Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	5	SKY JOY (K026)	C. L. Chau	P. F. Yiu	54	128	13	9.5	14		1:09:36	4-3-1	23.89 22.46 23.01
2	3	SUNNY DA BEST (J118)	Z. Purton	W. Y. So	56	132	7.3	3.6	4	0.50	1:09:44	3-4-2	23.89 22.50 23.05
3	4	BLAZING WIND (J157)	J. McDonald	C. S. Shum	55	131	3.5	4.7	2	1.25	1:09:54	7-5-3	24.09 22.50 22.95
4	2	HAPPY PARK (J311)	A. Atzeni	K. W. Lui	57	133	5.3	6.4	5	1.25	1:09:58	2-2-4	23.73 22.46 23.39
5	1	MASTER TRILLION (J442)	K. C. Leung	F. C. Lor	59	135	9.1	16	11	1.5	1:09:60	12-13-5	24.73 22.38 22.49
6	9	FLYING DOUBLE (J388)	H. Bowman	D. Hall	52	128	15	10	13	1.75	1:09:66	14-14-6	24.93 22.22 22.51
7	6	COLONEL (D090)	P. N. Wong	M. Newnham	53	119	16	28	1	3.5	1:09:92	1-1-7	23.65 22.38 23.89
8	11	NOBLE DELUXE (K052)	B. Avdulla	John Size	52	128	14	20	8	4.75	1:10:12	6-6-8	24.05 22.54 23.53
9	14	CIRCUIT VICTORY (H487)	M. F. Poon	K. L. Man	41	115	29	47	10	5.25	1:10:22	9-8-9	24.41 22.38 23.43
10	7	BLING BLING GENIUS (J397)	L. Hewitson	D. Whyte	52	128	9.5	6.1	3	5.5	1:10:23	5-7-10	24.05 22.62 23.56
11	13	MULTIBINGO (J548)	Y. L. Chung	A. S. Cruz	50	123	32	99	7	6	1:10:31	11-11-11	24.57 22.50 23.24
12	10	ICONICAL (J504)	A. Badel	J. Richards	52	128	64	99	6	6.5	1:10:42	10-9-12	24.45 22.42 23.55
13	8	COSMO LIGHT (J379)	M. Chadwick	W. K. Mo	52	128	44	75	9	7	1:10:47	8-10-13	24.37 22.50 23.60
14	12	DECRELOT (J551)	B. Thompson	D. A. Hayes	50	126	54	99	12	11	1:11:13	13-12-14	24.73 22.34 24.06

Sire:Hellbent

Breed of the Winning Horse:SKY JOY

Dam:Magic Of Dreams

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	5	95
place	5	24
	3	17.5
	4	18
forecast	5-3	401
quinella	3-5	172
quinella place	3-5	68
	4-5	85.5
	3-4	39.5
tierce	5-3-4	2159
trio	3-4-5	330
first 4	2-3-4-5	266
quartet	5-3-4-2	8863
4th double	(6-5)	$2127.5
4th double consulation	(6-3)	$322.0
1st treble	(1/6/5)	$21594.0
1st treble consulation	(1/6/3)	$2499.0

Recap by phillip woo

Sky Joy went forward from gate 14 to settle prominently, hit the front 150m out and kept on gamely for a second-up win. Well-backed to jump favourite Sunny Da Best made it close on the wire after getting badly held up for a run until the 200m following a box-seat run. It was a return to form with a step back in distance. Early favourite Blazing Wind ran on steadily along the inside for third after a rails run from midfield. He's now placed in three of four runs following a step back to 1,200m. Happy Park stayed on for fourth after punching the breeze in second from gate five. It was another consistent showing. Master Trillion ran on nicely down the outside to just miss fourth after biding his time towards the rear from gate 11. He has made a nice impression from outside draws in his past two starts following a debut win over 1,000m. Flying Double made good ground late ridden for luck at the rear from gate 13. He can bob up at any time after giving a good sight in each of his three starts.

Racing Incident Report

Race Five : (281) - HIBISCUS HANDICAP - Class 4 - 1200Meters

Horse No 1 MASTER TRILLION (J442) K C Leung Shortly after the start was crowded and became badly unbalanced when bumped on the hindquarters.

Horse No 2 HAPPY PARK (J311) A Atzeni Approaching the winning post was crowded by SKY JOY (C L Chau) which shifted in whilst being ridden along.

C L Chau was reprimanded and advised he must stop riding and straighten his mounts when they shift ground whilst not clear.

Horse No 3 SUNNY DA BEST (J118) Z Purton Near the 450 Metres attempted to obtain a run between HAPPY PARK and SKY JOY when there was doubtful room.

When HAPPY PARK then shifted out, SUNNY DA BEST was checked when disappointed for this run and as a result was held up for clear running between the 450 Metres and the 200 Metres where it shifted to the outside of SKY JOY.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 4 BLAZING WIND (J157) J McDonald Jumped only fairly.

Horse No 5 SKY JOY (K026) C L Chau C L Chau pleaded guilty to a careless riding charge for causing interference after the 900 Metres (see NOBLE DELUXE).

C L Chau was warned for using his whip in a manner where his whip arm was raised above his shoulder height on a number of occasions over the concluding stages.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 7 BLING BLING GENIUS (J397) L Hewitson Jumped only fairly.

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

Horse No 9 FLYING DOUBLE (J388) H Bowman On jumping shifted in, was bumped on the headquarters and became unbalanced.

From a wide barrier was then shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

In the early part of the Home Straight lay in and was reluctant to shift to the outside of CIRCUIT VICTORY.

Near the 300 Metres FLYING DOUBLE then had some difficulty obtaining clear running when improving into a narrow run between MULTIBINGO and CIRCUIT VICTORY.

Horse No 11 NOBLE DELUXE (K052) B Avdulla C L Chau (SKY JOY) pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding [Rule 100(1)] in that after the 900 Metres he allowed his mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of NOBLE DELUXE, resulting in NOBLE DELUXE losing its running and being checked to avoid the heels of SKY JOY.

C L Chau was suspended from riding in races for a period to commence on Wednesday, 22 January 2025 and to expire on Monday, 27 January 2025 on which day he may resume race riding (2 Hong Kong racedays).

In addition, Jockey Chau was fined $25,000.

In assessing penalty, the Stewards determined the carelessness grade 2 and the consequences grade 2 and also considered his neutral race riding record.

Horse No 12 DECRELOT (J551) B Thompson On jumping was checked when crowded between FLYING DOUBLE which shifted in and away from SKY JOY and MASTER TRILLION which shifted out when racing tight to the outside of CIRCUIT VICTORY.

Horse No 13 MULTIBINGO (J548) Y L Chung Jumped awkwardly.

Horse No 14 CIRCUIT VICTORY (H487) M F Poon Shifted out shortly after the start, was bumped heavily and became unbalanced.

Noted to have lost its right front plate after the race.