Full Result 8.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 27 January 2008

Centenary Sprint Cup (Group 1)

(4yo+) 5f Good

1st £168,528.25 2nd £65,045.99 3rd £34,001.31 4th £17,739.81 5th £10,348.22

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Absolute Champion (AUS) Brett Prebble D J Hall	Brett Prebble D J Hall	6	90	–	–	124	–
br g Marauding (NZ) - Beauty Belle (AUS) (Ideal Planet)
Well away in centre, produced for a run on inside 1 1/2f out and battled on doggedly under pressure to lead on line

2⁽⁴⁾ shd	1. Sacred Kingdom (AUS) Gerald Mosse P F Yiu	Gerald Mosse P F Yiu	4	90 t	–	–	123	–
b g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Courtroom Sweetie (AUS) (Zeditave)
Hampered start, not far off the pace in main group on stands' side, quickened to lead inside final furlong, caught close home

3⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [1¾]	5. Able Prince (AUS) Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	7	90 t	–	–	117	–
b g Hurricane Sky (AUS) - Queen's Choir (NZ) (Palace Music)
Well away, led on stands' rails, narrow advantage before headed about 1 1/2f out, kept on under pressure

4⁽⁶⁾ ½ [2¼]	6. Planet Ruler (AUS) Olivier Doleuze A Lee	Olivier Doleuze A Lee	8	90	–	–	115	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Sequenza (IRE) (Lycius)
Settled just off the pace, slightly lost place 1 1/2f out, fought on steadily to line

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [2¾]	3. Down Town (AUS) Christophe Soumillon C H Yip	Christophe Soumillon C H Yip	5	90 t	–	–	114	–
gr g Scenic (IRE) - Twain (AUS) (Kenvain)
Squeezed out start, dropped to rear, quickly shifted to stands' rails, progress but not clear run until got split inside final 1 1/2f, ran on same pace

6⁽³⁾ 1¾ [4½]	8. Natural Blitz I (AUS) M Nunes D Cruz	M Nunes D Cruz	7	90 t	–	–	108	–
br g Maroof (USA) - Miiharo (NZ) (Bletchingly)
Broke well and gradually crossed to outside rails, weakened from over 1f out

7⁽¹⁾ ½ [5]	4. Egyptian Ra (NZ) E Saint-Martin D J Hall	E Saint-Martin D J Hall	6	90	–	–	106	–
ch g Woodborough (USA) - Egyptian Queen I (NZ) (Karioi Lad)
Raced alone on inside rails, weakened over 1 1/2f out

8⁽⁷⁾ 2 [7]	7. Regency Horse (NZ) F Coetzee D E Ferraris	F Coetzee D E Ferraris	6	90 tb	–	–	99	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Rivertaine (NZ) (Centaine)
Chased leader on stands' rails, weakened inside final 2f

8 ran Winning time: 56.50s (slow by 0.50s) Total SP: 1%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Eddie Wong Ming Chak (Absolute Champion) 1st breeder: J W Kelly, Suffolk Vale & Co
2nd owner: Sin Kang Yuk (Sacred Kingdom)
3rd owner: Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan (Able Prince)

8:00 Sha Tin (HK) 27 Jan 2008

Centenary Sprint Cup (Group 1)