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Explosive Witness

Foaled 2015 · by Star Witness out of Rocket Baby (Danzero)

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41Runs

5Wins

102nd / 3rd

99Best OR

£876,172Prize money

Form 75443341/97 (latest on the right) · Flat · ran 20 Jan 19 – 3 Mar 24, last for C Fownes · current OR 86

Group 3 won the Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf) (2021)

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
3 Mar 24	Sha Tin (HK)Rutland Handicap (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf) · Class 2 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	7/12	86	Harry Bentley
21 Feb 24	Happy Valley (HK)King Kwong Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	9/12	81	Alexis Badel
13 Dec 23	Happy Valley (HK)Choi Wan Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	1/9	74	James McDonald
29 Nov 23	Happy Valley (HK)Edinburgh Castle Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	4/8	75	James McDonald
15 Nov 23	Happy Valley (HK)Nakayama Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	3/8	75	C Y Ho
1 Nov 23	Happy Valley (HK)Cheong Wan Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	3/7	75	Lyle Hewitson
22 Oct 23	Sha Tin (HK)Hong Kong China's Asian Games Medallists Cup (Handicap) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	4/13	76	Lyle Hewitson
4 Oct 23	Happy Valley (HK)Nam Fung Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm	5f	Good To Firm	4/9	77	Hugh Bowman
24 Sep 23	Sha Tin (HK)HKU Business School And Faculty Of Engineering Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	5/14	78	Harry Bentley
13 Sep 23	Happy Valley (HK)Chek Lap Kok Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	7/11	79	Hugh Bowman
12 Jul 23	Happy Valley (HK)Lucky Patch Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm	5f	Good To Firm	2/12	80	Harry Bentley
3 Jul 23	Sha Tin (HK)Kau Sai Chau Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) · Class 2 · 7f · Good To Yielding	7f	Good To Yielding	12/14	83	K H Alfred Chan

All 41 runs

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
14 Jun 23	Happy Valley (HK)Cricket Club Valley Stakes (Handicap) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) · Class 2 · 6f · Good	6f	Good	8/9	86	Harry Bentley
4 Jun 23	Sha Tin (HK)Penfold Park Handicap (3yo+) (Dirt) · Class 2 · 6f · Standard	6f	Standard	12/12	88	Luke Currie
6 Jul 22	Happy Valley (HK)Albert Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 2 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	6/12	89	Blake Shinn
22 Jun 22	Happy Valley (HK)Staunton Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) · Class 2 · 6f · Good	6f	Good	6/12	90	Blake Shinn
18 May 22	Happy Valley (HK)Grass Island Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) · Class 2 · 6f · Good	6f	Good	3/12	91	Alexis Badel
27 Apr 22	Happy Valley (HK)Cheong Ming Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm	5f	Good To Firm	5/12	91	Alexis Badel
23 Feb 22	Happy Valley (HK)Blue Pool Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 2 · 6f · Good	6f	Good	6/11	93	C Y Ho
6 Feb 22	Happy Valley (HK)Hip Wo Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 2 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	9/12	95	L J Ferraris
1 Oct 21	Sha Tin (HK) Group 3National Day Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · 5f · Good	5f	Good	7/14	98	Matthew Poon
9 Jun 21	Happy Valley (HK)Castle Peak Bay Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) · Class 2 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	3/12	96	Blake Shinn
16 May 21	Sha Tin (HK)Amethyst Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm	5f	Good To Firm	8/13	98	K H Alfred Chan
25 Apr 21	Sha Tin (HK)FWD Insurance My Legend Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 2 · 6f · Good	6f	Good	11/14	99	Alexis Badel
8 Apr 21	Happy Valley (HK)Clementi Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm	5f	Good To Firm	3/9	99	Alexis Badel
24 Feb 21	Happy Valley (HK)Blue Pool Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm	6f	Good To Firm	8/8	99	Karis Teetan
3 Feb 21	Happy Valley (HK)Cheung Sha Wan Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 2 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	6/10	99	Alexis Badel
1 Jan 21	Sha Tin (HK) Group 3Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf) · 5f · Good	5f	Good	1/5	92	Alexis Badel
23 Dec 20	Happy Valley (HK)Mercury Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm	6f	Good To Firm	6/12	92	Christophe Soumillon
25 Nov 20	Happy Valley (HK)Chai Wan Kok Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 2 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	1/11	86	Alexis Badel
21 Oct 20	Happy Valley (HK)Kong Sin Wan Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm	5f	Good To Firm	1/12	80	Karis Teetan
8 Jul 20	Happy Valley (HK)Babington Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	1/11	72	Karis Teetan
7 Jun 20	Sha Tin (HK)Fu Tai Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Yielding	5f	Yielding	3/11	72	Blake Shinn
20 May 20	Happy Valley (HK)Kam Tin River Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm	5f	Good To Firm	5/9	74	Joao Moreira
3 May 20	Sha Tin (HK)Game Spirit Handicap (3yo+) (Dirt) · Class 3 · 6f · Standard	6f	Standard	4/12	74	Blake Shinn
22 Apr 20	Happy Valley (HK)Cornflower Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good To Yielding	5f	Good To Yielding	3/12	72	Blake Shinn
8 Apr 20	Happy Valley (HK)Hing Wah Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	5/12	74	Blake Shinn
18 Mar 20	Happy Valley (HK)Cassia Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	3/12	74	Blake Shinn
25 Sep 19	Happy Valley (HK)Shum Wan Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm	5f	Good To Firm	12/12	75	Zac Purton
30 Jan 19	Happy Valley (HK)Club Street Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good	5f	Good	3/12	75	Zac Purton
20 Jan 19	Sha Tin (HK)Po Yee Handicap (3yo+) (Course A+3) (Turf) · Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm	5f	Good To Firm	11/14	75	C Y Ho

Explosive Witness2015

Star Witness

Rocket Baby

Starcraft

Leone Chiara

Danzero

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Star Witness as a stallion

In our records: 133 runners, 39 winners (29%), 11 black-type winners including 1 at the top level, 14 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 2012–2022.

On the track himself: 12 runs, 3 wins — Group 1 winner (Arrowfield Stud Blue Diamond Stakes).

His best
Global Glamour Group 1 · Bellatrix Star Group 2 · Swift Witness Group 2 · Graff Group 2 · Star Turn Group 2 · Explosive Witness Group 3 OR 99

The dam: Rocket Baby by Danzero

No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 1 winner from 1 other runner.

The dam’s other foals

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
Youthful Spirits (AUS) 2019 gelding · by Shamus Award	33	2	OR 87

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