Full Result 8.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 22 February 2004

Hong Kong Gold Cup (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £328,057.55 2nd £126,618.71 3rd £66,187.05 4th £34,532.37 5th £20,413.88

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	. Bullish Luck (USA) 19/1 F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	5	90 b	–	–	120	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Wild Vintage (USA) (Alysheba)
Slowly away, switched to rail from wide 9f out, 10l last 6f out, 7l last 4f out, 6l down and 5-wide into straight, ran on strongly down centre of track, led final strides

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	. Elegant Fashion (AUS) 1/2F Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	5	810	–	–	115	–
ch m Danewin (AUS) - Wily Trick (USA) (Clever Trick)
7l off pace in 5th 7f out, 2l down in 4th on fence 4f out and even closer turning for home, led 1 1/2f out, about 2l clear 1f out, collared by winner final strides

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [1½]	. Bowman's Crossing (IRE) 15/1 Douglas Whyte D Oughton	Douglas Whyte D Oughton	5	90	–	–	117	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - Biraya (Valiyar)
2- and 3-wide mostly with cover down back straight, 10l off pace in 11th 7f out, about 4l down in midfield 4f out and straightening up when 5-wide, stayed on well

4⁽⁶⁾ ½ [2]	. River Dancer (IRE) 13/1 Glyn Schofield J Size	Glyn Schofield J Size	5	90	–	–	116	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Darara (IRE) (Top Ville)
2-wide 10l off pace in 10th 7f out, steadied when 4l down in 9th and 2-wide 4f out and into home straight, held up for a run until about 1f out, stayed on well through final furlong

5⁽⁹⁾ ½ [2½]	. Red Pepper 29/1 Anton Marcus C H Yip	Anton Marcus C H Yip	7	90	–	–	115	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Final ShotI (Dalsaan)
Dropped out one from rear about 12l off pace 7f out, 5l down 4f out and same into home straight when 5-wide, ran on well down centre of track, no extra through final 110yds

6⁽³⁾ nk [2¾]	. Raider (NZ) 15/1 Robbie Fradd A S Cruz	Robbie Fradd A S Cruz	3	90	–	–	115	–
b g Gold Brose (AUS) - Kaapstad Glamour (NZ) (Kaapstad)
Slowly away, on fence 10l off pace in 9th 7f out, 6l off pace and one from rear at 4f out and 5l down at top of home straight, staying on well when 3l down final furlong, no extra thereafter

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3¼]	. Precision (FR) 12/1 Mick Kinane D Oughton	Mick Kinane D Oughton	6	90 v	–	–	113	–
gr g Anabaa (USA) -
9l off pace and 2-wide in 7th 7f out, 2-wide and 3l down still in midfield 4f out, 3l behind in 5th entering stretch, stayed on one pace

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [3½]	. Magic Mail (NZ) 39/1 Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	3	90	–	–	114	–
b g Lord Ballina (AUS) - Conchelle (NZ) (Sound Reason)
Fractious in gates, 6l behind in 3rd on fence 7f out, head up 4 1/2f out when 3-wide and 1l down in 3rd and into home straight, all out to be 1 1/2l 2nd final furlong, soon swamped by pursuers

9⁽¹⁾ ¾ [4¼]	. Helene Vitality (NZ) 94/1 Craig A Williams C S Shum	Craig A Williams C S Shum	7	90 b	–	–	111	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Anna's Choice (NZ) (Vice Regal)
9l off pace on fence in 6th at 7f, 3l down in midfield 4f out, under pressure to hold position 3f out, 4l down and all out 2f out, plugged on at one pace

10⁽⁴⁾ 1 [5¼]	. Liberal's Choice (AUS) 10/1 Shane Dye J Size	Shane Dye J Size	4	90	–	–	109	–
b g Danewin (AUS) - Another Choice (AUS) (March Legend)
Could not lead, 4l off pace in 2nd 7f out, neck 2nd and 2-wide 4f out, led off home turn and soon headed 1 1/2f out, faded quite quickly

11⁽¹¹⁾ nk [5¾]	. Industrial Success (IRE) 20/1 Dominique Boeuf C H Yip	Dominique Boeuf C H Yip	4	90	–	–	110	–
b c Bering - Fantastic Flame (IRE) (Generous)
Raced freely to lead 8f out and go 4l clear 7f out, only a neck clear 4f out, under pressure and headed at top of home straight, gradually weakened

12⁽²⁾ 3 [8¾]	. Cheers Hong Kong (FR) 98/1 W M Lai I W Allan	W M Lai I W Allan	7	90	–	–	103	–
b g Midyan (USA) - Firyal (Nonoalco)
Checked 9f out, 10l behind leader in 8th 7f out, 5l down in 10th 4f out, 6l down and struggling in rear off home turn, soon detached

13⁽¹²⁾ 2 [10¾]	. Dr More (AUS) 38/1 T Mundry J Size	T Mundry J Size	6	90	–	–	99	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Chinese Justice (USA) (Diesis)
7l off pace and 2-wide in 4th 7f out, caught 3- and 4-wide without cover for much of back straight, still wide and 2l down in 5th 4f out, 3l down in 6th entering straight, faded right out

13 ran Winning time: 2m 2.30s (slow by 0.80s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Wong Wing Keung (Bullish Luck) 1st breeder: Max Morris & Isabel Morris
2nd owner: Dr & Mrs Gene Tsoi Wai Wang (Elegant Fashion)
3rd owner: Dr Chang Fuk To & Maria Chang Lee Ming Shum (Bowman's Crossing)

8:00 Sha Tin (HK) 22 Feb 2004

Hong Kong Gold Cup (Group 1)