Full Result 1.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 18 January 2004

Stewards' Cup (HK Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m Good To Yielding

1st £328,057 2nd £126,618.71 3rd £66,187.05 4th £34,532.37 5th £20,143.88

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	10. Super Kid (NZ) 10/1 Shane Dye J Size	Shane Dye J Size	4	90	–	–	121	–
b c Gaius (IRE) - Pompeii Pride (NZ) (Pompeii Court)
Settled well in midfield, urged forward after 3f , 4l down at 2f, closed in steadily on leader after 1 1/2f, took over inside final 100yds

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼	3. Hidden Dragon (AUS) 12/5F F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	4	90	–	–	118	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Ballroom Babe (NZ) (Citidancer)
Jumped well from widest draw and strode to the lead after 7f, 4l lead going into home straight, pressured to stay on final furlong but couldn't hold off winner final stages

3⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [3¾]	6. Bowman's Crossing (IRE) 18/5 Douglas Whyte D Oughton	Douglas Whyte D Oughton	5	90	–	–	113	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - Biraya (Valiyar)
4-wide behind midfield, dropped further back to rear section rounding home turn, rallied well in the straight to be closest at finish

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 2¾ [6½]	8. River Dancer (IRE) 24/1 Dominique Boeuf J Size	Dominique Boeuf J Size	5	90	–	–	108	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Darara (IRE) (Top Ville)
Wide at midfield early but dropped steadily to a rearward position, 4-wide turning in and made steady ground in the straight

5⁽⁹⁾ ½ [7]	11. Elegant Fashion (AUS) 3/1 Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	5	90	–	–	107	–
ch m Danewin (AUS) - Wily Trick (USA) (Clever Trick)
Wide and behind midfield early, dropped to the back after steadying at 6f, improved slightly after 4f but caught widest turning in, made up ground in the final stages

6⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [7¾]	2. Meridian Star I (AUS) 14/1 Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	7	90 b	–	–	105	–
ch g Dolphin Street (FR) - Framed (AUS) (Tate Gallery)
2-wide near the rear until straightening, ran past some beaten runners in the straight

7⁽⁸⁾ 8 [15¾]	4. Self Flit (NZ) 9/1 W M Lai I W Allan	W M Lai I W Allan	5	90 b	–	–	89	–
b g Cicerao (IRE) - Pretext (NZ) (Pre Catalan)
Blundered and nearly fell shortly after start then raced in rear, trailed field into home straight and only ran past a backening runner in the straight

8⁽⁴⁾ ¼ [16]	5. All Thrills Too (AUS) 93/1 Craig A Williams David A Hayes	Craig A Williams David A Hayes	6	90 b	–	–	89	–
ch g St Covet (AUS) - Red Slippers (NZ) (Citidancer)
Ridden to lead early but settled 2 to 3l behind leader from 6f to 2f, couldn't pick up pace on straightening and weakened final stages

9⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [19½]	1. Ho Choi 9/1 Anton Marcus I W Allan	Anton Marcus I W Allan	5	90 b	–	–	82	–
b g Pivotal - Witch Of Fife (USA) (Lear Fan)
Near the back early but was pressed to be closer to midfield after 6f, drifted back after 4f despite being pushed and was near the rear on straightening, made no impression thereafter

10⁽¹⁾ ¼ [19¾]	7. Dr More (AUS) 26/1 Robbie Fradd J Size	Robbie Fradd J Size	6	90	–	–	81	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Chinese Justice (USA) (Diesis)
Slowly away and raced near the back, pressured to be closer to midfield 5f out, weakened shortly after straightening

11⁽³⁾ dist [49¾]	9. Splendid Patrol (IRE) 38/1 Kerrin McEvoy A T Millard	Kerrin McEvoy A T Millard	7	90	–	–	–	–
b h Desert Style (IRE) - Lady's Vision (IRE) (Vision)
2-wide and 2l behind leader early stages, unable to keep pace after 3f and weakened in the straight

11 ran Winning time: 1m 37.30s (slow by 3.30s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: W K Wong (Super Kid) 1st breeder: C G & Mrs E W Morris
2nd owner: (Hidden Dragon)
3rd owner: Dr Chang Fuk To & Maria Chang Lee Ming Shum (Bowman's Crossing)

1:00 Sha Tin (HK) 18 Jan 2004

Stewards' Cup (HK Group 1)