Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	1	KA YING RISING (J062)	Z. Purton	D. A. Hayes	121	126	1	1.1	11		1:08:15	3-2-1	23.46 22.27 22.42
2	12	HELIOS EXPRESS (H302)	H. Bowman	John Size	110	126	22	12	1	0.50	1:08:25	11-10-2	24.18 22.07 22.00
3	9	SATONO REVE (K907)	J. Moreira	N. Hori	113	126	27	15	4	0.75	1:08:27	7-7-3	23.86 22.19 22.22
4	2	CALIFORNIA SPANGLE (E314)	B. Avdulla	A. S. Cruz	120	126	29	27	2	2	1:08:48	1-1-4	23.38 22.27 22.83
5	13	HOWDEEPISYOURLOVE (H093)	J. McDonald	John Size	110	126	34	31	6	3.75	1:08:74	13-13-5	24.38 22.03 22.33
6	14	BEAUTY WAVES (H294)	A. Badel	P. C. Ng	105	126	51	89	14	3.75	1:08:76	14-14-6	24.46 21.99 22.31
7	6	FLYING ACE (G045)	M. F. Poon	D. Hall	109	126	99	99	3	4	1:08:79	4-3-7	23.54 22.39 22.86
8	11	LUCKY WITH YOU (E356)	A. Atzeni	F. C. Lor	111	126	87	99	7	5	1:08:93	8-9-8	23.86 22.31 22.76
9	8	TOSHIN MACAU (K906)	A. Sugawara	M. Takayanagi	115	126	74	76	5	5	1:08:94	10-12-9	23.98 22.31 22.65
10	5	INVINCIBLE SAGE (H301)	B. Shinn	D. Hall	115	126	91	99	12	5	1:08:95	12-11-10	24.22 22.03 22.70
11	3	LUGAL (K903)	A. Nishimura	H. Sugiyama	116	126	49	32	9	7.75	1:09:41	9-8-11	23.94 22.15 23.32
12	10	RECOMMENDATION (K908)	M. Zahra	C. Maher	112	126	99	99	8	12.5	1:10:15	6-5-12	23.66 22.31 24.18
13	7	STARLUST (K905)	R. Ryan	R. Beckett	115	126	99	99	10	15.5	1:10:65	5-6-13	23.66 22.39 24.60
14	4	VICTOR THE WINNER (G404)	K. C. Leung	C. S. Shum	116	126	94	99	13	18.25	1:11:06	2-4-14	23.46 22.47 25.13

Sire:Shamexpress

Breed of the Winning Horse:KA YING RISING

Dam:Missy Moo

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	1	11
place	1	10.1
	12	18
	9	23.5
forecast	1-12	45
quinella	1-12	36.5
quinella place	1-12	18
	1-9	27
	9-12	72
tierce	1-12-9	198
trio	1-9-12	79
first 4	1-2-9-12	147
quartet	1-12-9-2	986
4th double	(2-1)	$172.5
4th double consulation	(2-12)	$354.5
1st treble	(4/2/1)	$953.0
1st treble consulation	(4/2/12)	$1552.0

Recap by phillip woo

Raging favourite Ka Ying Rising stalked the pace behind California Spangle, with Victor The Winner eyeballing him to his outside, moved to the lead 300m and kept up a good gallop to make it eight wins on the bounce and nine from 11 starts. This was the first of likely many Group One wins to come. Punted late Helios Express ran on nicely to finish a close second after making his run from fourth last. He's a smart performer of his own. Japan's Satono Reve ran on nicely for third after a rails run from midfield. He was the best of the five overseas runners. California Spangle grudgingly gave way after dictating the run from gate two. He rarely produces a bad run. Howdeepisyourlove was getting going late to nearly take fourth after a patient ride one from the rear. It was another honest effort. Beauty Waves ran on reasonably well after finally gaining a run when switching inside 200m out following a patient ride at the rear form gate 14. He should have finished closer.

Racing Incident Report

Race Five : (244) - THE LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT - Class G1 - 1200Meters

Horse No 1 KA YING RISING (J062) Z Purton Jumped only fairly.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 3 LUGAL (K903) A Nishimura On jumping was checked when crowded between STARLUST and RECOMMENDATION which shifted out abruptly after jumping awkwardly.

Approaching the 150 Metres was taken in slightly by INVINCIBLE SAGE which shifted in.

Raced wide and without cover for the majority of the event.

Horse No 4 VICTOR THE WINNER (G404) K C Leung Raced wide and without cover for the majority of the event.

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

Horse No 6 FLYING ACE (G045) M F Poon M F Poon was fined the sum of $5,000 for raising his whip arm above shoulder height on a number of occasions over the concluding stages.

In assessing penalty, the Stewards considered that Jockey Poon had been issued with a number of warnings in relation to this breach.

Horse No 8 TOSHIN MACAU (K906) A Sugawara Bumped at the start.

From the 400 Metres until the 250 Metres was held up for clear running behind LUGAL.

Horse No 9 SATONO REVE (K907) J Moreira Bumped at the start.

Horse No 10 RECOMMENDATION (K908) M Zahra Jumped awkwardly, shifted out abruptly and was bumped.

In the early stages raced keenly and near the 900 Metres got its head up when being checked away from KA YING RISING.

Horse No 11 LUCKY WITH YOU (E356) A Atzeni Between the 400 Metres and the 200 Metres was held up for clear running.

Horse No 12 HELIOS EXPRESS (H302) H Bowman Near the 300 Metres was disappointed for clear running between RECOMMENDATION and FLYING ACE and was shifted to the inside of FLYING ACE to obtain clear running.

For some distance approaching the 150 Metres HELIOS EXPRESS had further difficulty obtaining clear running when being shifted to the outside of SATONO REVE as that runner shifted out slightly under pressure.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 14 BEAUTY WAVES (H294) A Badel When questioned, A Badel stated that his instructions from the outside barrier were to ride his mount in a conservative manner in the early stages.

He said when the early and middle stages of the race were not run as quickly as he had expected, BEAUTY WAVES raced keenly in the middle stages.

When questioned as to why he elected to shift out on entering the Home Straight rather than following SATONO REVE, Jockey Badel stated that as he was concerned that the leaders would continue to improve due to the slower than expected pace of the early and middle stages, he elected to immediately shift to the outside of HELIOS EXPRESS when he saw that runner having difficulty obtaining clear running.

He said after shifting to the outside of HELIOS EXPRESS and LUCKY WITH YOU, BEAUTY WAVES became held up for clear running behind those runners and as a result near the 200 Metres he shifted his mount back to the inside where he secured clear running to the inside of HELIOS EXPRESS and his mount ran on well.

The Stewards advised Jockey Badel that, in their opinion, his better option would have been to improve to the inside of HELIOS EXPRESS in the early part of the Home Straight to follow SATONO REVE, but were satisfied that his actions in shifting out were not unreasonable in the circumstances having regard to the explanation provided.

Horse No NOBALS (K904) E Baird Withdrawn on 5.12.24 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (blood abnormality) and replaced by Standby Declared Starter FLYING ACE.