Full Result 5.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 28 January 2024

Fu Tai Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good

1st £65,915.49 2nd £24,718.31 3rd £13,536.22 4th £7,062.37 5th £4,119.72 6th £2,354.12

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	2. Nicholson Returns (NZ) 37/10 Zac Purton D J Hall	Zac Purton D J Hall	5	98 b	56	–	73	–
ch g Iffraaj - Heart's Delight (AUS) (Show A Heart)
Towards rear of midfield, took closer order from 3f out, smooth headway to press leaders under 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon clear and in command, very comfortably

2⁽⁶⁾ 3¼	9. Sharpen Bright (NZ) 14/1 L J Ferraris D J Hall	L J Ferraris D J Hall	4	811 p	45	–	55	–
b g Redwood - Wandane (AUS) (Danehill)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, stayed on from 1 1/2f out and took 2nd 150yds out, no chance with winner

3⁽⁷⁾ 2¾ [6]	4. Romantic Fantasy (IRE) 68/1 Alexis Badel C S Shum	Alexis Badel C S Shum	4	94 tb	52	–	58	–
b g Fascinating Rock (IRE) - Ataahua (GER) (Tertullian)
Midfield, ridden under 3f out, kept on well final furlong, took 3rd 75yds out

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [6¼]	3. Wonder Years (IRE) 10/1 Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte	Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte	6	96 tb	54	–	58	–
b g Elzaam (AUS) - Love Note (USA) (Elusive Quality)
Started slowly, slowly into stride, soon behind, ridden 4f out, stayed on final furlong, too much to do

5⁽²⁾ 2¼ [8½]	7. Winning Steps (AUS) 69/10 Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	5	92 he	50	–	49	–
gb g Pierro (AUS) - Crystal Fairy (AUS) (Perugino)
Midfield, ridden 4f out, driven and headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [9¾]	6. Special Hedge (NZ) 9/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	4	91 tb	51	–	48	–
br g Unusual Suspect (USA) - Delgatie Pearl (NZ) (Perfectly Ready)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

7⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [11]	10. Little Fairy (AUS) 17/10F Karis Teetan P F Yiu	Karis Teetan P F Yiu	4	88 b	42	–	36	–
b g Scissor Kick (AUS) - Coffee Hit (AUS) (Medaglia d'Oro)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 3f out, driven and pressed leaders under 2f out, weakened final furlong

8⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [13½]	8. Jubilation (NZ) 11/1 M L Yeung W Y So	M L Yeung W Y So	5	813 v	47	–	36	–
b g Ghibellines (AUS) - Cherry Creek (AUS) (Monashee Mountain)
In touch, ridden and chased leaders 2 1/2f out, weakened from 1 1/2f out, eased final 150yds

9⁽⁴⁾ 10 [23½]	1. Darci Joy (NZ) 74/10 Angus Chung ⁵ P F Yiu	Angus Chung ⁵ P F Yiu	6	94 tb	57	–	26	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - High Joy (NZ) (High Chaparral)
Chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened from 2f out, eased final furlong

10⁽⁵⁾ 7¼ [30¾]	5. Super Hong Kong (AUS) 24/1 K C Leung K L Man	K C Leung K L Man	6	94 tb	52	–	7	–
br g Kermadec (NZ) - Indiscretions (AUS) (Commands)
Started slowly, always towards rear, eased over 1f out

10 ran Winning time: 2m 1.58s (slow by 0.08s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Joe Ho Kui Yin, Ricky Lee Chi Hung Et Al (Nicholson Returns) 1st breeder: L V Pearson
2nd owner: Royal Brothers Syndicate (Sharpen Bright)
3rd owner: Ten Pros Syndicate (Romantic Fantasy)

5:00 Sha Tin (HK) 28 Jan 2024

Fu Tai Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A+3) (Turf)