Full Result 9.30 Sha Tin (HK) | 23 April 2006

Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £601,052 2nd £225,394 3rd £112,697 4th £60,105 5th £33,809 6th £18,783

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	13. Irridescence (SAF) 5/1 W C Marwing M F De Kock	W C Marwing M F De Kock	4	810	–	–	118	–
b f Caesour (USA) - Meretricious (SAF) (Dancing Champ)
Led to 2f out, led again 1f out, driven out

2⁽¹⁰⁾ hd	3. Best Gift (NZ) 12/1 E Saint-Martin John Moore	E Saint-Martin John Moore	4	90	–	–	121	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Shock Attack (NZ) (Inviting I)
Raced in 4th, 5th straight, strong run from distance, ran on well under pressure, just failed

3⁽⁸⁾ shd [nk]	12. Ouija Board 5/2F Frankie Dettori Ed Dunlop	Frankie Dettori Ed Dunlop	5	810	–	–	117	–
b m Cape Cross (IRE) - Selection Board (Welsh Pageant)
Broke awkwardly, 10th straight, switched out and headway from 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, just failed

4⁽²⁾ 1½ [1¾]	4. Super Kid (NZ) 9/1 Shane Dye John Moore	Shane Dye John Moore	6	90	–	–	118	–
b h Gaius (IRE) - Pompeii Pride (NZ) (Pompeii Court)
Raced in 3rd, 2nd straight, led 2f out to 1f out, no extra final 100yds

5⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [3½]	6. Bullish Luck (USA) 10/1 Brett Prebble A S Cruz	Brett Prebble A S Cruz	7	90 b	–	–	115	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Wild Vintage (USA) (Alysheba)
Held up, 9th halfway, 6th on inside straight, headway to go 3rd over 1f out, one pace final furlong

6⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	10. Viva Pataca 9/2 Gerald Mosse John Moore	Gerald Mosse John Moore	4	90	–	–	113	–
bb g Marju (IRE) - Comic (IRE) (Be My Chief)
Drawn wide and raced on outside towards rear, 7th straight on outside, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer

7⁽³⁾ 1¼ [6]	5. Bowman's Crossing (IRE) 22/1 Dwayne Dunn C Fownes	Dwayne Dunn C Fownes	7	90	–	–	111	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - Biraya (Valiyar)
Mid-division, 8th straight, headway 2f out, 5th approaching final furlong, one pace

8⁽⁴⁾ nk [6¼]	8. Green Treasure (AUS) 33/1 Y T Cheng D Cruz	Y T Cheng D Cruz	5	90	–	–	110	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Sitella (IRE) (Shirley Heights)
Mid-division, 9th straight, no headway

9⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [7½]	2. Russian Pearl (NZ) 14/1 F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	5	90	–	–	108	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Velinda (NZ) (Veloso)
Reared start, last straight, never a factor

10⁽⁷⁾ shd [7¾]	11. River Dancer (IRE) 66/1 Glyn Schofield J Size	Glyn Schofield J Size	7	90	–	–	108	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Darara (IRE) (Top Ville)
Tracked winner to over 2f out, 3rd straight, soon beaten

11⁽¹¹⁾ 6 [13¾]	7. FalstaffI (IRE) 16/1 Douglas Whyte M F De Kock	Douglas Whyte M F De Kock	4	90 b	–	–	97	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Dance Of Love (IRE) (Pursuit Of Love)
12th straight, always behind

12⁽¹⁾ 1½ [15¼]	9. Laverock (IRE) 25/1 M Blancpain C Laffon-Parias	M Blancpain C Laffon-Parias	4	90	–	–	94	–
b c Octagonal (NZ) - Sky Song (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Raced in 5th, 4th on inside straight, went 3rd 2f out, soon weakened

13⁽⁹⁾ 7¾ [23]	1. Norse Dancer (IRE) 20/1 Darryll Holland David Elsworth	Darryll Holland David Elsworth	6	90	–	–	80	–
b h Halling (USA) - River Patrol (Rousillon)
Slowly into stride, 11th straight, no real progress, eased inside final furlong

13 ran Winning time: 2m 2.00s (slow by 0.50s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Team Valor Stables (Irridescence) 1st breeder: Mr & Mrs H Winterbach
2nd owner: Leung Chung Shan (Best Gift)
3rd owner: Lord Derby (Ouija Board)

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9:30 Sha Tin (HK) 23 Apr 2006

Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Group 1)