Full Result 8.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 28 January 2007

Stewards' Cup (Group 1)

(3yo+) 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⁽⁴⁾	5. Armada (NZ) 11/10F Douglas Whyte J Size	Douglas Whyte J Size	5	90	–	–	124	–
ch g Towkay (AUS) - Dance In Time (NZ) (Red Tempo)
Broke well, prominent, travelled well 2-wide 2 lengths off pace, powerful sprint at 1 1/2f out to take it up easily, won comfortably

2⁽¹⁾ 1¼	10. Hello Pretty (AUS) 61/10 F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	5	90 t	–	–	121	–
ch g Distorted Humor (USA) - Blazing Aura (AUS) (Blazing Sword I)
Slowly away, raced in midfield 3 lengths off leader on rails, tracked winner on bend, eased out and chased hard, no extra

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [1¾]	3. Viva Pataca 9/2 Christophe Soumillon John Moore	Christophe Soumillon John Moore	5	90	–	–	120	–
bb g Marju (IRE) - Comic (IRE) (Be My Chief)
Standard break, settled worse than midfield 6 to 7 lengths off the pace 2-wide, settled well making a 3-wide run entering straight, switched back to inside and closed off, just unable to catch first two

4⁽¹²⁾ 2¼ [4]	2. Bullish Luck (USA) 11/1 Brett Prebble A S Cruz	Brett Prebble A S Cruz	8	90 b	–	–	115	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Wild Vintage (USA) (Alysheba)
Broke well but soon restrained to race 2-wide 8 lengths off pace, waited with, made 4-wide run on bend, finished fast down middle to take 4th

5⁽²⁾ ½ [4½]	1. Vengeance Of Rain (NZ) 81/10 Anthony Delpech D E Ferraris	Anthony Delpech D E Ferraris	6	90 t	–	–	114	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Danelagh (AUS) (Danehill)
Moderate beginning, shaken up to race 3 to 4 lengths off leader, travelled well in midfield, not clear run on bend, slow to respond entering straight, got going late to be nearest on line

6⁽³⁾ nk [4¾]	4. The Duke (AUS) 83/10 Olivier Doleuze C Fownes	Olivier Doleuze C Fownes	7	90	–	–	113	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Mer Du Sud (IRE) (Bluebird)
Broke well, pressed on to lead early but headed when pressured after 2f, trailed leader thereafter and eased outside to challenge entering straight, led again briefly 1 1/2f out but quickly headed, one pace

7⁽¹³⁾ ½ [5¼]	6. Joyful Winner (AUS) 20/1 Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	6	90 t	–	–	112	–
b g El Moxie (USA) - Northern Tycoon (AUS) (Last Tycoon)
Began with rest but restrained to rear from a wide alley, lobbed along in rear 10 lengths off leader throughout, still well back on bend, made run between horses, did not quicken

8⁽⁶⁾ nk [5½]	11. Ain't Here (AUS) 78/1 Gerald Mosse D J Hall	Gerald Mosse D J Hall	7	90	–	–	111	–
b g Dehere (USA) - Ain't She A Daisy (USA) (Sabona)
Even break, settled in midfield 5 lengths off leader, improved on bend 3-wide, came 4-wide entering straight, lacked a dash but kept coming before run ended final furlong

9⁽⁸⁾ shd [5¾]	9. Helene Pillaging (AUS) 98/1 Danny Nikolic A S Cruz	Danny Nikolic A S Cruz	7	90 t	–	–	111	–
b g Marauding (NZ) - Preview (AUS) (Kenmare)
First to hit ground, engaged in speed battle and led after 2f at good pace, held a 1/2 lengths advantage entering straight, headed 1 1/2f out and no extra under pressure, weakened

10⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [6¾]	12. Dave's Best 38/1 M Nunes C H Yip	M Nunes C H Yip	7	90	–	–	109	–
b g Bishop Of Cashel - Brightside (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Out with field but restrained to rear, raced 3-wide 10 lengths off leader throughout, came 5-wide on bend, no impression run-in

11⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [7½]	7. Art Trader (USA) 52/1 E Saint-Martin John Moore	E Saint-Martin John Moore	6	90 t	–	–	107	–
b g Arch (USA) - Math (USA) (Devil's Bag)
Ordinary to begin, improved to hold position 6 to 7 lengths off pace, clear run throughout, saved ground on rails entering straight, no extra in straight, kept on to line

12⁽⁹⁾ shd [7½]	13. Happee Owner (NZ) 98/1 Andrasch Starke A S Cruz	Andrasch Starke A S Cruz	5	90 t	–	–	107	–
b g Towkay (AUS) - Make Up (NZ) (Take Your Partner)
Broke well, rolled on close up racing 3-wide without cover 3 to 4 lengths off leader when not clear run, always doing share of work, wide entering straight, couldn't respond in straight, weakened rapidly finally furlong

13⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [10]	8. Bowman's Crossing (IRE) 53/1 Shane Dye C Fownes	Shane Dye C Fownes	8	90 b¹	–	–	101	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - Biraya (Valiyar)
Out with field, lacked pace and soon in rear, raced on rails 8 to 9 lengths off leader throughout, got clear run but had field to beat on bend, found little in straight, one pace

13 ran Winning time: 1m 34.10s (slow by 0.10s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Yuk Lun Wong (Armada) 1st breeder: Miss J Fleming, G G Jones & T E Jamison
2nd owner: Kwok Siu Ming (Hello Pretty)
3rd owner: Dr Stanley Ho Hung Sun (Viva Pataca)

8:00 Sha Tin (HK) 28 Jan 2007

Stewards' Cup (Group 1)