Full Result 10.05 Sha Tin (HK) | 17 June 2000

Queen Mother's Cup

(4yo+) 1m4f Yielding

1st £116,510 2nd £44,969 3rd £23,506 4th £12,264 5th £7,154

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	. Idol (NZ) 20/1 W C Marwing	W C Marwing	3	83 b	–	–	102	–
ch g Masterclass (USA) - Venetian Court (NZ) (Pompeii Court)
Led early, soon sttled behind leader, led again rounding home bend, kept on strongly straight to win going away

2⁽¹¹⁾ 4½	. Peak Power (IRE) 13/5F C R Brown	C R Brown	4	82	–	–	94	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Nordicolini (IRE) (Nordico)
Mainly midfield or better, pulled out to challenge and hung straight, ran on clear second but no danger to winner

3⁽⁶⁾ 4¼ [8¾]	. Natural Winner (AUS) 25/1 S K Sit ³	S K Sit ³	4	77	–	–	80	–
g Naturalism (NZ) - Trappings (NZ)
Prominent early, distant 3rd or 4th back straight, moderate headway under pressure home bend, kept on to take remote 3rd

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [10]	. Legitimate Alan Munro	Alan Munro	8	82 b	–	–	87	–
b g Last Tycoon (IRE) - Choire Mhor (Dominion)
Soon prominent, hard ridden home bend, kept on at one pace straight

5⁽⁸⁾ shd [10]	. Helene Express (AUS) 4/1 Y T Cheng ⁵	Y T Cheng ⁵	4	811	–	–	96	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Hula Princess (AUS) (Hula Chief)
Settled towards rear, outpaced 4f out, last turning in, stayed on well final 1 1/2f, nearest finish

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [10¾]	. Man Of Honour (IRE) E Legrix	E Legrix	5	91 h	–	–	99	–
br g Marju (IRE) - Santella Bell (Ballad Rock)
Settled in rear, progress home turn, kept on well until one pace close home

7⁽³⁾ 2¼ [13]	. Triumphant Feeling (AUS) B Marcus	B Marcus	4	84 b	–	–	84	–
b g Varick (USA) - Seattle Rhyme (NZ) (Seattle Dancer)
In touch, ridden to improve home turn, weakened quickly final furlong

8⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [14¼]	. Tequila Pop (USA) E Saint-Martin	E Saint-Martin	6	89	–	–	87	–
b g Cozzene (USA) - Droiture (USA) (Far North)
Never a factor

9⁽⁷⁾ 2 [16¼]	. Gonlargo (GER) Douglas Whyte	Douglas Whyte	4	87	–	–	–	–
b c Big Shuffle (USA) - Gonfalon (Slip Anchor)
Never a factor

10⁽²⁾ 1¾ [18]	. Lord Of Warriors (USA) 13/2 F Coetzee	F Coetzee	5	97 t	–	–	–	–
br h Lord At War (ARG) - Lady Winborne (USA) (Secretariat)
Started slowly, settled midfield, outpaced back straight, took closer order home turn until weakened straight

11⁽¹²⁾ shd [18¼]	. Full Metal Jacket (NZ) C H Tse ⁷	C H Tse ⁷	5	71 t	–	–	–	–
b h Val D'Arno (USA) -
Soon led, headed home turn, weakened quickly final furlong

12⁽⁴⁾ 7½ [25¾]	. Win For Lily (AUS) Robbie Fradd	Robbie Fradd	4	83	–	–	–	–
b g Citidancer (IRE) - Lady Eliza (NZ) (Vice Regal)
Mainly in rear, soon ridden along and no impression, tailed off

12 ran Winning time: 2m 30.70s (slow by 3.70s) Total SP: 70%
1st owner: (Idol) 1st breeder: G Chittick
2nd owner: (Peak Power)
3rd owner: (Natural Winner)

10:05 Sha Tin (HK) 17 Jun 2000

Queen Mother's Cup