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Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap)
Class 2, 5½f, Flat, 4yo+, 21 runners
Winning time 1m 3.44s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
P J McDonald
Geoff Oldroyd
Sluggish start - settled midpack on the far rail - roused to close strongly around 2f out - closed on the front group - driven to the front inside the final furlong - drew clear and won comfortably
Callum Rodriguez
Edward Bethell
Settled just off the front runners through the early stages - pushed along to close the gap as the field came together with two furlongs left - moved up to challenge for the lead a furlong out - edged into second inside the final furlong - couldn't match the winner's turn of foot late - held for second
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Up with the pace on the far flank - travelling well as the two fields combined beyond 2f out - pushed into first place just past the furlong marker - headed and dropped to third inside the final furlong - no more to give at the death
Colin Keane
P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck
Settled towards the back on the far flank early - lost momentary touch with them approaching 3f out - under pressure with a lot of ground to find 2f out - eased left and gained ground inside the final furlong - up into fourth close home - finished strongly to the line
Hector Crouch
Michael Bell
Settled up with the pace early - disputed front spot after 2f - tracking front rank once fields combined 2f out - pushed along and made progress a furlong out - stayed on inside close home - finished fifth
James Doyle
Hugo Palmer
Held a position through the middle of the field - up behind the front markers - given a push 3f out - drifted left when packs came together approaching 2f out - kept trying from inside the final furlong but lacked the speed to get closer - finished sixth
David Egan
Richard Spencer
Settled on the far flank up with the pace - travelling well passing the 2f marker - closed on the front group approaching the final furlong marker - asked for effort but made no further headway - dropped away inside the last furlong - finished seventh
Oisin Orr
D J Murphy
Towards the far flank - last of all early - outpaced when the two fields came together past 2f out - angled left and crept forward from 1f out before plugging on at one speed to finish 8th
Silvestre De Sousa
David O'Meara
Settled midfield down the middle - pressed for effort as rivals converged 2f out - lost ground final furlong - finished well beaten in 9th
Kieran Shoemark
Charles Hills
Settled towards the back of the pack down the middle - asked for effort when fields converged with 2f left - unable to quicken and lost ground a furlong out - kept plodding on inside the final furlong - finished 10th
Kieran O'Neill
Lemos De Souza
Settled around midfield through early stages - pushed to close up as rivals converged 2f out - made gradual progress a furlong later - unable to threaten leading pair - weakened close to home - finished well held in 11th
Oisin Murphy
Hugo Palmer
Sluggish start - settled towards the back through the middle stretch - asked for room as the field bunched up with 2f left - never a threat to those in front with 1f to run - unable to make further headway - finished well beaten in 12th
Luke Morris
Archie Watson
Settled up towards the pace on the far flank - pulling hard early - pushed along and made progress as the field converged 2f out - dropped back when asked again 1f out - unable to find more and well held at the finish
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn
Broke and settled midfield through the pack early - hit the front briefly before being overtaken after 2f - stayed handy - pushed along 3f out - dropped away as rivals converged 2f out - faded quickly to finish well held in 14th
Darragh Keenan
George Scott
settled midpack through early stages - asked for effort 3f out - dropped back as rivals converged 2f out - faded final furlong - well held in 15th
No. 19, stall 11
4yo, 8-8, OR 89
J: Warren Fentiman (3) · T: Richard & Peter Fahey
Warren Fentiman (3)
Richard & Peter Fahey
Settled towards the back in the middle of the track - pushed and in trouble over 3f out - always out of contention and finished 16th
M. P. Sheehy
Adrian Keatley
Held up in the middle of the field - stayed towards the back throughout - never a factor - well held in 17th
Kevin Stott
Kevin Ryan
Held a handy spot from the middle of the pack early - urged forward with 3f left - faded when the field converged 2f out and trailed home well held
Tom Marquand
Michael Keady
Held a spot down the middle - in contention early - asked for effort 3f out then dropped away 2f out to finish well held
Edward Greatrex
Robert Cowell
Pulled hard early - disputed far-rail lead - pressed for pace from 2f out - capitulated rapidly inside the final furlong to finish well beaten in 20th
George Wood
Richard Spencer
Settled up with the pace on the far flank - pushed along and dropped back approaching 3f out - faded rapidly with 2f left - well beaten before the furlong marker - finished last of all
Non-runners: Toyotomi
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.