Full Result 9.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 10 December 2006

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £856,499 2nd £330,579 3rd £150,263 4th £85,650 5th £49,587 6th £30,053

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	8. Pride (FR) 51/20 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire A De Royer-Dupre	6	810	–	–	121	–
b m Peintre Celebre (USA) - Specificity (USA) (Alleged)
Last until headway around outside 4f out, close 7th straight on outside, led just inside final furlong, went 1 length clear, just held on

2⁽⁴⁾ shd	7. Admire Moon (JPN) 10/1 Yutaka Take Hiroyoshi Matsuda	Yutaka Take Hiroyoshi Matsuda	3	811	–	–	125	–
b c End Sweep (USA) - My Katies (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Raced in 10th, 11th straight only 3 lengths off lead, 6th 1f out, finished well, just failed

3⁽²⁾ 1¾ [1¾]	1. Vengeance Of Rain (NZ) 4/1 Anthony Delpech D E Ferraris	Anthony Delpech D E Ferraris	6	90	–	–	122	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Danelagh (AUS) (Danehill)
Raced in 5th, headway around outside to lead narrowly 2 1/2f out, headed just inside final furlong, one pace

4⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [3¼]	2. Viva Pataca 73/10 Christophe Soumillon John Moore	Christophe Soumillon John Moore	4	90	–	–	119	–
bb g Marju (IRE) - Comic (IRE) (Be My Chief)
Missed break, recovered to track leaders in 4th, 6th straight, went 2nd briefly 1 1/2f out, stayed on at same pace

5⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [4]	5. Art Trader (USA) 73/1 E Saint-Martin John Moore	E Saint-Martin John Moore	5	90	–	–	117	–
b g Arch (USA) - Math (USA) (Devil's Bag)
Raced in 6th, close 9th straight, kept on steadily final 2f

6⁽⁵⁾ hd [4¼]	10. Satwa Queen (FR) 26/1 Frankie Dettori Jean De Roualle	Frankie Dettori Jean De Roualle	4	810	–	–	113	–
ch f Muhtathir - Tolga (USA) (Irish River)
Raced in 8th, 5th straight, soon ridden, stayed on at one pace

7⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4½]	11. Dia De La Novia (JPN) 37/1 Yuichi Fukunaga Katsuhiko Sumii	Yuichi Fukunaga Katsuhiko Sumii	4	810	–	–	112	–
b f Sunday Silence (USA) - Potrizaris (ARG) (Potrillazo)
11th early, last straight, some late headway

8⁽⁶⁾ nk [5]	4. Hello Pretty (AUS) 23/10F Brett Prebble A S Cruz	Brett Prebble A S Cruz	5	90	–	–	115	–
ch g Distorted Humor (USA) - Blazing Aura (AUS) (Blazing Sword)
Always prominent, 2nd straight, one pace final 2f

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [7½]	9. Alexander Goldrun (IRE) 9/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	5	810	–	–	106	–
b m Gold Away (IRE) - Renashaan (FR) (Darshaan)
Raced wide in 9th, headway on outside to be close 4th straight, soon ridden and unable to quicken

10⁽³⁾ 1½ [9]	12. Musical Way (FR) 100/1 Ronan Thomas P Van De Poele	Ronan Thomas P Van De Poele	4	810	–	–	103	–
ch f Gold Away (IRE) - Mulika (FR) (Procida)
Raced in 7th, 10th straight, never a factor

11⁽⁷⁾ 4 [13]	3. Growl (NZ) 28/1 Craig A Williams David A Hayes	Craig A Williams David A Hayes	4	90	–	–	102	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - The Lions Roar (NZ) (Western Symphony)
Pressed leader, 3rd straight, soon weakened

12⁽¹⁾ 4 [17]	6. High Intelligent (AUS) 50/1 Douglas Whyte J Size	Douglas Whyte J Size	6	90 b	–	–	91	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Party Dancer (AUS) (Party Leader)
Set steady pace until headed 2 1/2f out, weakened 2f out, eased

12 ran Winning time: 2m 1.60s (slow by 0.10s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: N P Bloodstock (Pride) 1st breeder: N P Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: Riichi Kondo (Admire Moon)
3rd owner: Exors of the late Chow Nam & Raymond Gianco (Vengeance Of Rain)

9:00 Sha Tin (HK) 10 Dec 2006

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (Group 1)