Full Result 7.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 11 October 2003

Sha Tin Sprint Trophy (Group 3 Handicap)

5f Good

1st £104,880 2nd £40,480 3rd £21,160 4th £11,040 5th £6,440

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	. Silent Witness (AUS) 1/2F F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	4	91	–	–	121	–
b g El Moxie (USA) - Jade Tiara (AUS) (Bureaucracy)
Broke well, travelled easily along fence tracking leaders, ridden and picked up well inside final 2f, duelled with challenger before nosing ahead near line

2⁽¹⁾ nse	. Planet Ruler (AUS) 9/1 Shane Dye David A Hayes	Shane Dye David A Hayes	4	81	–	–	107	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Sequenza (IRE) (Lycius)
Mdi-division after 1f, ridden to improve halfway, quickened nicely inside final 2f and duelled with eventual winner closing stages but, just failed

3⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [1½]	. FireboltI (IRE) 8/1 Anton Marcus I W Allan	Anton Marcus I W Allan	5	93	–	–	118	–
b g Flying Spur (AUS) - Musianica (Music Boy)
Settled nicely in midfield until being hard ridden inside final 2f, kept on well but unable make headway on leading pair in closing stages.

4⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [2½]	. Super Brose (NZ) 11/1 Robbie Fradd A S Cruz	Robbie Fradd A S Cruz	4	83	–	–	101	–
ch g Gold Brose (AUS) -
Raced just off pace from 4f out to 2f out, not pressured until final 1 1/2f, kept on well but had no answer when challenged inside final furlong

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [3]	. Cape Of Good Hope 30/1 Douglas Whyte D Oughton	Douglas Whyte D Oughton	5	93 v	–	–	113	–
ch h Inchinor - Cape Merino (Clantime)
Towards rear early, improved steadily halfway, stayed on well under pressure closing stages

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [3¼]	. All Thrills Too (AUS) 14/1 Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	6	93	–	–	112	–
ch g St Covet (AUS) - Red Slippers (NZ) (Citidancer)
Niggled along behind mid-division until pressured halfway, ran on steadily without threatening

7⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [3¾]	. Victory Warrior (AUS) 61/1 Wayne Smith B K Ng	Wayne Smith B K Ng	5	81	–	–	95	–
gr g Ignatius (USA) -
Broke well, led until 2f out, still every chance before fading inside final furlong

8⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [5½]	. Charming City (AUS) 73/1 Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	7	87	–	–	95	–
ch g Chief's Crown (USA) - Quarantieme (AUS) (Bletchingly)
Kept within 3l of pace until 2f out, kept on to line under strong pressure

9⁽³⁾ nk [5¾]	. Smart Winner (AUS) 38/1 Anthony Delpech D Cruz	Anthony Delpech D Cruz	6	88	–	–	94	–
ch g Ideal Planet (AUS) -
Stumbled leaving stalls, always behind, not quicken final stages

10⁽⁴⁾ nk [6]	. Solid Contact (AUS) 98/1 Y T Cheng D Cruz	Y T Cheng D Cruz	9	81	–	–	86	–
ch g Snippets (AUS) - Aussie Consul (AUS) (Adraan)
Raced behind midfield until no extra final stages, stayed on at one pace to line

10⁽⁷⁾ dht [6]	. General Kingy (NZ) 97/1 M W Leung K W Lui	M W Leung K W Lui	4	710	–	–	81	–
b g Kingdom Bay (NZ) - Conchelle (NZ) (Sound Reason)
Kept within 3l of pace until no extra and faded steadily from 2f out

12⁽⁶⁾ 3¼ [9¼]	. Olympic Express 72/1 W C Marwing I W Allan	W C Marwing I W Allan	5	97	–	–	95	–
b g Bishop Of Cashel - Rachael Tennessee (USA) (Matsadoon)
Slowly away, raced in rear early, no extra when ridden in closing stages

13⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [11]	. Anabatik (AUS) 9/1 Glyn Schofield John Moore	Glyn Schofield John Moore	4	811 b	–	–	79	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Key Satellite (AUS) (Chanteclair)
Broke awkwardly, struggled to go pace early and in rear, never a danger, eased final stages

14⁽¹³⁾ 1 [12]	. Our Class (NZ) 98/1 S K Sit A S Cruz	S K Sit A S Cruz	6	81 b	–	–	65	–
ch g Masterclass (USA) -
Slowly away and in rear, never a danger

14 ran Winning time: 55.70s (fast by 0.30s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: (Silent Witness) 1st breeder: I K Smith
2nd owner: (Planet Ruler)
3rd owner: Tony Yue Kwok Leung (FireboltI)

7:00 Sha Tin (HK) 11 Oct 2003

Sha Tin Sprint Trophy (Group 3 Handicap)