Full Result 9.40 Sha Tin (HK) | 25 May 2008

Sha Tin Vase (Group 3) (Handicap)

(4yo+) 6f Good

1st £84,471.65 2nd £32,603.09 3rd £17,042.53 4th £8,891.75 5th £5,186.85

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. Sunny Power (AUS) Brett Prebble K W Lui	Brett Prebble K W Lui	5	97	–	–	115	–
b g Honour And Glory (USA) - Zebra (AUS) (Palace Music)
Fair start, travelled 3 wide in prominent position, 2 lengths off pace turning in, fought on determinedly, just got up on line

2⁽⁹⁾ shd	12. Superior Unit (AUS) K L Chui ⁵ D J Hall	K L Chui ⁵ D J Hall	4	711 t	–	–	95	–
ch g Westbridge (USA) - Mysticaro (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Raced behind leader far side, commenced run rounding home bend joining leader into straight, led over 1f out, fought on bravely despite hanging but headed line

3⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [¾]	11. Nightlign (NZ) H W Lai ² A Lee	H W Lai ² A Lee	3	81	–	–	94	–
b g Align (AUS) - Indian Squaw (NZ) (Carolingian)
Broke well from middle draw to lead, headed coming out of back straight and travelled one back in box-seat on rails home bend, fought on steadily under pressure throughout final 2f without pegging back first two

4⁽¹³⁾ ½ [1¼]	7. Tiber (IRE) F Coetzee John Moore	F Coetzee John Moore	8	811 t	–	–	101	–
b g Titus Livius (FR) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
Niggled at early from wide draw to contest lead, led coming out of back straight until headed over 1f out, ran on

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [1¾]	9. King Encosta (AUS) Gerald Mosse A S Cruz	Gerald Mosse A S Cruz	5	810 t	–	–	98	–
b g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Implore (AUS) (Godswalk)
Raced 3 wide in midfield to straight, nearest finish.

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [2¼]	4. Yellow Diamond (AUS) Y T Cheng ² Y Wong	Y T Cheng ² Y Wong	6	811 b	–	–	100	–
b g Commands (AUS) - Coureuse (AUS) (Tierce)
Forward of midfield, kept on steadily in straight without quickening

7⁽¹⁾ 1 [3¼]	14. Bear Macho (NZ) Mark Du Plessis D E Ferraris	Mark Du Plessis D E Ferraris	4	81	–	–	85	–
br c Minardi (USA) - Paklani Princess (AUS) (Last Tycoon)
Broke well, under urge to hold rails run in front row, shuffled back to 2 back on rails coming out of far side, not much better turning for home, one pace

8⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [3¾]	10. Always Giggle (AUS) K T Yeung ⁵ A Lee	K T Yeung ⁵ A Lee	5	80 2 b	–	–	87	–
br g Happy Giggle (AUS) - Not Always (AUS) (Al Awir)
Soon taken back from poor draw to race in rear, trailed the field to straight, made steady headway without quickening

9⁽³⁾ ¼ [4]	3. Friendly Gains (NZ) Douglas Whyte K L Man	Douglas Whyte K L Man	4	92	–	–	97	–
br g O'Reilly (NZ) - She Wishes (NZ) (Kenfair)
Midfield throughout, ran home one pace

10⁽⁵⁾ shd [4¼]	8. Flaming Lamborgini W M Lai ² C S Shum	W M Lai ² C S Shum	7	88 t	–	–	91	–
b g Compton Place - Miss Rimex (IRE) (Ezzoud)
Travelled in rear of midfield, steadied for a stride approaching home turn, ran home one pace

11⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [5]	5. My Choice (NZ) C W Wong ³ D J Hall	C W Wong ³ D J Hall	7	89	–	–	91	–
b g Volksraad - Chianina (NZ) (Super Imposing)
In rear, produced some late impression under pressure inside final furlong

12⁽¹²⁾ 1 [6]	13. Regency Horse (NZ) M Nunes D E Ferraris	M Nunes D E Ferraris	6	82 1 tb	–	–	78	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Rivertaine (NZ) (Centaine)
Raced wide in last few, made no show in straight

13⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	6. Planet Ruler (AUS) Glen Boss A Lee	Glen Boss A Lee	8	812	–	–	84	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Sequenza (IRE) (Lycius)
Never seen with a chance

14⁽²⁾ 7 [14¼]	2. Able Prince (AUS) Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	7	93 t	–	–	68	–
b g Hurricane Sky (AUS) - Queen's Choir (NZ) (Palace Music)
Not too far off on rails, tightened and lost position coming out of back straight, towards rear rounding home bend, soon dropped out after straightening

14 ran Winning time: 1m 9.00s (standard time) Total SP: 1%
1st owner: Pong Yuen Man (Sunny Power) 1st breeder: P F Cruickshank
2nd owner: Siu Pak Kwan (Superior Unit)
3rd owner: C H Lo (Nightlign)

9:40 Sha Tin (HK) 25 May 2008

Sha Tin Vase (Group 3) (Handicap)