
br g Rock 'N' Pop (AUS) - Aimee's Idol (NZ) (Colombia)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, not going pace to threaten

8⁽⁶⁾ nk [3¾]	8. Touch Faith (AUS) 10/1 Luke Currie J Size	Luke Currie J Size	5	90	31	–	34	–
b g Outreach (AUS) - Porte Triage (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Midfield, ridden and kept on from 2f out, not clear run and lost place 150yds out, kept on final 100yds

9⁽⁹⁾ nk [4¼]	9. Viva A La (NZ) 16/1 K C Leung L Ho	K C Leung L Ho	4	810 het	27	–	29	–
br g Showcasing - Zafrenzy (NZ) (Savabeel)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and effort over 1f out, no extra final 150yds

10⁽²⁾ 1¾ [6]	13. Zacian (AUS) 57/10 C Y Ho C S Shum	C Y Ho C S Shum	6	86 2	23	–	20	–
b g Albrecht (AUS) - Snaffles (AUS) (Librettist)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, kept on steadily final 100yds, never in contention

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [7¾]	5. Strive For Glory (USA) 13/1 L J Ferraris W Y So	L J Ferraris W Y So	6	94 et	35	–	26	–
b g Dialed In (USA) - Chu And You (USA) (You And I)
Led, ridden inside 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong

12⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [9]	4. Compulsory (AUS) 29/1 L Hewitson A T Millard	L Hewitson A T Millard	4	94 tb	35	–	22	–
b g No Nay Never (USA) - Delta Girl (NZ) (General Nediym)
Towards rear of midfield, outpaced and no impression from 2 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

13⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [9¾]	7. Shanghai Power (NZ) 63/1 M L Yeung Y S Tsui	M L Yeung Y S Tsui	6	90 b	31	–	16	–
b g Shamexpress (NZ) - Diplomacy (NZ) (No Excuse Needed)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly 1 1/2f out, eased final 100yds

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 5½ [15¼]	3. Dream Catcher (AUS) 140/1 H N Jack Wong ³ Jimmy Ting	H N Jack Wong ³ Jimmy Ting	4	93 b	37	–	4	–
b g Counterattack (AUS) - Zeparty (AUS) (Zeditave)
Always towards rear, wide into straight, soon lost touch, eased over 1f out