Full Result 8.20 Sha Tin (HK) | 12 December 1999

Hong Kong Vase (Group 2) (3yo+)

(3yo+) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £314,973 2nd £119,472 3rd £54,306 4th £25,524 5th £17,921 6th £10,861

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	5. Borgia (GER) 239/10 Olivier Peslier A Fabre	Olivier Peslier A Fabre	5	90	–	–	–	–
b m Acatenango (GER) - Britannia (GER) (Tarim)
Settled midfield, 6th straight, ridden over 2f out, kept on to lead well inside final f

2⁽⁷⁾ hd	13. Bimbola (FR) 49/1 Thierry Gillet J Bertran De Balanda	Thierry Gillet J Bertran De Balanda	5	811	–	–	–	–
bb m Bikala - Agnes Lily (USA) (Raise A Cup)
Held up towards rear, 9th straight, ran on final 2f, nearest finish

3⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [¾]	12. Sea Wave I (IRE) 68/10 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	90	–	–	–	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Three Tails (Blakeney)
Pulled hard, headway to lead after 2f, set slow pace, quickened over 2f out, headed and no extra well inside final f

4⁽¹⁾ shd [¾]	9. Indigenous (IRE) 31/10 Douglas Whyte I W Allan	Douglas Whyte I W Allan	6	90	–	–	–	–
br g Marju (IRE) - Sea Port I (Averof)
Led 2f, tracked leaders, 4th straight, ridden 2f out, kept on, not much room close home

5⁽³⁾ 1¾ [2½]	3. Rogan Josh (AUS) 23/10F J Marshall Bart Cummings	J Marshall Bart Cummings	7	93	–	–	–	–
b g Old Spice (AUS) - Eastern Mystique (AUS) (Hammed)
Held up, 10th straight, left flat-footed 2f out, kept on at one pace final f

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [2¾]	1. Cronus (NZ) 41/1 Vinnie Colgan Roger James	Vinnie Colgan Roger James	7	93 b	–	–	–	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Foreign Copy (NZ) (Bold Venture)
Always prominent, 3rd straight, one pace final 2f

7⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [4¼]	11. Rosen Kavalier I (JPN) 11/1 Takanori Kikuzawa Yasuhiro Suzuki	Takanori Kikuzawa Yasuhiro Suzuki	6	90	–	–	–	–
bb h Sunday Silence (USA) - Dyna Fairy (JPN) (Northern Taste)
Held up, headway 4f out, 5th straight, outpaced when checked 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final f

8⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [5]	8. Hunting Lad (USA) 13/1 B Marcus David A Hayes	B Marcus David A Hayes	5	90 b	–	–	–	–
b g Geiger Counter (USA) - Barbara's Moment (USA) (Super Moment)
Tracked leader, 2nd straight, soon every chance, weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [6¾]	10. Monza (USA) 83/1 E Saint-Martin L Ho	E Saint-Martin L Ho	5	90	–	–	–	–
b h Woodman (USA) - Star Pastures (Northfields)
Held up in rear, 11th straight, never dangerous

10⁽⁶⁾ nk [7¼]	6. Desert Fox I 11/1 Mick Kinane D Oughton	Mick Kinane D Oughton	4	90	–	–	–	–
br c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Radiant (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Midfield, 7th straight, ridden 2f out, weakened final f

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [8½]	4. Silver Patriarch (IRE) 37/10 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	5	93	–	–	–	–
gr h Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Early Rising (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Midfield, 8th straight, quickly outpaced 2f out, no danger after

13 ran Winning time: 2m 30.10s (slow by 3.10s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Fruits Of Love, Northern Drake
1st owner: Gestut Ammerland (Borgia) 1st breeder: Gestut Ammerland
2nd owner: T Attias (Bimbola)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Sea Wave I)

8:20 Sha Tin (HK) 12 Dec 1999

Hong Kong Vase (Group 2) (3yo+)