Full Result 9.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 4 May 2014

Champions Mile (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m Good

1st £532,710.28 2nd £205,607.48 3rd £93,457.94 4th £52,959.50 5th £31,152.65 6th £18,691.59

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	2. Variety Club (SAF) 116/10 Anton Marcus M F De Kock	Anton Marcus M F De Kock	5	90	–	–	124	–
ch h Var (USA) - La Massine (SAF) (Secret Prospector)
Broke well from wide draw and led early, headed after 2f and pressed leader on outer, ridden to lead again just inside final 2f, ran on strongly and forged clear, impressive

2⁽¹⁴⁾ 4	8. Able Friend (AUS) 7/10F Joao Moreira John Moore	Joao Moreira John Moore	4	90 p	–	–	115	–
ch g Shamardal (USA) - Ponte Piccolo (NZ) (Volksraad)
Soon steadied from widest draw and held up towards rear on outer, headway 2f out, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, ran on and chased winner inside final furlong but absolutely no impression and well held

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	6. Dan Excel (IRE) 10/1 Tommy Berry John Moore	Tommy Berry John Moore	6	90 t	–	–	112	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Love Excelling (FR) (Polish Precedent)
Prominent early, soon midfield on outer, closed into straight and ridden 2f out, outpaced by winner over 1f out, kept on for well held 3rd

4⁽⁸⁾ shd [5¼]	1. Glorious Days (AUS) 10/1 Karis Teetan J Size	Karis Teetan J Size	6	90 b	–	–	112	–
br g Hussonet (USA) - San Century (NZ) (Centaine)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong and took 4th close home, almost snatched 3rd post but never dangerous

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [6]	4. Gold-Fun (IRE) 16/5 Douglas Whyte Richard Gibson	Douglas Whyte Richard Gibson	5	90 b	–	–	110	–
ch g Le Vie Dei Colori - Goodwood March (Foxhound)
Midfield in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure but readily outpaced by winner, dropped to 5th close home

6⁽¹⁾ 1½ [7½]	5. Blazing Speed 26/1 Neil Callan A S Cruz	Neil Callan A S Cruz	5	90 t	–	–	107	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Leukippids (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders on inner, ridden and effort to challenge into straight, soon readily outpaced by winner, no extra and faded inside final furlong

7⁽¹³⁾ 1 [8½]	7. Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 48/1 Zac Purton T Hogan	Zac Purton T Hogan	6	90	–	–	104	–
b g Byron - Boa Estrela (IRE) (Intikhab)
Soon steadied from wide draw and held up in rear, fanned wide and ridden into straight, kept on and some late headway but never a factor

8⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [10¼]	10. Mshawish (USA) 118/1 Umberto Rispoli M Delzangles	Umberto Rispoli M Delzangles	4	90	–	–	100	–
b c Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Thunder Bayou (USA) (Thunder Gulch)
Midfield in touch, closed into straight, ridden and brief effort to challenge 2f out, no extra and beaten over 1f out, faded, eased inside final 150yds

9⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [10¾]	14. Flame Hero (NZ) 125/1 Hugh Bowman L Ho	Hugh Bowman L Ho	4	90	–	–	99	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Rhysess (NZ) (Pins)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, outpaced and beaten in straight, never threatened

10⁽⁵⁾ nk [11¼]	13. Meiner Lacrima (JPN) 129/1 Daichi Shibata Hiroyuki Uehara	Daichi Shibata Hiroyuki Uehara	6	90	–	–	98	–
ch h Chief Bearhart (CAN) - Teardrops (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, outpaced and lost place over 2f out, soon no impression and beaten

11⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [11½]	3. California Memory (USA) 52/1 Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	8	90	–	–	98	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Kalpita (USA) (Spinning World)
Held up in last, ridden and fanned wide into straight, soon no impression and beaten, never a factor

12⁽³⁾ 3¾ [15¼]	11. Real Specialist (NZ) 62/1 Olivier Doleuze J Size	Olivier Doleuze J Size	6	90 b	–	–	89	–
b g Storming Home - There's No Doubt (NZ) (Pompeii Court)
Squeezed out start and pushed along to recover, soon midfield in touch on inner, ridden and effort to challenge 2f out, no extra and beaten over 1f out, weakened and eased

13⁽⁴⁾ 2 [17¼]	9. Helene Spirit (IRE) 97/1 Andreas Suborics C Fownes	Andreas Suborics C Fownes	7	90 tb¹	–	–	84	–
ch g Footstepsinthesand - Arazena (USA) (Woodman)
Soon prominent, led after 2f, ridden and headed just inside final 2f, soon no extra and beaten, weakened, eased inside final furlong

14⁽⁹⁾ 13 [30¼]	12. Zaidan (USA) 129/1 Brett Prebble A S Cruz	Brett Prebble A S Cruz	6	90 t	–	–	55	–
bb g Street Cry (IRE) - Element Of Truth (USA) (Atticus)
Steadied and held up towards rear on inner, ridden over 2f out, no extra and beaten over 1f out, eased and well behind final furlong

14 ran Winning time: 1m 34.11s (slow by 0.11s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Mrs Ingrid Jooste & Markus Jooste (Variety Club) 1st breeder: Beaumont Stud
2nd owner: Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan (Able Friend)
3rd owner: David Philip Boehm (Dan Excel)

9:35 Sha Tin (HK) 4 May 2014

Champions Mile (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)