Full Result 6.40 Sha Tin (HK) | 14 December 2008

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (Group 1)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £440,722 2nd £170,103 3rd £77,320 4th £43,814 5th £25,773 6th £15,464

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	12. Inspiration (AUS) 67/1 Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	5	90 t	–	–	119	–
ch g Flying Spur (AUS) - La Bamba (AUS) (Last Tycoon)
Raced in 7th, headway towards outside to lead 120yds out, driven out

2⁽⁵⁾ nk	6. Green Birdie (NZ) 71/10 Olivier Doleuze C Fownes	Olivier Doleuze C Fownes	5	90	–	–	118	–
b g Catbird (AUS) - Mrs Squillionaire (AUS) (Last Tycoon)
Towards rear, 8th straight, stayed on strongly down outside from over 1f out, nearest finish

3⁽²⁾ nk [½]	1. Apache Cat (AUS) 9/10F Corey Brown Greg Eurell	Corey Brown Greg Eurell	6	90 b	–	–	117	–
ch g Lion Cavern (USA) - Tennessee Blaze (AUS) (Whiskey Road)
In touch, 5th straight, ridden and looked beaten over 1f out, stayed on again final 200yds (vet said gelding lost its left hind plate)

4⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [1¼]	4. Enthused (NZ) 11/2 Douglas Whyte J Size	Douglas Whyte J Size	5	90	–	–	115	–
b g Centaine (AUS) - Free As A Bird (AUS) (Jugah)
Raced in 2nd, led 1f out to 120yds out, one pace

5⁽¹²⁾ nk [1¾]	5. Sunny Power (AUS) 49/10 Brett Prebble K W Lui	Brett Prebble K W Lui	6	90	–	–	114	–
b g Honour And Glory (USA) - Zebra (AUS) (Palace Music)
In rear until headway against inside rail over 1f out, kept on

6⁽⁴⁾ shd [1¾]	2. Marchand D'Or (FR) 9/1 Davy Bonilla F Head	Davy Bonilla F Head	5	90	–	–	114	–
gr g Marchand De Sable (USA) - Fedora (FR) (Kendor)
Tracked leaders, 5th straight, tried to switch outside but forced back in 2f out, soon ridden, edged right over 1f out, kept on at same pace

7⁽⁸⁾ ½ [2¼]	3. Mythical Flight (SAF) 31/1 K Shea S G Tarry	K Shea S G Tarry	5	90	–	–	112	–
ch g Jet Master (SAF) - Mythical Bird (SAF) (Harry Hotspur)
Led to 1f out, one pace

8⁽³⁾ 1¼ [3½]	7. Laurel Guerreiro (JPN) 28/1 Hirofumi Shii Mitsugu Kon	Hirofumi Shii Mitsugu Kon	4	90 t	–	–	108	–
bb c King Halo (JPN) - Big Tenby (JPN) (Tenby)
Close up, 3rd straight, one pace final 1 1/2f

9⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [3½]	11. Tosho Courage (JPN) 100/1 Kenichi Ikezoe Kaneo Ikezoe	Kenichi Ikezoe Kaneo Ikezoe	6	90 h	–	–	108	–
b h Last Tycoon (IRE) - Rose Tosho (JPN) (Sakura Bakushin O)
Raced in 12th, never a factor

10⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4]	9. Abbadjinn (GER) 64/1 T Hellier P Rau	T Hellier P Rau	4	90	–	–	107	–
gr g Big Shuffle (USA) - Abba (GER) (Goofalik)
Raced in 9th, never a factor

11⁽¹¹⁾ 3¼ [7¼]	13. Nightlign (NZ) 44/1 Gerald Mosse A Lee	Gerald Mosse A Lee	4	90	–	–	97	–
b g Align (AUS) - Indian Squaw (NZ) (Carolingian)
Always in rear

12⁽¹⁾ ¾ [8]	10. Moorhouse Lad 100/1 Jim Crowley Bryan Smart	Jim Crowley Bryan Smart	5	90	–	–	95	–
b g Bertolini (USA) - Record Time (Clantime)
Prominent on inside, 4th straight, weakened under 2f out

13⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [11½]	8. Waikato (NZ) 65/1 J Saimee Laurie Laxon	J Saimee Laurie Laxon	5	90 b	–	–	84	–
br g Pins (AUS) - Skywalker Wilkes (USA) (Skywalker)
Wide throughout, in midfield until lost place 2 1/2f out

13 ran Winning time: 1m 8.68s (fast by 0.32s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Hui Sai Fun (Inspiration) 1st breeder: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd & D K L & J M Raphael
2nd owner: Roger Li Ka Chun (Green Birdie)
3rd owner: P F Radford, Mrs R N Lawrie et al (Apache Cat)

6:40 Sha Tin (HK) 14 Dec 2008

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (Group 1)