Full Result 8.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 14 December 2003

Hong Kong Cup (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £816,000 2nd £320,000 3rd £144,000 4th £80,000 5th £48,000 6th £32,000

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	1. Falbrav (IRE) 5/4F Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	5	90	–	–	129	–
b h Fairy King (USA) - Gift Of The Night (USA) (Slewpy)
Mid-division, 8th straight, soon switched right, quickened to lead just over 1f out, ridden clear, ran on strongly

2⁽⁴⁾ 2	2. Rakti 4/1 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	4	90	–	–	125	–
b c Polish Precedent (USA) - Ragera (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
In rear early, headway on inside over 4f out, 7th straight, bumped by winner 2f out, ridden to go 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	13. Elegant Fashion (AUS) 10/1 Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	5	810	–	–	119	–
ch m Danewin (AUS) - Wily Trick (USA) (Clever Trick)
Raced in 5th, 3rd straight, every chance 2f out to just over 1f out, one pace

4⁽²⁾ ½ [3¾]	12. Bright Sky (IRE) 10/1 Dominique Boeuf E Lellouche	Dominique Boeuf E Lellouche	4	810	–	–	118	–
ch f Wolfhound (USA) - Bright Moon I (USA) (Alysheba)
Held up, 10th straight, stayed on steadily final 1 1/2f

5⁽¹²⁾ 3¼ [7]	9. Self Flit (NZ) 40/1 W C Marwing I W Allan	W C Marwing I W Allan	5	90 b	–	–	116	–
b g Cicerao (IRE) - Pretext (NZ) (Pre Catalan)
Raced in 2nd until led narrowly 2f out, headed just over 1f out, weakened

6⁽¹⁾ ½ [7½]	8. Dr More (AUS) 50/1 Shane Dye J Size	Shane Dye J Size	6	90	–	–	115	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Chinese Justice (USA) (Diesis)
Mid-division, 6th straight, one pace final 2f

7⁽¹³⁾ nk [7¾]	4. Eishin Preston (USA) 6/1 Yuichi Fukunaga S Kitahashi	Yuichi Fukunaga S Kitahashi	6	90	–	–	115	–
b h Green Dancer (USA) - Warranty Applied (USA) (Monteverdi)
Held up towards rear, 11th straight, some late headway

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 4¼ [12]	10. Blue Stitch 66/1 Douglas Whyte A T Millard	Douglas Whyte A T Millard	4	90 b	–	–	107	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Possessive Artiste (Shareef Dancer)
Mid-division, 5th straight, outpaced final 2f

9⁽⁶⁾ hd [12¼]	14. Tigertail (FR) 40/1 Thierry Gillet Rod Collet	Thierry Gillet Rod Collet	4	810	–	–	103	–
b f Priolo (USA) - Tiger Stripes I (Prince Rupert)
Last to over 1 1/2f out, never a factor

10⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [13½]	7. Precision (FR) 25/1 Mick Kinane D Oughton	Mick Kinane D Oughton	5	90	–	–	105	–
gr g Anabaa (USA) -
Always in rear

11⁽⁹⁾ nk [13¾]	3. Denon (USA) 20/1 Corey S Nakatani Robert Frankel	Corey S Nakatani Robert Frankel	5	90	–	–	104	–
b h Pleasant Colony (USA) - Aviance (Northfields)
Raced in 9th, 12th straight, never a factor

12⁽³⁾ 1¼ [15]	11. Weightless 9/1 Thierry Thulliez P Bary	Thierry Thulliez P Bary	3	811	–	–	102	–
ch c In The Wings - Orford Ness (Selkirk)
Led to 2f out, weakened

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [16¼]	6. Magnaten (USA) 28/1 Kent J Desormeaux Kazuo Fujisawa	Kent J Desormeaux Kazuo Fujisawa	7	90	–	–	100	–
b g Danzig (USA) - Magic Night (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
Close up until ridden and weakened 2 1/2f out

14⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [17]	5. Dano-Mast 33/1 Christophe Soumillon F Poulsen	Christophe Soumillon F Poulsen	7	90	–	–	99	–
b h Unfuwain (USA) - Camera Girl (Kalaglow)
Pushed along early to race in 2nd, 4th straight, weakened quickly

14 ran Winning time: 2m 0.90s (fast by 0.60s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Scuderia Rencati & T Yoshida (Falbrav) 1st breeder: Azienda Agricola Francesca
2nd owner: Gary A Tanaka (Rakti)
3rd owner: Dr & Mrs Gene Tsoi Wai Wang (Elegant Fashion)

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8:35 Sha Tin (HK) 14 Dec 2003

Hong Kong Cup (Group 1)