Full Result 5.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 8 March 2026

Somerset Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 7f Good

1st £46,711.15 2nd £17,516.68 3rd £9,592.47 4th £5,004.77 5th £2,919.45 6th £1,668.26

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	11. He Was Me (AUS) 17/1 Andrea Atzeni A S Cruz	Andrea Atzeni A S Cruz	5	87 tb	24	28	31	–
ch g Needs Further (AUS) - Tycoon Sali (AUS) (Last Tycoon)
Pressed leader, chased clear leader 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, led final 110yds, just held on

2⁽⁷⁾ nse	6. General Smart (AUS) 69/10 Zac Purton C S Shum	Zac Purton C S Shum	4	93 tp	34	38	41	–
br g Shamus Award (AUS) - Deplorable (AUS) (Hussonet)
Slowly away, held up in rear, steady headway from 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just failed, did well in the circumstances

3⁽¹⁾ nse [sht-hd]	1. The Concentration (AUS) 7/2F Dylan Browne McMonagle P F Yiu	Dylan Browne McMonagle P F Yiu	5	99 b	40	44	46	–
br g Hellbent (AUS) - Ivy Blue (AUS) (Arlington)
Prominent, in touch with leaders 3f out, ran on well against far rail inside final furlong, just failed

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [¾]	3. Bling Bling Genius (IRE) 91/10 Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte	Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte	5	96	37	39	41	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - In The Fast Lane (SAF) (Jet Master)
Prominent, raced in fourth behind clear leader 3f out, ran on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [1¼]	7. Panda Legend (AUS) 12/1 James Orman W Y So	James Orman W Y So	7	93 tv	34	34	37	–
b g Astern (AUS) - Jessica Ann (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
In touch with leaders, dropped to midfield 3f out, bit short of room over 1f out, ran on final 110yds, not reach leaders

6⁽⁶⁾ ¼ [1½]	5. Podium (AUS) 22/1 Jerry Chau ² David Eustace	Jerry Chau ² David Eustace	7	93 tb	36	36	38	–
br g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Apamurra (USA) (Lonhro)
Raced wide, midfield, steady headway from over 1f out, never dangerous

7⁽³⁾ ½ [2]	12. Casa Legend (NZ) 82/1 Matthew Poon C W Chang	Matthew Poon C W Chang	7	85 tb	22	21	23	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Sea Venture (NZ) (Sepoy)
Midfield, lost position 4f out, steady headway on near side of group from over 1f out, never dangerous

8⁽⁸⁾ nse [2¼]	9. Draco (AUS) 49/10 L J Ferraris Brett Crawford	L J Ferraris Brett Crawford	5	90 b¹	31	29	32	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Discreet (AUS) (Show A Heart)
Held up in rear, plenty to do over 2f out, steady headway on near side of group from over 1f out, never on terms

9⁽²⁾ ¼ [2½]	8. Windicator Family (NZ) 15/1 Alexis Badel W K Mo	Alexis Badel W K Mo	6	91 tv	32	30	32	–
b g Press Statement (AUS) - Max It Out (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Midfield, kept on against far rail inside final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [3]	13. Smart Engineer (AUS) 99/1 M L Yeung K W Lui	M L Yeung K W Lui	4	85 b	22	18	21	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Monopole (AUS) (High Chaparral)
Midfield early, rushed up to lead after 2f, went clear 3f out, reduced lead inside final furlong, headed and weakened quickly final 110yds

11⁽⁵⁾ ¼ [3¼]	4. Exceed The Wish (AUS) 26/1 Lyle Hewitson Mark Newnham	Lyle Hewitson Mark Newnham	5	95 h	36	32	34	–
b g Maurice (JPN) - Sharnee Rose (AUS) (Nadeem)
In touch with leaders, going okay 2f out, weakened gradually inside final furlong

12⁽⁹⁾ ¼ [3½]	10. Fight Time (AUS) 9/2 Brenton Avdulla D J Hall	Brenton Avdulla D J Hall	6	99 p¹	40	35	37	–
b g Nicconi (AUS) - Rhandara (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
In touch with leaders, outpaced 2f out, weakened final 110yds

13⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [4¼]	14. The Way We Win (NZ) 25/1 Matthew Chadwick Jamie Richards	Matthew Chadwick Jamie Richards	5	84 1 3 tbp	18	14	16	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - The Mighty Lions (NZ) (Grosvenor)
Led, headed after 2f, weakened over 1f out

14⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [5¼]	2. Gale Saga (AUS) 91/10 Karis Teetan P C Ng	Karis Teetan P C Ng	5	97 b	38	29	31	–
b g So You Think (NZ) - Secret Copy (AUS) (Snitzel)
Held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, always behind