Full Result 6.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 14 December 2014

LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £732,476.64 2nd £282,710.28 3rd £128,504.67 4th £73,247.66 5th £42,406.54 6th £25,700.93

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	1. Flintshire 11/8F Maxime Guyon A Fabre	Maxime Guyon A Fabre	4	90	–	–	115	–
b c Dansili - Dance Routine (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in midfield, pushed along into straight, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, edged right and challenged entering final furlong, led 120yds out, stayed on well and always doing enough, shade cosily (op 13/8)

2⁽³⁾ ½	8. Willie Cazals (IRE) 6/1 Douglas Whyte A S Cruz	Douglas Whyte A S Cruz	6	90 p	–	–	114	–
gr g Aussie Rules (USA) - Secrete Marina (IRE) (Mujadil)
Held up towards rear, pushed along into straight, ridden and headway on outer entering final furlong, stayed on well and went 2nd towards finish, not quite pace of winner

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	10. Khaya (NZ) 33/1 Mirco Demuro J Size	Mirco Demuro J Size	5	90 et	–	–	112	–
b g Librettist (USA) - Miss Cosimo (AUS) (Giant's Causeway)
Worked across from wide draw and soon led, set steady pace, pushed along to quicken when strongly pressed into straight, ridden over 1f out, stayed on but headed 120yds out, dropped to 3rd and held (op 25/1)

4⁽²⁾ nk [2]	2. Dominant (IRE) 8/1 Joao Moreira John Moore	Joao Moreira John Moore	6	90 h	–	–	111	–
bl h Cacique (IRE) - Es Que (Inchinor)
Steadied and held up in midfield on inner, ridden and headway to challenge on rail entering final furlong, kept on same pace and soon held

5⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [2¾]	3. Curren Mirotic (JPN) 9/1 Kenichi Ikezoe Osamu Hirata	Kenichi Ikezoe Osamu Hirata	6	90 t	–	–	110	–
ch g Heart's Cry (JPN) - Star Mie (USA) (A.P. Indy)
Midfield in touch, closed to press leader on outer over 3f out, ridden and effort 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, just held on for 5th (tchd 8/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ nse [2¾]	5. Red Cadeaux 13/2 Gerald Mosse Ed Dunlop	Gerald Mosse Ed Dunlop	8	90	–	–	110	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Artisia (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Midfield, pushed along into straight, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish and almost snatched 5th post but never able to challenge (op 6/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 2 [4¾]	12. Snow Sky 7/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	89	–	–	107	–
b c Nayef (USA) - Winter Silence (Dansili)
Midfield on inner, angled out into straight, ridden and effort over 1f out, not quicken, no extra and beaten final furlong

8⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [6¾]	4. Empoli (GER) 25/1 Adrie de Vries P Schiergen	Adrie de Vries P Schiergen	4	90	–	–	103	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Estefania (GER) (Acatenango)
Slow to start, held up in last, ridden and still in rear 2f out, no real impression on leaders and never on terms (op 20/1)

9⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [8½]	6. Bubble Chic (FR) 25/1 Karis Teetan D J Hall	Karis Teetan D J Hall	6	90	–	–	101	–
bb g Chichicastenango (FR) - Bubble Back (FR) (Grand Lodge)
Led early and crossed to rail, soon headed and tracked leader, ridden and effort into straight, no extra and beaten entering final furlong, weakened

10⁽⁹⁾ nk [9]	7. Parish Hall (IRE) 33/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	5	90 t	–	–	100	–
b h Teofilo (IRE) - Halla Siamsa (IRE) (Montjeu)
Dwelt, held up and always towards rear, ridden over 2f out, outpaced and no impression in straight, soon beaten, never a factor

11⁽¹⁾ 19½ [28½]	9. Rainbow Chic (IRE) 25/1 Brett Prebble C Fownes	Brett Prebble C Fownes	5	90 tb	–	–	69	–
ch g Peintre Celebre (USA) - Doohulla (USA) (Stravinsky)
Took keen hold, soon tracking leader on inner, ridden and effort on rail early in straight, no extra and beaten over 1f out, weakened and eased final furlong, tailed off

11 ran Winning time: 2m 29.83s (slow by 2.83s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Wayfoong Express
1st owner: K Abdullah (Flintshire) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
2nd owner: Eugene Chuang Yue Chien (Willie Cazals)
3rd owner: Benefit Syndicate (Khaya)

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6:00 Sha Tin (HK) 14 Dec 2014

LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)