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Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
Class 2, 5f89y, Flat, 3yo+, 20 runners
Winning time 1m 3.62s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Kieran Shoemark
Charles Hills
Settled towards the back - angled left with 2f to run travelling strongly - closed into contention approaching the final furlong - hit the front close home and stayed on to score
David Egan
Richard Spencer
Sat behind the front group early - hit the front approaching the final furlong - overtaken close home - kept battling to go down by a short head
P J McDonald
Geoff Oldroyd
Held up at the rear - boxed in approaching final 2f - shifted right with limited space inside final furlong - found gear and made up ground - drifted left but stayed on to move into 3rd close home - just failed to peg back the leading two
Colin Keane
Miss Kate McGivern
Held up towards the back - short of room and shifted left over 2f out then again inside final furlong to find space - stayed on without quickening - finished fourth 1½ lengths off the winner
Sam James
Kevin Ryan
Sent clear early - urged into effort with over 2f left - overtaken with a furlong to run - kept up finishing effort but outpaced late
Oisin Murphy
Hugo Palmer
Held up in rear - short of room and nudged along over 2f out - angled right over 1f out - stayed on inside the final furlong to finish 6th
Ethan Tindall (7)
Richard Fahey
Towards the back of the field - nudged forward 2f out - made some ground in the final furlong - unable to match the front runners and faded into 7th
Callum Rodriguez
Edward Bethell
Settled midfield early - made good progress into contention over 2f out - pressed for effort with 1f left but bumped inside the final furlong and unable to close - held on for eighth without finding more
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Up with the pace early - hampered for room over 2f out then shifted left with little space 1f out - unable to close on the front pair - weakened in the closing stages to finish ninth
Kevin Stott
Kevin Ryan
Held a handy midfield spot early - asked for effort with over 2f left but couldn't strike into contention - flattened out through the final furlong
William Pyle (3)
Katie Scott
Sat close to the pace early - lost touch with the front group approaching the last two furlongs - dropped away inside the closing stages to finish 11th
Rowan Scott
Nigel Tinkler
Held up towards the back - squeezed for space with 2f left - unable to challenge - finished well beaten in 12th
Rossa Ryan
David Loughnane
Held up at the back - short of space with 2f left to race - failed to threaten and finished well held
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan
Tracked the front group early - pushed along and drifted left approaching the final furlong - lost ground close home to finish 14th
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie
Held up in the pack - hampered for space and dropped back over 2f out - crowded again inside the final furlong and already out of contention
Connor Beasley
Michael Dods
Handy early - driven for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - eventually well held in 16th
Hollie Doyle
Patrick J McKenna
Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along and toiling from 2f out - eventually well beaten in 17th
Jason Hart
Paul Midgley
Held up close to the front - drifted off a straight line and clipped a rival inside the final furlong - dropped away quickly after - finished well beaten in 18th
Jack Nicholls (5)
Adrian Nicholls
Bumped at the break - settled towards the back - eased right with two furlongs left before dropping away to finish 19th
Warren Fentiman (5)
Ruth Carr
Pushed along leaving the gates - up with the leading group early - knocked about and faded inside the final furlong - eventually well beaten in 20th
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.