Full Result 6.30 Sha Tin (HK) | 1 January 2024

Willow Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 7f Good

1st £49,295.77 2nd £18,485.92 3rd £10,123.24 4th £5,281.69 5th £3,080.99 6th £1,760.56

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	11. Fire Ball (NZ) 103/20 Zac Purton C H Yip	Zac Purton C H Yip	7	91 p	32	–	42	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Lady Winifred (NZ) (Casual Lies)
Chased leader, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, led narrowly 75yds out, driven out

2⁽⁶⁾ shd	4. Starship Eighty (AUS) 4/1F Hugh Bowman P C Ng	Hugh Bowman P C Ng	4	96 et	37	–	47	–
b g Into Mischief (USA) - Starship Angel (USA) (Running Stag)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on well from 1 1/2f out, pressed leader closing stages, just held

3⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [1¼]	10. Beat Hollow (AUS) 34/1 Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	5	92	33	–	40	–
b g Outreach (AUS) - Warrilla (AUS) (Magic Albert)
Led, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, driven and headed 75yds out, no extra final 50yds

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [1¾]	12. Brother Pearl (NZ) 21/1 L J Ferraris C H Yip	L J Ferraris C H Yip	4	811	28	–	34	–
br g Complacent (AUS) - Thyme (NZ) (Thorn Park)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, kept on well from 1 1/2f out, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [1¾]	8. Charmander (NZ) 10/1 C Y Ho Jamie Richards	C Y Ho Jamie Richards	5	94 tb	35	–	41	–
ch g Shooting To Win (AUS) - Moment Of Choice (AUS) (Choisir)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [2]	5. Apex Top (SAF) 10/1 Jerry Chau ² Douglas Whyte	Jerry Chau ² Douglas Whyte	7	93 b	36	–	41	–
ch g Flower Alley (USA) - Cosima Liszt (CHI) (Rich Man's Gold)
In touch, ridden and kept on at same pace from 2f out, not able to challenge

7⁽¹⁾ 1½ [3½]	13. Foxhunter Way (NZ) 30/1 Lyle Hewitson K W Lui	Lyle Hewitson K W Lui	6	89	26	–	27	–
b g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Veronica Hall (NZ) (Volksraad)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, not clear run under 2f out, keeping on when not clear run and snatched up 125yds out, kept on again closing stages, too much to do

8⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4]	2. Spangle Fortune (IRE) 24/1 K C Leung K L Man	K C Leung K L Man	5	98 tp	39	–	38	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Hope So (IRE) (Bated Breath)
In touch, ridden and chased leader 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, no extra final furlong

9⁽²⁾ nse [4]	6. Casa Legend (NZ) 36/5 Andrea Atzeni C W Chang	Andrea Atzeni C W Chang	5	95 tb	36	–	35	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Sea Venture (NZ) (Sepoy)
Started slowly, towards rear, ridden 2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽⁸⁾ shd [4¼]	3. Perfect Peach (AUS) 51/10 Karis Teetan A S Cruz	Karis Teetan A S Cruz	5	96 htb	37	–	36	–
ch g Sebring (AUS) - Fashion (GER) (Anabaa)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and some headway 1 1/2f out, no further impression final furlong

11⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4½]	1. Nordic Combined (AUS) 26/5 James McDonald W Y So	James McDonald W Y So	5	99 tb	40	–	38	–
ch g Sebring (AUS) - Fleeting Touch (USA) (Touch Gold)
Midfield, ridden and effort 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final 150yds

12⁽³⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	9. Charming Steed (FR) 13/1 Ellis Wong ¹⁰ C Fownes	Ellis Wong ¹⁰ C Fownes	6	88 t	35	–	30	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Militante (IRE) (Johannesburg)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, gradually weakened final furlong

13⁽⁹⁾ 3¾ [9½]	7. Happihood (IRE) 131/1 Matthew Poon ² W K Mo	Matthew Poon ² W K Mo	4	93 tb	36	–	21	–
ch g Kessaar (IRE) - Drumcliffe Dancer (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand)
Always towards rear

14⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [11]	14. Just Great Two (AUS) 89/1 K De Melo D J Hall	K De Melo D J Hall	5	85 2 p	20	–	3	–
b g Astern (AUS) - Laughing (AUS) (Distorted Humor)
Always in rear

14 ran Winning time: 1m 23.44s (slow by 2.44s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Fastpass (reserve), Mulan (reserve)
1st owner: Ricky Chiu Tong (Fire Ball) 1st breeder: G M & Mrs G M Hewson
2nd owner: Daniel Chong Kwok Ming (Starship Eighty)
3rd owner: Cheng Chak Yin (Beat Hollow)

6:30 Sha Tin (HK) 1 Jan 2024

Willow Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)