Full Result 9.30 Sha Tin (HK) | 25 April 2004

Audemars Piguet QE II Cup (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £575,540 2nd £215,827 3rd £107,914 4th £57,554 5th £32,374 6th £17,986

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	9. River Dancer (IRE) 57/1 Glyn Schofield J Size	Glyn Schofield J Size	5	90	–	–	119	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Darara (IRE) (Top Ville)
Raced in 6th, led 100yds out, driven out

2⁽²⁾ ¾	14. Elegant Fashion (AUS) 39/10 Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	5	810	–	–	114	–
ch m Danewin (AUS) - Wily Trick (USA) (Clever Trick)
Raced in 5th, 3rd straight, disputed lead briefly 120yds out, soon headed, stayed on at same pace

3⁽⁶⁾ shd [¾]	7. Scott's View 9/1 Stanley Chin Mark Johnston	Stanley Chin Mark Johnston	5	90	–	–	117	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Milly Of The Vally (Caerleon)
Raced in 7th, taken gradually wide from 2f out, ridden and edged left approaching final furlong, stayed on well final furlong, nearest at finish

4⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [1½]	3. Bowman's Crossing (IRE) 34/1 Shane Dye D Oughton	Shane Dye D Oughton	5	90	–	–	116	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - Biraya (Valiyar)
Dropped out in last, ran on well down outside to take 4th 100yds out, stayed on

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [2¼]	5. Right Approach 17/1 W C Marwing M F De Kock	W C Marwing M F De Kock	5	90	–	–	114	–
b h Machiavellian (USA) - Abbey Strand (USA) (Shadeed)
Raced in 8th, stayed on at same pace final 2f

6⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [3]	1. Lucky Owners (NZ) 6/5F F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	4	90	–	–	113	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Miss Priority (NZ) (Kaapstad)
Raced in 4th, niggled along 4f out, 5th straight, effort and disputing 4th 1 1/2f out, soon lost place, stayed on again closing stages

7⁽⁵⁾ nse [3¼]	13. Saturn I (IRE) 15/1 Anton Marcus I W Allan	Anton Marcus I W Allan	4	90	–	–	113	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Delphinus (Soviet Star)
Led until headed 120yds out, weakened

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [5]	10. Visorhill (FR) 42/1 P Payne I W Allan	P Payne I W Allan	6	90	–	–	109	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Visor (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Raced in 3rd, 2nd straight, ridden approaching final furlong, soon weakened

9⁽¹⁾ hd [5]	11. Blue Stitch 98/1 Robbie Fradd A T Millard	Robbie Fradd A T Millard	5	90 v	–	–	109	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Possessive Artiste (Shareef Dancer)
Raced in 9th, ridden and looked held when slightly hampered 1f out

10⁽⁴⁾ nse [5¼]	4. Bullish Luck (USA) 12/1 Olivier Doleuze A S Cruz	Olivier Doleuze A S Cruz	5	90 b	–	–	109	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Wild Vintage (USA) (Alysheba)
Raced in 10th, 11th straight, never a factor

11⁽¹²⁾ 2¾ [8]	12. Ain't Here (AUS) 57/1 Brett Prebble David A Hayes	Brett Prebble David A Hayes	4	90	–	–	103	–
b g Dehere (USA) - Ain't She A Daisy (USA) (Sabona)
Raced in 12th, never a factor

12⁽¹³⁾ nse [8]	6. Sarafan (USA) 26/1 Andreas Suborics Neil Drysdale	Andreas Suborics Neil Drysdale	7	90	–	–	103	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Saraa Ree (USA) (Caro)
Raced in 11th, 10th on inside straight, never a factor

13⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [8½]	2. Paolini (GER) 29/1 Eduardo Pedroza A Wohler	Eduardo Pedroza A Wohler	7	90	–	–	102	–
ch h Lando (GER) - Prairie Darling (Stanford)
Raced in 13th, effort on inside 2f out, no impression

14⁽¹⁰⁾ dist [38½]	8. Tiber (IRE) 81/10 Douglas Whyte John Moore	Douglas Whyte John Moore	4	90	–	–	–	–
b g Titus Livius (FR) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
Immediately pushed along to press leader on outside, 4th and weakening entering straight, eased approaching final furlong

14 ran Winning time: 2m 1.40s (fast by 0.10s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: The Hon R J Arculli (River Dancer) 1st breeder: Watership Down Stud
2nd owner: Dr & Mrs Gene Tsoi Wai Wang (Elegant Fashion)
3rd owner: Great Escape Partnership (Scott's View)

9:30 Sha Tin (HK) 25 Apr 2004

Audemars Piguet QE II Cup (Group 1)