Full Result 7.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 13 March 2004

Centenary Sprint Cup (Group 1)

(3yo+) 5f Good To Firm

1st £184,532.37 2nd £71,223.02 3rd £37,230.22 4th £19,424.46 5th £11,330.94

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	. Silent Witness (AUS) 3/20F F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	4	90	–	–	127	–
b g El Moxie (USA) - Jade Tiara (AUS) (Bureaucracy)
Broke well and travelled comfortably with a length of lead until asked for effort inside final 2f, cruised away from rivals near finish

2⁽²⁾ 2½	. Cape Of Good Hope 11/1 Mick Kinane D Oughton	Mick Kinane D Oughton	6	90	–	–	118	–
ch g Inchinor - Cape Merino (Clantime)
Niggled to keep racing within 2l of lead early stages, improved to get within a length of lead 2f out and ridden hard to challenge leader, unable to draw any closer final stages

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3]	. FireboltI (IRE) 21/1 Anton Marcus I W Allan	Anton Marcus I W Allan	6	90 v	–	–	117	–
b g Flying Spur (AUS) - Musianica (Music Boy)
Raced just behind leader until 2f out, unable to match winner's acceleration closing stages

4⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [4¾]	. Multidandy (AUS) 58/10 Douglas Whyte A S Cruz	Douglas Whyte A S Cruz	5	90 b	–	–	110	–
b g Danehill (USA) - New Acquaintance (NZ) (Kings Island I)
Broke awkwardly and urged forward to chase leader, kept close to lead before fading out of contention final furlong

5⁽¹⁾ ¾ [5½]	. Prime Witness (AUS) 98/1 Glyn Schofield David A Hayes	Glyn Schofield David A Hayes	8	90	–	–	108	–
h Euclase (AUS) - Good Looker (AUS)
Settled behind midfield, ran on steadily closing stages

6⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [5¾]	. Celestial Magic (AUS) 49/1 Craig A Williams David A Hayes	Craig A Williams David A Hayes	4	90 b	–	–	107	–
ch g Fraar (USA) - Flying Esra (AUS)
Raced behind midfield, kept on fairly concluding stages

7⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [6½]	. Meridian Star I (AUS) 98/1 Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	7	90 b	–	–	104	–
ch g Dolphin Street (FR) - Framed (AUS) (Tate Gallery)
Settled near back before being asked for an effort over 2f out, checked to avoid heels 1f out, made up some late ground

8⁽⁹⁾ ½ [7]	. Super Brose (NZ) 98/1 Robbie Fradd A S Cruz	Robbie Fradd A S Cruz	4	90	–	–	102	–
ch g Gold Brose (AUS) -
Settled midfield, under pressure over 2f out, one paced closing stages

9⁽³⁾ shd [7¼]	. Ferrule (IRE) 98/1 T Mundry T K Ng	T Mundry T K Ng	6	90	–	–	102	–
b h Danehill (USA) - Gorgeoso (USA) (Damascus)
Slowly away and trailed field, never a threat

10⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [9]	. Figures (NZ) 24/1 Shane Dye D Oughton	Shane Dye D Oughton	4	90	–	–	96	–
b g Maroof (USA) - Mercurous (NZ) (Mercury I)
Raced about one length off lead, became unbalanced and dipped 2f out, weakened thereafter

10 ran Winning time: 56.20s (slow by 0.20s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Arthur Antonio da Silva & Betty da Silva (Silent Witness) 1st breeder: I K Smith
2nd owner: Exors of the late R Carstairs (Cape Of Good Hope)
3rd owner: Tony Yue Kwok Leung (FireboltI)

7:00 Sha Tin (HK) 13 Mar 2004

Centenary Sprint Cup (Group 1)