Full Result 12.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 16 February 2003

The Hong Kong Classic Mile

1m Good To Firm

1st £364,800 2nd £140,800 3rd £73,600 4th £38,400 5th £22,400

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	13. Self Flit (NZ) 24/1 W M Lai I W Allan	W M Lai I W Allan	4	90	94	–	110	–
b g Cicerao (IRE) - Pretext (NZ) (Pre Catalan)
On fence 3l off the lead 6f to 3f out, 2l down and 2-wide at top of home-stretch, led 1 1/4f out, 2l clear at the 1f out, kept on gamely, just held on

2⁽¹⁰⁾ shd	1. Bowman's Crossing (IRE) EvensF Douglas Whyte D Oughton	Douglas Whyte D Oughton	4	90	114	–	110	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - Biraya (Valiyar)
Broke very badly, on fence 8l off the speed 6f out, 3-wide into home straight and 6l down, 2l down at the 1f, kept on strongly, just failed

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [½]	9. Gift (NZ) 41/10 Shane Dye J Size	Shane Dye J Size	3	90	99	–	109	–
b g Danasinga (AUS) - Happy Belle (NZ) (Happy Melody)
On fence 6l off the pace 6f out, similarly placed but niggled along 3f out, 4l down at top of home straight, staying on well to be 2l down 1f out, kept on well but not get to winner

4⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [2]	10. Fantasy I (AUS) 98/1 S K Kit K W Lui	S K Kit K W Lui	4	90	95	–	106	–
b g Honour And Glory (USA) - Sister Mammy (AUS) (Jackson Square)
Raced 2-wide 5l off the pace 6f out, 3-wide 3f out and still 5l down, staying on well when 3l down 1f out, battled on well, nearest finish

5⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [2¾]	5. Kiddyland (FR) 27/1 F Coetzee S Woods	F Coetzee S Woods	4	90	103	–	105	–
b c Linamix (FR) - Keraka (USA) (Storm Bird)
Switched from wide gate to fence to be 10l off the pace 6f out, raced keenly in parts, 6l down and 2-wide into home straight, was short of room 1f out when 3l down, not recover

6⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [3¾]	14. Elegant Fashion (AUS) 5/1 Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	4	810	102	–	99	–
ch f Danewin (AUS) - Wily Trick (USA) (Clever Trick)
Raced 2-wide 9l off the pace 6f out, had cover down the back straight when 8l down, nearest finish

7⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [5]	6. River Dancer (IRE) 50/1 Robbie Fradd J Size	Robbie Fradd J Size	4	90	103	–	100	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Darara (IRE) (Top Ville)


8⁽²⁾ 2 [7]	2. Golden Years I (AUS) 10/1 W C Marwing I W Allan	W C Marwing I W Allan	4	90	108	–	96	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - Durga Mai (NZ) (Grosvenor)
Had the run of the race on fence 2l off the pace through to 3f out, 3-wide into home straight and 2l down, all out to remain within 2l of the lead 1f out, faded steadily

9⁽³⁾ ¾ [7¾]	11. Ho Choi 27/1 Christophe Soumillon I W Allan	Christophe Soumillon I W Allan	4	90	95	–	95	–
b g Pivotal - Witch Of Fife (USA) (Lear Fan)
Bumped exiting gates, 2-wide and about 4l or 5l off the pace from 6f out to home straight, 4l behind 1f out,was always outpaced by leading pack

10⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [9¼]	12. Dynamic Fun (USA) 14/1 Olivier Doleuze J Size	Olivier Doleuze J Size	4	90	94	–	92	–
b g Dynaformer (USA) -
In 2nd place out 2-wide 1l off the speed from 6f out, led turning for home by 1l, headed by winner 1 1/4f out, dropped away steadily

11⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [10½]	3. Beverly Green (IRE) 97/1 Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	4	90	105	–	89	–
b c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Masawa (IRE) (Alzao)
Shifted in exiting gates, raced 6l off the speed out 2-wide 6f out, driven along when 5l down and 3-wide entering straight, made no impression

12⁽⁹⁾ 4½ [15]	7. Victory Warrior (AUS) 98/1 E Legrix B K Ng	E Legrix B K Ng	4	90	103	–	80	–
gr g Ignatius (USA) -
Soon led, 2l clear 7f out, was 1l to the good from 6f to 2 1/2f out, headed at the top of the homestretch, dropped out steadily

13⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [15¾]	8. Surveyor (IRE) 98/1 Glyn Schofield John Moore	Glyn Schofield John Moore	4	90	101	–	79	–
b c Muhtarram (USA) - Asmara (USA) (Lear Fan)
Checked exiting gates, caught 4-wide without cover in places down back straight, 8l off the pace 6f out, 5-wide into home straight when 8l off the pace, never a factor

14⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [16½]	4. Jazz Beat (IRE) 23/1 E Saint-Martin L Fownes	E Saint-Martin L Fownes	4	90	105	–	77	–
b c Darshaan - Hint Of Humour (USA) (Woodman)
Awkwardly away, raced keenly early on, caught 3-wide withoutcover 4l off the speed at the 6f, 3-wide and 4l off the pace entering straight, no acceleration

14 ran Winning time: 1m 35.01s (slow by 1.01s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: (Self Flit) 1st breeder: T C Bloodstock Syndicate
2nd owner: Dr Chang Fuk To & Maria Chang Lee Ming Shum (Bowman's Crossing)
3rd owner: (Gift)

12:00 Sha Tin (HK) 16 Feb 2003

The Hong Kong Classic Mile