Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	13	PERFECT MATCH (B393)	A. Badel	C. S. Shum	89	113	5.3	2.4	10		1:21:56	1-1-2-1	35.68 23.07 22.81
2	7	FAST MOST FURIOUS (A165)	Z. Purton	D. Hall	102	126	9.4	11	13	0.50	1:21:64	11-10-9-2	36.52 22.71 22.41
3	12	MORETHANLUCKY (A039)	M. Chadwick	F. C. Lor	89	113	49	99	14	0.50	1:21:65	6-3-1-3	35.80 22.91 22.94
4	5	JOLLY BANNER (V077)	M. F. Poon	P. F. Yiu	105	127	14	32	7	1.75	1:21:85	8-9-11-4	36.44 23.03 22.38
5	4	GOOD STANDING (B105)	B. Shinn	J. Moore	106	130	10	19	4	2	1:21:87	2-4-5-5	35.92 23.07 22.88
6	8	FLYING THUNDER (B328)	K. Teetan	F. C. Lor	102	126	25	61	9	2	1:21:88	12-14-14-6	36.88 22.79 22.21
7	11	HEZTHEWONFORUS (B287)	M. L. Yeung	John Size	90	114	26	13	5	2	1:21:90	3-5-4-7	35.96 22.99 22.95
8	10	TURIN REDSTAR (B092)	K. C. Leung	L. Ho	92	116	35	99	2	2.5	1:21:95	5-6-8-8	36.20 22.99 22.76
9	3	FAT TURTLE (C215)	J. Moreira	F. C. Lor	106	130	2.8	3.6	11	2.5	1:21:96	9-8-6-9	36.28 22.71 22.97
10	9	TORNADO TWIST (C028)	C. Y. Ho	John Size	93	117	9.6	6.8	6	3.25	1:22:08	13-12-13-10	36.76 22.75 22.57
11	2	NORTHERN SUPERSTAR (C073)	L. Hewitson	A. T. Millard	109	133	25	86	1	4.5	1:22:27	7-7-7-11	36.24 22.87 23.16
12	6	TIME TO CELEBRATE (A367)	R. Moore	John Size	105	129	36	99	12	4.5	1:22:30	14-13-12-12	36.84 22.63 22.83
13	14	RAGING STORM (B173)	S. De Sousa	John Size	89	115	21	12	3	5.75	1:22:49	10-11-10-13	36.52 22.87 23.10
14	1	HELENA BABY (D213)	H. T. Mo	J. Moore	88	110	15	99	8	10.5	1:23:25	4-2-3-14	35.76 23.15 24.34

Sire:Not A Single Doubt

Breed of the Winning Horse:PERFECT MATCH

Dam:Modave

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	13	24.5
place	13	14
	7	22.5
	12	225.5
quinella	7-13	120.5
quinella place	7-13	48
	12-13	323.5
	7-12	1109.5
3 pick 1 (Composite Win)	A1	14.5
tierce	13-7-12	8926
trio	7-12-13	2988
first 4	5-7-12-13	17700
quartet	13-7-12-5	186922
9th double	(9-13)	$128.0
9th double consulation	(9-7)	$58.0

Recap by phillip woo

Perfect Match held off Fast Most Furious for the win after clearing out to lead on the fence 1,000m out from a wide gate. He's won six of 11 starts, including five of six over this trip, and can head higher. Fast Most Furious finished nicely after a deep run with cover behind midfield. He's racing very well this season. It was a surprise return to form by Morethanlucky, who wouldn't go down without a fight after poking his head in front briefly 300m out following a wide and without cover run near the speed. Jolly Banner ran on well after making his run just underneath Fast Most Furious from a middle draw. Flying Thunder closed well widest out after being ridden for luck at the rear from a tricky gate. Both Good Standing and the late-plunged Hezthewonforus only plodded after perfect runs on the back of the speed. They are both trying to find the right mark again.

Racing Incident Report

Race Ten: (370) - THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (HANDICAP) - Class 1 - 1400Meters

ENCOURAGING was withdrawn on 26.1.20 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (lame right fore) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter HELENA BABY (H T Mo).

Before being allowed to race again, ENCOURAGING will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

NORTHERN SUPERSTAR and TURIN REDSTAR bumped at the start.

RAGING STORM was crowded for room on jumping between TURIN REDSTAR and GOOD STANDING which shifted in.

HEZTHEWONFORUS began very awkwardly and shifted out, resulting in TORNADO TWIST being checked when crowded for room.

From wide barriers, TIME TO CELEBRATE and FAST MOST FURIOUS were steadied in the early stages and shifted across behind runners to obtain cover.

After travelling a short distance, HEZTHEWONFORUS and JOLLY BANNER bumped.

In the early part of the Straight, TIME TO CELEBRATE and JOLLY BANNER raced tight as JOLLY BANNER shifted out.

After the 350 Metres, H T Mo dropped his left rein which he took some time to regather.

Passing the 300 Metres, TORNADO TWIST (C Y Ho) was shifted in abruptly after being checked away from the heels of HELENA BABY which was giving ground quickly.

When TORNADO TWIST shifted in, it bumped RAGING STORM which became unbalanced.

C Y Ho was advised that whilst it was accepted that his mount was awkwardly placed close to the heels of HELENA BABY, nonetheless he must exercise due care in similar circumstances.

Near the 250 Metres, M Chadwick (MORETHANLUCKY) dropped his whip.

Throughout the race, MORETHANLUCKY travelled wide and without cover.

When questioned regarding his riding of RAGING STORM rounding the Home Turn and in the early part of the Straight, S de Sousa stated that he had been following NORTHERN SUPERSTAR after the 600 Metres.

He said when that horse commenced to improve to the outside of GOOD STANDING near the 500 Metres, his mount was left flat-footed as the pace of the race increased.

He said he rode his mount along on the rail to improve his position, however, RAGING STORM took some time to gather momentum.

He said RAGING STORM was commencing to make up ground after the 300 Metres when bumped by TORNADO TWIST.

He said after this RAGING STORM came off the bridle, did not finish off the race and was one-paced.

A veterinary inspection of RAGING STORM immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

After the race, an endoscopic examination was conducted on PERFECT MATCH at the request of Trainer C S Shum.

The Veterinary Surgeon reported that this examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea.

Before being allowed to race again, PERFECT MATCH will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

A veterinary inspection of FAT TURTLE and TORNADO TWIST immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

PERFECT MATCH and FAST MOST FURIOUS were sent for sampling.