Full Result 7.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 23 December 2023

Holly Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Dirt)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m Standard

1st £69,776.36 2nd £26,166.13 3rd £14,329.07 4th £7,476.04 5th £4,361.02 6th £2,492.01

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. Nordic Star (BRZ) 39/10 Zac Purton C S Shum	Zac Purton C S Shum	5	99 tb¹	58	–	69	–
ch g Drosselmeyer (USA) - Condoleza (BRZ) (Macho Uno)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, led last stride

2⁽²⁾ shd	7. Lucky Banner (IRE) 3/1F James McDonald C Fownes	James McDonald C Fownes	4	92 ht	51	–	62	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Bequia (IRE) (Helmet)
Led, ridden clear 2f out, driven final furlong, hard driven when pressed final 100yds, kept on well, headed last stride

3⁽¹²⁾ ½ [½]	5. Blissful Star (NZ) 9/1 Antoine Hamelin Jimmy Ting	Antoine Hamelin Jimmy Ting	6	92 tb	51	–	61	–
b g Power - La Vienne (NZ) (Thorn Park)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2 1/2f out, lost place 2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, not quite able to challenge

4⁽⁹⁾ ½ [1]	9. Legion Of Merit (NZ) 27/1 L Hewitson W Y So	L Hewitson W Y So	7	812 tb	47	–	56	–
gr g Alamosa (NZ) - Fantastic Honour (NZ) (Any Suggestion)
Towards rear of midfield on outside, ridden under 3f out, good headway from 2f out, driven and chased leader entering final furlong, kept on final furlong, not able to challenge, dropped to 4th 100yds out

5⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	4. All Are Mine (GER) 9/2 Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	4	812 ht	52	–	58	–
ch g New Bay - Ardeola (GER) (Manduro)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on well from under 2f out, not going pace to threaten

6⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [3]	3. Harry's Hero 45/1 K De Melo P F Yiu	K De Melo P F Yiu	3	97 h	56	–	60	–
ch g Hawkbill (USA) - Flora Medici (Sir Percy)
Midfield on wide outside, lost place 2f out, ridden under 2f out, kept on well final furlong, not going pace to threaten

7⁽⁸⁾ ½ [3½]	8. Special Hedge (NZ) 23/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	4	811 tb	48	–	51	–
br g Unusual Suspect (USA) - Delgatie Pearl (NZ) (Perfectly Ready)
Towards rear of midfield, not clear run 2f out, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, nearest finish

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [5]	11. Asian One (NZ) 9/1 Matthew Chadwick Jamie Richards	Matthew Chadwick Jamie Richards	6	86 et	41	–	41	–
ch g Ocean Park (NZ) - Warm Whispers (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁴⁾ nk [5½]	12. M M Nebula (AUS) 31/5 Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	5	85 tp	40	–	39	–
b g Hinchinbrook (AUS) - Skyerush (AUS) (Super Jet)
Chased leader, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

10⁽⁶⁾ ½ [6]	6. Can't Go Wong (NZ) 17/1 Karis Teetan F C Lor	Karis Teetan F C Lor	5	92 t	51	–	49	–
ch g Per Incanto (USA) - O'Really Baheeya (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, gradually weakened final furlong

11⁽³⁾ 2½ [8½]	1. Amazing Teens (NZ) 10/1 K C Leung J Size	K C Leung J Size	6	99 het	58	–	50	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - I'm Chunkys (NZ) (Shinko King)
In touch in midfield, short of room and lost place 2 out, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong

12⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [9¾]	10. Ninja Derby (NZ) 75/1 M L Yeung David A Hayes	M L Yeung David A Hayes	4	810	45	–	34	–
b g Ocean Park (NZ) - Pastrana (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 39.71s (slow by 3.41s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Healthy & Happy Racing Syndicate (Nordic Star) 1st breeder: Haras Santa Rita Da Serra
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Stephen Ho Wai Man, F Ho Ka Chun & D Ho Ka Chung (Lucky Banner)
3rd owner: Wu Chak Man & Ng Chit Yam (Blissful Star)

7:00 Sha Tin (HK) 23 Dec 2023

Holly Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Dirt)