Full Result 8.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 22 March 2009

Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby (Group 1) (Turf)

(4yo) 1m2f Good

1st £833,034 2nd £315,978 3rd £143,626 4th £67,504.49 5th £47,396.77 6th £28,725.31

Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby (Group 1) (Turf), 1m2f - Good, 4yo

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	1. Collection (IRE) 2/5F Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	4	90 t	–	–	119	–
b g Peintre Celebre (USA) - Lasting Chance (USA) (American Chance)
Drifted back early, settled 9 lengths off pace, not helped by slow tempo, crept forward at midfield to race outside leader, rolled to front 1 1/2f out, dashed clear, held on comfortably

2⁽⁵⁾ 1½	3. Thumbs Up (NZ) 61/10 Christophe Soumillon C S Shum	Christophe Soumillon C S Shum	4	90	–	–	116	–
b g Shinko King (IRE) - Regelle (NZ) (Exploding Prospect)
Took initiative and led early, tracked leader after 4f, advantaged by slow sections, trailed eventual winner on bend, left flat footed but stuck to task chasing gamely but unable to wear down margin

3⁽⁶⁾ 2¾ [4¼]	9. Mr Medici (IRE) 21/1 E Saint-Martin L Ho	E Saint-Martin L Ho	4	90	–	–	110	–
b c Medicean - Way For Life (GER) (Platini)
Prominent early before settling 4 lengths back tracking leaders, 3-wide without cover from top turn, kept to task in straight but was not able to match first two

4⁽²⁾ 1 [5¼]	4. Unique Jewellery (NZ) 13/1 Olivier Doleuze J Size	Olivier Doleuze J Size	4	90	–	–	108	–
b g O'Reilly (NZ) - Aulide (AUS) (Snippets)
Regathered to race 4 lengths away on rails, raced a bit keenly early, saved ground on rails on bend, clear of traffic inside final 2f and made some minor progress, no extra

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [5¾]	5. More Bountiful (NZ) 24/1 Douglas Whyte J Size	Douglas Whyte J Size	4	90	–	–	107	–
br g Van Nistelrooy (USA) - Centaine Gu Li (NZ) (Centaine)
Struggled to get a position and ended up 7 lengths away in running line, over-raced throughout with slow tempo, 3-wide on bend, made gradual progress to 1f out, no extra

6⁽¹³⁾ nk [6]	6. Roma Pegasus (AUS) 23/1 Brett Prebble A Lee	Brett Prebble A Lee	4	90	–	–	106	–
b g Carnegie (IRE) - Vonanne (NZ) (Creese I)
Drifted back from a wide alley, unable to slot in and posted 3-wide 9 lengths back, unsuited by slow tempo, improved 3-wide on circle, made ground to until no extra and ran on one pace inside final furlong

7⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [6¼]	8. Galaxy Treasure (BRZ) 260/1 Jeff Lloyd A T Millard	Jeff Lloyd A T Millard	4	90 tb¹	–	–	106	–
ch c Ghadeer (FR) - Night-Fall (BRZ) (Roi Normand)
Trapped 3-wide without cover 8 lengths away, allowed to improve around field with slow tempo, went to front at midpoint, continued to set steady tempo to bend, headed inside final 2f, one pace

8⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [7]	12. Vigor Delight (AUS) 71/1 Shane Dye C Fownes	Shane Dye C Fownes	4	90 h	–	–	105	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Tahnee (AUS) (Lake Coniston)
Broke well, took ideal spot behind leader early on, shuffled back mid-race to be 5 lengths down on bend, urged along turning in, one pace

9⁽¹⁾ nk [7¼]	14. Above All I (AUS) 260/1 Brett Doyle C Fownes	Brett Doyle C Fownes	4	90	–	–	104	–
ch g Dehere (USA) - Belzero (AUS) (Danzero)
Ended up 3 lengths away on rails, not asked throughout with steady tempo, saved ground on bend, not much room early straight, one pace

10⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [7¾]	10. Beauty Forever (AUS) 43/1 F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	4	90 t	–	–	103	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Golden Vanity (AUS) (Kenvain)
Pressed on racing outside leader, moved to outright lead at after 4f, tracked leader halfway, close enough on turning, no extra in straight

11⁽⁴⁾ shd [8]	2. Kings Falcon 20/1 W C Marwing John Moore	W C Marwing John Moore	4	90 h	–	–	103	–
b g Efisio - Copy-Cat (Lion Cavern)
Settled 6 lengths back on fence, not helped by slow pace, still back in pack turning, made moderate progress

12⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [8¾]	11. Plan Ex (AUS) 29/1 Gerald Mosse C H Yip	Gerald Mosse C H Yip	4	90 b	–	–	101	–
b g Planchet (AUS) - Murex (AUS) (Quest For Fame)
Drifted back to race 9 lengths back, not helped by slow speed, still had plenty to do turning, made no ground in straight

13⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [9½]	7. Legend Of Colour (NZ) 41/1 Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	4	90 b	–	–	100	–
bl g Kaapstad (NZ) - Nuance (NZ) (Star Way)
Slowly into stride, soon in rear 10 lengths away, raced keenly with slow tempo, well back in an impossible spot turning, made no impression

14⁽³⁾ 1 [10½]	13. Quick Touch (NZ) 204/1 James Winks C S Shum	James Winks C S Shum	4	90	–	–	98	–
b g Faltaat (USA) - Bushfire Dancer (NZ) (Ravel's Bolero)
Driven up to sit 5 lengths off pace in middle of pack, unbalanced after 3f, raced keenly in middle stages, struggling on bend and offered little in straight