Full Result 9.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 27 April 2008

Audemars Piguet QE II Cup (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good

1st £515,464 2nd £193,299 3rd £96,649 4th £51,546 5th £28,995 6th £16,108

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	3. Archipenko (USA) 138/10 K Shea M F De Kock	K Shea M F De Kock	4	90 b	–	–	122	–
b c Kingmambo (USA) - Bound I (USA) (Nijinsky)
Broke well, trapped wide early, pushed along on bend, picked up nicely under pressure to lead 1 1/2f out, drew away final furlong

2⁽⁹⁾ 1¾	9. Balius (IRE) 83/1 Olivier Doleuze C Laffon-Parias	Olivier Doleuze C Laffon-Parias	5	90 b	–	–	119	–
b h Mujahid (USA) - Akhla (USA) (Nashwan)
Slowly away, hampered early and jostled back 7 to 8 lengths off the pace, still well back on bend, no clear run approaching final furlong, charged late when clear inside final furlong to snatch 2nd

3⁽¹¹⁾ nk [2]	1. Viva Pataca 11/10F Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	6	90	–	–	118	–
bb g Marju (IRE) - Comic (IRE) (Be My Chief)
Standard jump, angled in from wide gate to race 8 lengths off pace, some headway 2 1/2f out, closed well inside final furlong but lost 2nd late

4⁽³⁾ ½ [2½]	6. Packing Winner (NZ) 82/1 Douglas Whyte L Ho	Douglas Whyte L Ho	5	90	–	–	117	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Musical Note (AUS) (Marscay)
Bounced out, raced 3 lengths off the pace on fence behind leading pair, saved ground on bend, kept on steadily on inside in straight

5⁽²⁾ 1¼ [3¾]	4. Quijano (GER) 17/1 Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	6	90	–	–	115	–
ch g Acatenango (GER) - Quila (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Standard jump, raced in midfield 4 to 5 lengths back on rails, eased wide to make run 2 1/2f out but no extra and held run-in

6⁽⁷⁾ shd [4]	2. Matsurida Gogh (JPN) 47/10 Masayoshi Ebina Sakae Kunieda	Masayoshi Ebina Sakae Kunieda	5	90	–	–	114	–
br h Sunday Silence (USA) - Paper Rain (USA) (Bel Bolide)
Broke fairly, pressed forward to race 2 to 3 lengths off leaders, some headway 2 1/2f out, quickly took lead approaching final furlong but unable to find extra gear and soon headed, flattened late.

7⁽⁵⁾ nk [4¼]	12. Musical Way (FR) 93/1 Ronan Thomas P Van De Poele	Ronan Thomas P Van De Poele	6	810	–	–	110	–
ch m Gold Away (IRE) - Mulika (FR) (Procida)
Slowly away, settled 7 lengths off pace on rail, back in traffic on final bend, held up for a clear run approaching final furlong, little headway when clear final furlong

8⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [5½]	7. Helene Mascot (IRE) 2/1 F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	4	90	–	–	111	–
b c Peintre Celebre (USA) - Razana (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Out on terms, raced in midfield 5 lengths off pace, struggling when asked to make run 2 1/2f out, lacked usual dash and just battled on straight, abnormal breathing

9⁽¹²⁾ ½ [6]	10. Bullish Cash (NZ) 21/1 Brett Prebble A S Cruz	Brett Prebble A S Cruz	5	90	–	–	110	–
b g Howbaddouwantit (USA) - La Mafia (NZ) (Phizam)
Very slowly away, in rear 8 lengths off pace, still well back on bend, passed tired horses late

10⁽⁴⁾ nk [6¼]	11. Viva Macau (FR) 98/1 M Nunes John Moore	M Nunes John Moore	5	90	–	–	110	–
bb h Sendawar (IRE) - Diyawara (IRE) (Doyoun)
Broke smartly, raced in 2nd, improved to leaders girth 3 1/2f out, weakened quickly turning into straight and soon dropped back

11⁽¹⁾ 1 [7¼]	8. Sir Slick (NZ) 52/1 Bruce Herd G Nicholson & P Albion	Bruce Herd G Nicholson & P Albion	6	90	–	–	108	–
b g Volksraad - Our Miss Opera (NZ) (Paris Opera)
Soon ridden along to 2 length lead, joined 3 1/2f out, held a narrow lead turning into straight but soon headed and dropped out

11 ran Winning time: 2m 0.80s (fast by 0.70s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Jackpot Delight
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum (Archipenko) 1st breeder: Eagle Holdings
2nd owner: Leonidas Marinopoulos (Balius)
3rd owner: Dr Stanley Ho Hung Sun (Viva Pataca)

9:35 Sha Tin (HK) 27 Apr 2008

Audemars Piguet QE II Cup (Group 1)