Full Result 9.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 24 April 2005

Audemars Piguet QE II Cup (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £536,193 2nd £201,072 3rd £100,536 4th £53,619 5th £30,161 6th £16,756

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	8. Vengeance Of Rain (NZ) 47/10 Anthony Delpech D E Ferraris	Anthony Delpech D E Ferraris	4	90	–	–	124	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Danelagh (AUS) (Danehill)
Raced in 5th on inside, switched out entering straight, led 1f out, driven out

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	7. Greys Inn (USA) 35/1 W C Marwing M F De Kock	W C Marwing M F De Kock	5	90	–	–	123	–
br h Zabeel (NZ) - Great Verdict (AUS) (Christmas Tree)
Held up in 9th, headway down outside from 2f out, went 2nd 100yds out, ran on well but not reach winner

3⁽¹²⁾ 2 [2¾]	12. Russian Pearl (NZ) 53/10 F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	4	90	–	–	119	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Velinda (NZ) (Veloso)
Held up in 11th, stayed on well down outside from over 1f out, nearest at finish

4⁽⁷⁾ nk [3]	10. Super Kid (NZ) 67/1 Glyn Schofield J Size	Glyn Schofield J Size	5	90	–	–	119	–
b h Gaius (IRE) - Pompeii Pride (NZ) (Pompeii Court)
Raced in 7th on inside, headway on inside to go 2nd inside final furlong, one pace

5⁽¹¹⁾ hd [3¼]	6. Phoenix Reach (IRE) 32/5 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	5	90	–	–	119	–
b h Alhaarth (IRE) - Carroll's Canyon (IRE) (Hatim)
Raced in 8th, stayed on steadily final 2f

6⁽¹⁾ ½ [3¾]	2. Bullish Luck (USA) 9/1 Brett Prebble A S Cruz	Brett Prebble A S Cruz	6	90	–	–	118	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Wild Vintage (USA) (Alysheba)
Last to over 1 1/2f out, stayed on strongly down outside final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [5]	4. Epalo (GER) 24/1 Andrasch Starke A Schutz	Andrasch Starke A Schutz	6	90	–	–	115	–
b h Lando (GER) - Evening Kiss (Kris)
Pressed leader in 2nd, every chance 2f out to 1f out, weakened

8⁽²⁾ 1 [6]	13. Sambuca (SAF) 61/1 Dwayne Dunn A T Millard	Dwayne Dunn A T Millard	3	90	–	–	114	–
ch g London News (SAF) - Kalk Bay (SAF) (Jallad)
Raced in 3rd on inside, one pace from over 1f out

9⁽⁹⁾ nk [6¼]	3. Elvstroem (AUS) 79/10 Nash Rawiller Tony Vasil	Nash Rawiller Tony Vasil	4	90	–	–	113	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Circles Of Gold (AUS) (Marscay)
Raced in 6th on outside, effort and unable to quicken 2f out

10⁽⁵⁾ hd [6½]	14. Elegant Fashion (AUS) 63/1 Shane Dye David A Hayes	Shane Dye David A Hayes	6	810	–	–	109	–
ch m Danewin (AUS) - Wily Trick (USA) (Clever Trick)
Raced in 10th, never a factor

11⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [8¼]	1. Grand Armee (AUS) 17/10F Douglas Whyte Gai Waterhouse	Douglas Whyte Gai Waterhouse	6	90	–	–	110	–
br g Hennessy (USA) - Tambour (AUS) (Marauding)
Raced in 4th on outside, weakened over 1 1/2f out

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [9¾]	9. Perfect Partner (AUS) 35/1 Olivier Doleuze A S Cruz	Olivier Doleuze A S Cruz	5	90	–	–	107	–
b g Quest For Fame (USA) - Stockings (AUS) (Whiskey Road)
Soon pushed along to lead, headed 1f out, weakened quickly

13⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [11]	11. Ain't Here (AUS) 47/1 Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	5	90	–	–	105	–
b g Dehere (USA) - Ain't She A Daisy (USA) (Sabona)
Started slowly, raced in 12th, always in rear

13 ran Winning time: 2m 1.80s (slow by 0.30s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Touch Of Land
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: Mrs B D Oppenheimer (Greys Inn)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Kam Shing Kan (Russian Pearl)

9:35 Sha Tin (HK) 24 Apr 2005

Audemars Piguet QE II Cup (Group 1)