Full Result 8.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 23 December 2023

Pine Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £110,926.52 2nd £41,597.44 3rd £22,779.55 4th £11,884.98 5th £6,932.91 6th £3,961.66

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	6. Joyful Hunter (NZ) 33/10 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	4	812	67	–	78	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Giant Hunter (AUS) (Lope De Vega)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, not clear run and forced to switch 125yds out, led 50yds out, readily

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	7. Armour War Eagle (NZ) 144/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	4	811 h¹	66	–	76	–
br g War Decree (USA) - Enthusabelle (AUS) (Savabeel)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well final furlong, pressed leaders final 100yds, not quite able to challenge

3⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1]	11. Swift Ascend (AUS) 20/1 Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	4	86	61	–	69	–
b g Lord Kanaloa (JPN) - Believe Yourself (AUS) (Sebring)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, pressed leaders final 100yds, not quite able to challenge

4⁽⁵⁾ ½ [1½]	9. Capital Legend (AUS) 13/1 Matthew Chadwick C Fownes	Matthew Chadwick C Fownes	5	87 t	62	–	68	–
ch g Capitalist (AUS) - Sweet Melody (NZ) (Tavistock)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽³⁾ nse [1½]	3. I Give (NZ) 19/10J Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	5	92	71	–	77	–
ch g Per Incanto (USA) - Grace And Eva (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Led, ridden under 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed 50yds out, no extra close home

6⁽²⁾ ½ [2]	2. Cotton Fingers (AUS) 19/10J James McDonald W Y So	James McDonald W Y So	5	93 t	72	–	76	–
ch g Snitzel (AUS) - Girl Hussler (AUS) (Hussonet)
In touch in midfield, ridden and headway 2f out, pressed leaders from 1 1/2f out, no extra final 75yds

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [2¾]	8. Magnificent Nine (AUS) 14/1 Zac Purton J Size	Zac Purton J Size	4	88 h¹	63	–	65	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Lipstick Lover (AUS) (I Am Invincible)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, staying on when hampered and snatched up 125yds out, coasted final 100yds

8⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [4]	4. Wings Of War (IRE) 20/1 K De Melo Jamie Richards	K De Melo Jamie Richards	4	91 tb	70	–	68	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Futoon (IRE) (Kodiac)
Chased leader, ridden under 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

9⁽¹⁾ 2 [6]	10. Speed Sword (AUS) 30/1 Alexis Badel F C Lor	Alexis Badel F C Lor	4	87 t	62	–	53	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Breezing Home (AUS) (War Pass)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, driven and weakened final furlong

10⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	5. Pulsar Strider (AUS) 73/1 L Hewitson T P Yung	L Hewitson T P Yung	5	90 t	69	–	56	–
b g Foxwedge (AUS) - Val De Loire (NZ) (Montjeu)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

11⁽⁶⁾ 2¼ [9½]	1. True Genius 91/1 Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	3	94 ht	78	–	58	–
b g Oasis Dream - Fizzi Top (Frankel)
Always towards rear, weakened from 1 1/2f out

11 ran Winning time: 1m 9.98s (slow by 0.98s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Chow Kay Yui (Joyful Hunter) 1st breeder: C L A Chan
2nd owner: Johnny Shih Jar Yi (Armour War Eagle)
3rd owner: Great United Peers Syndicate (Swift Ascend)

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8:35 Sha Tin (HK) 23 Dec 2023

Pine Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)