Full Result 5.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 17 March 2001

The Centenary Sprint Cup (Group 1) - time is Hong Kong

(3yo+) 5f 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	. King Of Danes (AUS) 9/4F F Coetzee	F Coetzee	3	811 t	–	–	–	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Impulsive Rhythm (AUS) (Rubiton)
Best away, made virtually all, won well

2 ¾	. Best Of The Best (USA) 11/4 Douglas Whyte	Douglas Whyte	6	90 v	–	–	–	–
b g Rahy (USA) - Tuscan Tune (Fappiano)
Never far off, kept on well

3 shd [¾]	. Plenty-Plenty (NZ) 20/1 W M Lai	W M Lai	5	90	–	–	–	–
b g Dance Floor (USA) - Daring Daphne (Final Straw)
Always well there, kept on well, just failed to take 2nd last strides

4 nk [1¼]	. Kenwood Melody (AUS) 9/1 W Woods	W Woods	5	90	–	–	–	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Egrette (AUS) (Bletchingly)
Very slowly away, made ground steadily from 300m, nearest finish

5 ¾ [2]	. Trinculo (IRE) 7/1 E Saint Martin	E Saint Martin	4	90	–	–	–	–
b g Anita's Prince - Fandangerina (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Always in touch, kept on well

6 ¾ [2¾]	. Triple Expresso 50/1 J F Egan	J F Egan	6	90 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) -
Settled behind leaders, shaken up from 300m, effort inside 200m, weakened from 100m out

7 shd [2¾]	. Master Fay (IRE) 11/1 Gerald Mosse	Gerald Mosse	4	90	–	–	–	–
b c Fayruz - Non Dimenticar Me (IRE) (Don't Forget Me)
Midfield on inner, drifted outside to join main group near 500m, some headway from 200m, no extra close home

8 nk [3]	. Oriental Express (IRE) 20/1 Craig A Williams	Craig A Williams	8	90 t	–	–	–	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - City Fortress (Troy)
Midfield towards inner, switched to joni main group 700m out, kept on one pace

9 1¾ [4¾]	. Prime Witness (AUS) 14/1 Shane Dye	Shane Dye	5	90 t	–	–	–	–
h Euclase (AUS) - Good Looker (AUS)
Started well, gradually weakened

10 ¾ [5½]	. Romantic Symphony (AUS) 13/1 Johnny Murtagh	Johnny Murtagh	3	90	–	–	–	–
b g Sir Tristram -
Slowly away and in rear, under pressure from 600m, stayed on past beaten horses final 200m

11 1¼ [6¾]	. Housemaster (IRE) 50/1 Robbie Fradd	Robbie Fradd	5	90	–	–	–	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Glenarff (USA) (Irish River)
In rear throughout

12 ½ [7¼]	. Schubert I (AUS) 33/1 Y T Cheng	Y T Cheng	6	90	–	–	–	–
ch h Salieri (USA) - Rossignol (AUS) (Bluebird)
Slowly away, in rear on inner until switched to join main group 700m out, drifted back towards inner when driven along 500m out, never a danger

13 2 [9¼]	. Tajasur (IRE) 8/1 Mick Kinane	Mick Kinane	6	90	–	–	–	–
ch g Imperial Frontier (USA) - Safiya (USA) (Riverman)
Midfield until tiring 200m out

14 4 [13¼]	. Wind Pursuer (IRE) 100/1 K H Ting	K H Ting	3	811	–	–	–	–
b c So Factual (USA) - Raindancing (IRE) (Tirol)
Midfield on inner, joined main group 600m out, dropped away from 300m

14 ran Winning time: 55.80s (fast by 0.20s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: (King Of Danes) 1st breeder: D R Fleming
2nd owner: (Best Of The Best)
3rd owner: (Plenty-Plenty)

5:00 Sha Tin (HK) 17 Mar 2001

The Centenary Sprint Cup (Group 1) - time is Hong Kong