Full Result 4.30 Sha Tin (HK) | 18 February 2001

Hong Kong Classic Mile (Group 1)

(4yo) 1m Good To Firm

1st £250,000 2nd £90,000 3rd £48,000 4th £24,000 5th £13,000

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	. Charming City (AUS) 3/1 Shane Dye	Shane Dye	4	90	–	–	–	–
ch g Chief's Crown (USA) - Quarantieme (AUS) (Bletchingly)
Soon led, headed 6 1/2f out, tracked leader, ran on well final 2f to lead 1/2f out, kept on well, comfortably

2⁽¹³⁾ 1¼	. Meridian Star I (AUS) 23/1 Steven King	Steven King	4	90	–	–	–	–
ch g Dolphin Street (FR) - Framed (AUS) (Tate Gallery)
Quickly away, soon rear, headway on rail to go midfield turning in, ran on strongly over 1f out, nearest finish

3⁽⁷⁾ ¼ [1½]	. Citizen Kane (ARG) 50/1 Anton Marcus	Anton Marcus	4	90 t	–	–	–	–
b c Ibero (ARG) - Cintilante (USA) (Ogygian)
Slowly away, led 6 1/2f out to 1/2f out, lost 2nd closing stages, one pace

4⁽²⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	. Red Sun (ARG) 45/1 Andrasch Starke	Andrasch Starke	4	90 t	–	–	–	–
gr c Equalize (USA) - Ultima (ARG) (Lyphmas)
Mid-division, ran on steadily in straight

5⁽¹²⁾ 2 [4¾]	. Asia Rising (SAF) 80/1 K H Ting	K H Ting	3	90	–	–	–	–
c All Fired Up (USA) -
Quickly away, settled midfield, in touch from 5f out, kept on at one pace straight

6⁽¹⁾ ¼ [5]	. Good Heavens 8/1 Mick Kinane	Mick Kinane	4	90	–	–	–	–
b c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Silver Lane (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Started slowly, soon midfield, ran on straight until crowded over 1f out, not recover

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [6½]	. Litigado (ARG) 90/1 D Harrison	D Harrison	4	90	–	–	–	–
br g Kitwood (USA) - Licitada (ARG) (Cinco Grande)
Started slowly and pulled hard, soon in rear, some late headway

8⁽⁹⁾ ½ [7]	. Sobriety (IRE) 4/1 J F Egan	J F Egan	4	90	–	–	–	–
b c Namaqualand (USA) - Scanno's Choice (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Towards rear, kept on at one pace in straight

9⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [7½]	. Lucky Six (IRE) 20/1 Douglas Whyte	Douglas Whyte	4	90	–	–	–	–
Common Grounds -
Smartly away but soon in rear, caught wide turning in, some late headway

10⁽¹⁴⁾ 2 [9½]	. Idol (NZ) 100/1 Y T Cheng	Y T Cheng	4	90	–	–	–	–
ch g Masterclass (USA) - Venetian Court (NZ) (Pompeii Court)
Rear of mid-division, stayed on past beaten horses

11⁽³⁾ 1 [10½]	. Joker (NZ) 90/1 Craig A Williams	Craig A Williams	4	90 b	–	–	–	–
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Midfield, crowded 7f out, kept on until weakened final 110yds

12⁽⁵⁾ 4 [14½]	. Best Light (IRE) 100/1 K S Yu	K S Yu	4	90	–	–	–	–
ch c Foxhound (USA) - Best Swinger (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Always in touch, 2nd 5f out, weakened quickly from 1 1/2f out, crowded 1f out

13⁽⁸⁾ 10 [24½]	. Trillion Win I (NZ) 8/1 Robbie Fradd	Robbie Fradd	3	90 b	–	–	–	–
br c Last Tycoon (IRE) -


PU⁽⁴⁾	. Magnifier I (AUS) 5/2F F Coetzee	F Coetzee	4	90	–	–	–	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - Hidden Lake (AUS) (Mustin Lake)
Soon rear of midfield, last turning in and dropped right out (later found to posses heart irregularity and tied up in hind legs)

14 ran Winning time: 1m 34.50s (slow by 0.50s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: (Charming City) 1st breeder: Arrowfield Group Pty Ltd
2nd owner: (Meridian Star I)
3rd owner: (Citizen Kane)

4:30 Sha Tin (HK) 18 Feb 2001

Hong Kong Classic Mile (Group 1)