Full Result 7.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 28 January 2007

Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Classic Mile (Group 1)

(4yo) 1m Good To Firm

1st £299,605.78 2nd £115,637.32 3rd £60,446.78 4th £31,537.45 5th £18,396.85

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	1. Floral Pegasus (AUS) 11/5F Gerald Mosse A S Cruz	Gerald Mosse A S Cruz	3	90 t	–	–	118	–
b c Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) - Crown Crest (Mill Reef)
Raced wide in rear of midfield, ran home well despite hanging to lead inside final furlong, won readily

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¾	8. Viva Macau (FR) 11/1 Christophe Soumillon John Moore	Christophe Soumillon John Moore	4	90 t	–	–	114	–
bb c Sendawar (IRE) - Diyawara (IRE) (Doyoun)
Settled 3-wide in last few, shaken up entering straight, quickened well inside final furlong to grab 2nd place close to home

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [2]	3. All's Well (NZ) 56/10 Douglas Whyte C S Shum	Douglas Whyte C S Shum	4	90 b¹	–	–	113	–
b g City On A Hill (USA) - Alot Of Music (NZ) (Success Express)
Mid-division, shifted out for a run entering straight, ran home well inside final 1 1/2f to be nearest at finish

4⁽¹²⁾ nk [2¼]	5. Supreme Class (AUS) 37/1 F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	4	90 t	–	–	113	–
b c Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Lanadee (AUS) (Snaadee)
Never far off, joint 3rd turning in, moved up to hold some chance inside final furlong but unable to see it out nearing home

5⁽³⁾ ½ [2¾]	7. Survey Survey (USA) 4/1 Brett Prebble A S Cruz	Brett Prebble A S Cruz	4	90 t	–	–	112	–
b c Chester House (USA) - Gem Treck (USA) (Java Gold)
Raced mainly 2-wide in midfield, jostled for racing room early in straight, got clear run late inside final furlong out, kept on steadily to the line

6⁽¹⁾ ¾ [3½]	2. Down Town (AUS) 22/5 Olivier Doleuze C H Yip	Olivier Doleuze C H Yip	4	90	–	–	110	–
gr g Scenic (IRE) - Twain (AUS) (Kenvain)
Settled 2 back on rails, shared 6th spot rounding home bend, failed to get a clear run early in straight, made modest headway down inner inside final furlong

7⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [4]	13. Sunny Power (AUS) 32/1 Y T Cheng K W Lui	Y T Cheng K W Lui	4	90	–	–	109	–
b g Honour And Glory (USA) - Zebra (AUS) (Palace Music)
Broke well from poor draw, took up running after 2f until joined into straight, fought on to regain advantage briefly final furlong, headed close home

8⁽¹³⁾ ½ [4½]	4. Royal Delight (AUS) 18/1 Shane Dye C S Shum	Shane Dye C S Shum	4	90	–	–	108	–
br g Commands (AUS) - Conquered (NZ) (Star Watch)
Broke well, led and gradually crossed to rails, headed after 2f, settled behind leader, under pressure entering straight and improved to hold some chance final furlong, weakened rapidly

9⁽⁹⁾ ½ [5]	10. Wasp (AUS) 23/1 Anthony Delpech C Fownes	Anthony Delpech C Fownes	4	90 h	–	–	107	–
bb g Octagonal (NZ) - Establishment (AUS) (Star Watch)
Slowly away, settling towards rear, made up some late ground closing stages

10⁽²⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	6. Growl (NZ) 52/1 Danny Nikolic A Lee	Danny Nikolic A Lee	4	90 t	–	–	105	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - The Lions Roar (NZ) (Western Symphony)
Travelled just worse than midfield on rails, kept on same pace

11⁽⁵⁾ shd [6½]	12. Bullish Cash (NZ) 12/1 E Saint-Martin A S Cruz	E Saint-Martin A S Cruz	4	90 t	–	–	105	–
b g Howbaddouwantit (USA) - La Mafia (NZ) (Phizam)
Raced mainly 3-wide just better than midfield, similar entering straight, soon weakened

12⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [8¼]	9. Sikander (AUS) 90/1 M Nunes C Fownes	M Nunes C Fownes	4	90 v	–	–	101	–
b g Quest For Fame - Spirit (AUS) (Danehill)
Settled in rear, shifted out into centre entering straight, did not quicken

13⁽⁶⁾ 2 [10¼]	14. Watch What Happens (FR) 73/1 Andrasch Starke S Woods	Andrasch Starke S Woods	4	90	–	–	97	–
bb c Stravinsky (USA) - Eaton Place I (IRE) (Zafonic)
Raced wide in midfield early, took off from 5f to dispute lead entering straight, dropped out tamely final furlong

14⁽¹⁰⁾ 6 [16¼]	11. Sunny King (IRE) 36/1 Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	4	90 t	–	–	85	–
b g Desert Sun - Princess Mood (GER) (Muhtarram)
Always behind

14 ran Winning time: 1m 34.60s (slow by 0.60s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Jacky Chan Cheung Ming and Mr & Mrs Sammy Chan Cheong (Floral Pegasus) 1st breeder: M Sakurai
2nd owner: Dr Stanley Ho Hung Sun (Viva Macau)
3rd owner: Darin Leung Wai Yuen (All's Well)

7:00 Sha Tin (HK) 28 Jan 2007

Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Classic Mile (Group 1)