Full Result 8.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 13 March 2005

Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby (Group 1)

(4yo) 1m2f Good To Yielding

1st £544,325.93 2nd £206,434.35 3rd £93,833.71 4th £44,101.86 5th £30,965.13 6th £18,766.72

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	7. Vengeance Of Rain (NZ) 2/1F Anthony Delpech D E Ferraris	Anthony Delpech D E Ferraris	4	90	–	–	121	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Danelagh (AUS) (Danehill)
Always close up, racing in 6th, headway 3f out, 3rd straight, led 1 1/2f out, ran on well

2⁽⁹⁾ 2¾	10. Russian Pearl (NZ) 51/1 F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	4	90	–	–	116	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Velinda (NZ) (Veloso)
Checked 8 1/2f out, 7 lengths 11th 6f out, headway to over 1f out, stayed on well but no chance with winner

3⁽³⁾ ¾ [3½]	5. Sambuca (SAF) 7/1 Dwayne Dunn A T Millard	Dwayne Dunn A T Millard	3	90	–	–	115	–
ch g London News (SAF) - Kalk Bay (SAF) (Jallad)
Checked 7f out, midfield 6f out, bumped twice entering straight, stayed on well close home

4⁽¹¹⁾ nk [3¾]	1. High Intelligent (AUS) 69/10 Shane Dye J Size	Shane Dye J Size	4	90	–	–	114	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Party Dancer (AUS) (Party Leader)
Led on rail 7f out, challenged entering straight, no extra when headed at 1 1/2f out

5⁽⁴⁾ 1 [4¾]	14. Green Treasure (AUS) 19/1 Olivier Doleuze D Cruz	Olivier Doleuze D Cruz	4	90	–	–	112	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Sitella (IRE) (Shirley Heights)
Checked 7f out, in rear of mid-division, progress into midfield entering straight, stayed on but not trouble leaders

6⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½ [6¼]	4. Grand Zulu (AUS) 19/5 Douglas Whyte J Size	Douglas Whyte J Size	4	90	–	–	110	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Bravo Zulu (AUS) (Military Plume)
Settled in rear of mid-division, headway 4-wide entering straight, found little and soon no extra

7⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [7½]	11. Fifty Fifty I (NZ) 64/1 Robbie Fradd C Fownes	Robbie Fradd C Fownes	4	90	–	–	107	–
bb g O'Reilly (NZ) - Second Set (NZ)
Raced wide, progress to track leaders from over 6f out to over 2f out, challenged entering straight, faded steadily inside final 1 1/2f

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [8]	8. Lightning Star I (AUS) 23/1 Craig A Williams C Fownes	Craig A Williams C Fownes	4	90 b	–	–	107	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Emergency (AUS) (Marauding)
Slowly away, in rear until stayed on past beaten rivals late on

9⁽¹³⁾ nk [8¼]	2. Town Of Fionn (AUS) 21/1 Gerald Mosse A Lee	Gerald Mosse A Lee	4	90	–	–	106	–
ch g Snippets (AUS) - Ballyfin (AUS) (Twig Moss)
In rear, short-lived effort 2 1/2f out, eased close home

10⁽⁵⁾ nk [8¾]	6. Stay Young (IRE) 27/1 Damien Oliver John Moore	Damien Oliver John Moore	4	90 b	–	–	105	–
b c Princely Heir (IRE) - Batilde (IRE) (Victory Piper)
In rear of mid-division on rail, no impression

11⁽¹⁾ nk [9]	13. Able Knight 54/1 Michael Rodd John Moore	Michael Rodd John Moore	4	90	–	–	105	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Craigmill (Slip Anchor)
Checked 1f out, chased leaders over 6f out, hard ridden and weakened early straight

12⁽²⁾ 2¼ [11¼]	3. Special King Prawn (IRE) 24/1 Brett Prebble C S Shum	Brett Prebble C S Shum	4	90	–	–	101	–
b g Danetime (IRE) - Ceannanas (IRE) (Magical Wonder)
Mid-division until faded entering straight

13⁽⁸⁾ 3¼ [14½]	12. Red Power I (IRE) 95/1 Seb Sanders C S Shum	Seb Sanders C S Shum	4	90 b	–	–	95	–
b c Intikhab (USA) - Sabayik (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Took keen hold early, 4th 6f out, ridden to challenge entering straight, soon faded and beaten

14⁽⁷⁾ 8¾ [23¼]	9. Fokine (USA) 98/1 E Saint-Martin C H Yip	E Saint-Martin C H Yip	4	90	–	–	79	–
b c Royal Academy (USA) - Polar Bird (IRE) (Thatching)
Led to 7f out, remained handy until came under pressure 3f out, faded from top of home straight

14 ran Winning time: 2m 4.30s (slow by 2.80s) Total SP: 108%
1st owner: Exors of the late Chow Nam & Raymond Gianco (Vengeance Of Rain) 1st breeder: K Biggs Enterprises, Porter St Inventments, R N Russell Et A
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Kam Shing Kan (Russian Pearl)
3rd owner: Simon S O Ip (Sambuca)

8:00 Sha Tin (HK) 13 Mar 2005

Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby (Group 1)