Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	12	HEARTY WISH (E343)	L. Hewitson	D. Whyte	43	118	11	6.9	2		0:57:32	6-3-1	12.67 21.09 23.56
2	4	PACHISI (H104)	K. Teetan	J. Richards	53	128	5.4	5.2	12	N	0:57:38	10-9-2	13.11 21.33 22.94
3	1	AMAZING ROCKY (D356)	C. Wong	T. P. Yung	60	130	15	13	3	0.50	0:57:39	1-1-3	12.47 21.09 23.83
4	7	E UNIVERSE (H151)	Y. L. Chung	K. L. Man	52	117	19	10	4	1.25	0:57:52	8-7-4	12.87 21.53 23.12
5	10	ACE TALENT (H046)	C. Y. Ho	C. Fownes	46	121	9.1	5.6	1	3.25	0:57:84	4-6-5	12.59 21.73 23.52
6	11	GOODLUCK GOODLUCK (B188)	L. Ferraris	W. Y. So	46	121	21	25	5	5	0:58:12	9-10-6	12.87 21.73 23.52
7	9	CIRCUIT SEVEN (D474)	A. Hamelin	A. S. Cruz	50	125	8.1	14	9	5.25	0:58:16	3-5-7	12.51 21.61 24.04
8	8	JOY IN JOY (H054)	A. Badel	C. H. Yip	52	127	33	55	10	5.75	0:58:24	11-11-8	13.15 21.69 23.40
9	5	CHEER FOR SOUTH (H178)	Z. Purton	F. C. Lor	52	127	4	4.1	11	6	0:58:29	2-2-9	12.51 21.17 24.61
10	6	CHEONG FAT (H058)	M. L. Yeung	L. Ho	52	127	22	41	6	6.5	0:58:37	12-12-10	13.39 21.85 23.13
11	2	COLONEL (D090)	H. T. Mo	P. F. Yiu	41	114	12	17	7	6.75	0:58:38	7-8-11	12.67 21.77 23.94
12	3	SERGEANT PEPPER (E432)	K. C. Leung	Y. S. Tsui	57	132	7.2	12	8	7.25	0:58:46	5-4-12	12.59 21.25 24.62

Sire:Sweynesse

Breed of the Winning Horse:HEARTY WISH

Dam:Klairevoyant

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	12	69
place	12	22
	4	20.5
	1	35
forecast	12-4	398
quinella	4-12	191.5
quinella place	4-12	70.5
	1-12	103
	1-4	128.5
3 pick 1 (Composite Win)	A3	22
tierce	12-4-1	3817
trio	1-4-12	893
first 4	1-4-7-12	1454
quartet	12-4-1-7	29154
4th double	(3-12)	$408.5
4th double consulation	(3-4)	$73.5
2nd double trio	(2,3,6/1,4,12)	$19194.0

Recap by phillip woo

Punted late, Hearty Wish just held on after hitting the front 50m out following his prominent run to make it two wins from his past four starts. His step back to 1,000m paid off. Pachisi rattled home late to make it close on the wire after travelling two from the rear. He should not be a maiden for long after catching the eye in both of his starts. Amazing Rocky was touched off late after straightening nearly two lengths on top after Cheer For South pestered him for the leader. Supported late, E Universe ran on nicely from behind midfield to fill the frame. It was a pleasing debut performance. Ace Talent ran on steadily to finish next best without threatening the top four after getting checked 500m out. He had an excuse. Goodluck Goodluck ran on all right after copping the backwash from Ace Talent to have two behind him turning for home. Circuit Seven came up one paced when asked for more after his one-off-the-fence run better than midfield. He tends to mix his form. Favourite Cheer For South had nothing left in the tank 100m out after being ridden along from gate 11 to to vie for the front. He needed the outing.

Racing Incident Report

Race Five: (402) - VILLAGE HANDICAP - Class 4 - 1000Meters

FORTE was withdrawn on 7.2.23 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (lame left fore) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter COLONEL (H T Mo).

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

PACHISI, which was fractious in the barriers, was slow to begin.

CHEONG FAT jumped awkwardly, made contact with the right side of its barrier and then was awkwardly placed on the heels of GOODLUCK GOODLUCK.

SERGEANT PEPPER jumped only fairly.

CIRCUIT SEVEN shifted out on jumping and made contact with JOY IN JOY.

CIRCUIT SEVEN lost its left front plate at the start.

JOY IN JOY was then shifted across behind runners in the early stages from a wide barrier.

Near the 600 Metres, CHEER FOR SOUTH (Z Purton) shifted in when not quite clear, resulting in SERGEANT PEPPER being taken in slightly and causing HEARTY WISH to momentarily crowd the running of ACE TALENT.

As a result, ACE TALENT reacted adversely to the crowding and ran out across the heels of HEARTY WISH, resulting in ACE TALENT being severely checked and becoming badly unbalanced, causing GOODLUCK GOODLUCK to be checked and taken out onto COLONEL which was taken wider.

Whilst the Stewards accepted that the racing manners of ACE TALENT were the principal cause for the incident, nonetheless Z Purton was advised to ensure that he exercises more care and provides sufficient clearance when shifting ground.

On straightening, ACE TALENT shifted out to improve and as a result PACHISI and COLONEL were taken wider.

Also on straightening, HEARTY WISH was awkwardly placed on the heels of AMAZING ROCKY.

Over the final 200 Metres, CIRCUIT SEVEN lay in under pressure and near the finish shifted in, resulting in SERGEANT PEPPER having to be eased.

Over the final 150 Metres, PACHISI was inclined to lay in under pressure and proved difficult to ride out fully.

Near the 100 Metres, E UNIVERSE was shifted to the outside of HEARTY WISH to obtain clear running and in doing so hampered CHEER FOR SOUTH.

Over the final 100 Metres, CHEONG FAT improved into a narrow run to the inside of JOY IN JOY which was inclined to lay in and raced tight to the inside of that horse and as a consequence could not be ridden out fully over the concluding stages.

When questioned regarding the performance of CHEER FOR SOUTH, which was having its first race start tonight, Z Purton stated that from a wide barrier he had to make some use of his mount to cross and take up a position outside the lead.

He said as a result CHEER FOR SOUTH was unable to finish the race off and, in his opinion, would benefit from tonight's race.

A veterinary inspection of CHEER FOR SOUTH immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

A veterinary inspection of COLONEL and SERGEANT PEPPER immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

CHEER FOR SOUTH, HEARTY WISH and PACHISI were sent for sampling.