Full Result 8.05 Sha Tin (HK) | 18 April 1999

Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Group 2)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £240,729 2nd £91,311 3rd £41,505 4th £19,507 5th £13,697 6th £8,301

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	8. Jim And Tonic (FR) 106/10 Gerald Mosse F Doumen	Gerald Mosse F Doumen	5	90	–	–	–	–
ch g Double Bed (FR) - Jimka (FR) (Jim French)
Held up, 9th straight, smooth headway 2f out, quickened to lead 1f out, idled, pushed out, comfortably

2⁽⁵⁾ 2½	7. Indigenous (IRE) 5/2 Douglas Whyte I W Allan	Douglas Whyte I W Allan	6	90	–	–	–	–
br g Marju (IRE) - Sea Port I (Averof)
Patiently ridden, steady headway from halfway, 7th straight, ridden 2f out, kept on, not pace of winner

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [3]	9. Johan Cruyff 53/10 Mr Frederic Sanchez Patrick L Biancone	Mr Frederic Sanchez Patrick L Biancone	5	90 b	–	–	–	–
b h Danehill (USA) - Teslemi (USA) (Ogygian)
Chased leader, 2nd straight, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, one pace

4⁽⁸⁾ 1 [4]	1. Catalan Opening (NZ) 13/1 P Payne Bart Cummings	P Payne Bart Cummings	6	95	–	–	–	–
br h Kaapstad (NZ) - Dawn Music (NZ) (Mussorgsky)
Tracked leaders, 4th straight, every chance 2f out, ridden and one pace

5⁽⁹⁾ shd [4]	11. Oriental Express (IRE) 13/2 E Saint-Martin I W Allan	E Saint-Martin I W Allan	6	90	–	–	–	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - City Fortress (Troy)
Midfield, 8th straight, briefly checked 2f out, ridden and kept on, never able to challenge

6⁽³⁾ 2¼ [6¼]	2. Limpid 19/10F Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	95	–	–	–	–
b c Soviet Star (USA) - Isle Of Glass (USA) (Affirmed)
Midfield, 6th straight, every chance 2f out, weakened inside final f

7⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [7½]	10. Monza (USA) 100/1 Alan Munro L Ho	Alan Munro L Ho	5	90	–	–	–	–
b h Woodman (USA) - Star Pastures (Northfields)
In rear, 11th straight, modest headway final 2f, never dangerous

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [8]	5. Billion Win (AUS) 31/1 F Coetzee I W Allan	F Coetzee I W Allan	4	90 b	–	–	–	–
b g Coronation Day (AUS) - Candide (NZ) (Sound Reason)
Pulled hard early, settled to chase leders, 5th straight, weakened over 1f out

9⁽²⁾ 3¼ [11¼]	12. Palia (AUS) 45/1 Steven King Laurie Laxon	Steven King Laurie Laxon	4	811 b	–	–	–	–
b f Last Tycoon (IRE) - Kew Gardens (FR) (Kenmare)
Raced keen early, restrained in rear, 10th straight, checked over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten

10⁽¹¹⁾ 6 [17¼]	6. En Rapport (NZ) 100/1 W Woods L Fownes	W Woods L Fownes	5	90 v	–	–	–	–
ch g Bakharoff (USA) - Sensitive Nerve (USA) (Spectacular Bid)
Always rear, last straight, struggled throughout

11⁽¹²⁾ 2¾ [20]	3. The Message (NZ) 12/1 Linda Ballantyne J Ralph	Linda Ballantyne J Ralph	5	95	–	–	–	–
b g Gold And Ivory (USA) - Miss Morrinsville (NZ) (Desperate Dee)
Chased leaders, 3rd straight, rideen and weakened quickly over 2f out

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 16 [36]	4. Benji (USA) 100/1 E Legrix Patrick L Biancone	E Legrix Patrick L Biancone	7	90 b	–	–	–	–
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Set decent pace, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly, tailed off

12 ran Winning time: 2m 0.10s (fast by 1.40s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: J D Martin (Jim And Tonic) 1st breeder: S A R L Nupsala
2nd owner: Pang Yuen Hing (Indigenous)
3rd owner: Exors Of The Late Thomas Liang Ting Sen (Johan Cruyff)

8:05 Sha Tin (HK) 18 Apr 1999

Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Group 2)