Full Result 8.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 15 February 2004

Hong Kong Classic Mile (Group 1)

(4yo) 1m Good To Firm

1st £328,058 2nd £126,619 3rd £66,187 4th £34,532 5th £20,144

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	3. Tiber (IRE) 53/10 Douglas Whyte John Moore	Douglas Whyte John Moore	4	90	–	–	119	–
b g Titus Livius (FR) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
2-wide and 1l 2nd 6f out, settled back 2l 4th and 2-wide 4f out, 4l down in 3rd at top of straight, quickened up very well to lead 1f out, driven out, ran on well.

2⁽¹⁾ ¾	1. Lucky Owners (NZ) 30/100F F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	4	90	–	–	117	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Miss Priority (NZ) (Kaapstad)
Settled on fence 4l off pace in 6th down the back, 5l off pace entering straight (and over 2l behind eventual winner), ran on very strongly but never looked like reeling in winner

3⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [2½]	8. Perfect Partner (AUS) 29/1 Craig A Williams C Fownes	Craig A Williams C Fownes	4	90	–	–	114	–
b g Quest For Fame (USA) - Stockings (AUS) (Whiskey Road)
Didn't break well, 7l off pace and 3-wide in 12th 6f out, 5l off pace in rear 4f out, 3-wide into stretch but 6l down in midfield, ran on well through final stages to be nearest at finish

4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [3]	5. Palette Natural (NZ) 25/1 Shane Dye J Size	Shane Dye J Size	4	90	–	–	113	–
b g Volksraad - Proteaceae (NZ) (Kaapstad)
3-wide without cover when 3l down in 5th at 6f out, pressed on to go 1l 2nd when 2-wide 4f out, 3l down in 2nd at top of stretch but 1l down in 3rd 1f out, no extra close home

5⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [3¾]	2. The Duke (AUS) 22/1 Christophe Soumillon C Fownes	Christophe Soumillon C Fownes	4	90	–	–	111	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Mer Du Sud (IRE) (Bluebird)
Led by 1l on fence from 6f out, kicked on for home passing 3f out to be 3l clear at top of home straight, grabbed by winner 1f out and weakened markedly final 110yds

6⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [5¼]	4. Planet Ruler (AUS) 52/1 Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	4	90	–	–	108	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Sequenza (IRE) (Lycius)
Well placed on fence 2l off pace in 3rd between 6f out and 4f out, 4l down in 3rd off home turn and still competitive 1f out, no extra closing stages

7⁽⁷⁾ shd [5¼]	6. Beethoven (NZ) 13/1 Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	4	90	–	–	108	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Abbaye (AUS) (Ahonoora)
On fence 6l off pace in 8th 6f out, 4l down in midfield 4f out but 6l down on straightening, making some headway when 4l down 1f out but not sustain effort

8⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [7¾]	13. Kingfield (USA) 98/1 T Mundry I W Allan	T Mundry I W Allan	4	90	–	–	103	–
ch g Tabasco Cat (USA) - Uforia (USA) (Zilzal)
2-wide and 6l off pace in 9th 6f out, left 3-wide without cover from 4f out to top of home straight when 5l down and under pressure in midfield, stayed on one pace (found to have mucus in trachea)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [8½]	12. Little Elephant 98/1 Robbie Fradd A T Millard	Robbie Fradd A T Millard	4	90	–	–	101	–
ch g Langfuhr (CAN) -
Took keen hold early on, 3l off pace in 4th and 2-wide 6f out, 4l down in 5th 4f out, lost place on circle and 7l down in midfield on straightening, one pace thereafter

10⁽³⁾ nk [9]	11. The Achiever (AUS) 92/1 Anthony Delpech A T Millard	Anthony Delpech A T Millard	4	90	–	–	101	–
gr g Fuji Kiseki (JPN) - Perch (AUS) (Metal Precieux)
7l off pace and 2-wide in 11th 6f out, 5l down 4f out in rear group, about 9l last on straightening, no impression

11⁽⁵⁾ shd [9]	10. Mighty Hugo (AUS) 79/1 Glyn Schofield J Size	Glyn Schofield J Size	4	90	–	–	101	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) -
5L off pace in 7th and 2-wide 6f out, about 4l down still in midfield at 4f out, drifted back on bend and about 8l down at top of home straight, no chance thereafter

12⁽²⁾ ¾ [9¾]	7. Ain't Here (AUS) 29/1 Mick Kinane David A Hayes	Mick Kinane David A Hayes	4	90 b	–	–	99	–
b c Dehere (USA) - Ain't She A Daisy (USA) (Sabona)
Raced a little freely early, well covered up on fence about 5l off pace in 10th down back straight, 8l adrift entering home straight, no impression

13⁽⁶⁾ 2 [11¾]	9. Summerland (IRE) 36/1 Anton Marcus I W Allan	Anton Marcus I W Allan	4	90 b	–	–	95	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Summerosa I (USA) (Woodman)
Alowly away and steadied 7f out, 7l off pace in rear and at least 2-wide down back straight, never a factor

13 ran Winning time: 1m 34.40s (slow by 0.40s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Anthony Cheung Hin Shun & P J Keller (Tiber) 1st breeder: Newlands House Stud
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Leung Kai Fai (Lucky Owners)
3rd owner: (Perfect Partner)

8:00 Sha Tin (HK) 15 Feb 2004

Hong Kong Classic Mile (Group 1)