Full Result 6.40 Sha Tin (HK) | 9 December 2007

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m4f Good

1st £524,310 2nd £202,365 3rd £91,984 4th £52,562 5th £30,223 6th £18,397

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Doctor Dino (FR) 31/4 Olivier Peslier Richard Gibson	Olivier Peslier Richard Gibson	5	90	–	–	120	–
ch h Muhtathir - Logica (IRE) (Priolo)
Mid-division, 10th straight, headway and moved out 2f out, hard ridden approaching final furlong, led about 75yds out, driven out

2⁽¹⁾ 1½	2. Quijano (GER) 87/10 Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	5	90	–	–	117	–
ch g Acatenango (GER) - Quila (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Held up, 11th straight, moved outside and headway from 2f out, ran on to take 2nd last strides

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [1¾]	5. Bussoni (GER) 29/1 Christophe Soumillon H Blume	Christophe Soumillon H Blume	6	90 t	–	–	116	–
br h Goofalik (USA) - Blumme (CHI) (Jadar)
Went 2nd after 4f, led entering straight, 2 lengths clear 1f out, ridden and headed about 75yds out, one pace

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [2¾]	8. Arch Rebel (USA) 88/1 Fran Berry Noel Meade	Fran Berry Noel Meade	6	90 p	–	–	115	–
b g Arch (USA) - Sheba's Step (USA) (Alysheba)
Held up, 12th straight on outside, steady headway final 2f, nearest at finish

5⁽²⁾ ½ [3¼]	9. Kocab 96/1 Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	5	90	–	–	114	–
b h Unfuwain (USA) - Space Quest (Rainbow Quest)
Always prominent, 5th straight, 2nd 1 1/2f out, one pace final furlong

6⁽³⁾ ½ [3¾]	6. Egerton (GER) 100/1 T Mundry P Rau	T Mundry P Rau	6	90	–	–	113	–
b h Groom Dancer (USA) - Enrica (Niniski)
Mid-division, hard ridden and headway from well over 1f out, 4th 1f out, one pace

7⁽⁷⁾ 1 [4¾]	1. Dylan Thomas (IRE) 7/10F Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	4	90	–	–	111	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Lagrion (USA) (Diesis)
Held up, last straight on inside, beaten 1 1/2f out

8⁽⁵⁾ shd [5]	12. Ever Bright (NZ) 40/1 Olivier Doleuze P O'Sullivan	Olivier Doleuze P O'Sullivan	5	90	–	–	111	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Anna's Choice (NZ) (Vice Regal)
Always mid-division

9⁽⁸⁾ shd [5]	3. Red Rocks (IRE) 58/10 Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan	Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan	4	90	–	–	111	–
bb c Galileo (IRE) - Pharmacist (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Always close up, 3rd straight, disputed 2nd until weakening over 1f out

10⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [5¾]	11. Hawkes BayI 48/1 Gerald Mosse D J Hall	Gerald Mosse D J Hall	5	90	–	–	110	–
b h Vettori (IRE) - Nordico Princess (Nordico)
Led over 1f, 6th straight, soon beaten

11⁽¹²⁾ 3½ [9¼]	13. Macleya (GER) 23/1 Ryan Moore A Fabre	Ryan Moore A Fabre	5	810	–	–	100	–
b m Winged Love (IRE) - Minaccia (GER) (Platini)
Held up until went up quickly on outside to lead 7f out, headed entering straight, weakened over 1f out

12⁽¹³⁾ 1 [10¼]	10. Viva Macau (FR) 22/1 Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	4	90 t	–	–	102	–
bb c Sendawar (IRE) - Diyawara (IRE) (Doyoun)
Led after 1 1/2f to 7f out, 4th straight, soon weakened

13⁽⁹⁾ 14½ [24¾]	7. Vital King (NZ) 11/1 Brett Prebble P O'Sullivan	Brett Prebble P O'Sullivan	5	90 b	–	–	77	–
b g Almutawakel I - Wauwinet (NZ) (Bassenthwaite)
Mid-division to straight, soon beaten

13 ran Winning time: 2m 28.20s (slow by 1.20s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Javier Martinez Salmean (Doctor Dino) 1st breeder: Ecurie Pelder
2nd owner: Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof (Quijano)
3rd owner: Stall Kaiserberg (Bussoni)

6:40 Sha Tin (HK) 9 Dec 2007

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (Group 1)