Full Result 6.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 10 December 2006

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £599,549 2nd £231,405 3rd £105,184 4th £60,105 5th £34,560 6th £21,037

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	2. Collier Hill 11/1 Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank	Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank	8	90	–	–	121	–
ch g Dr Devious (IRE) - Polar Queen (Polish Precedent)
Close up in 4th, niggled along from halfway, headway on outside to lead 2f out, soon hard ridden, went 2 lengths clear, just held on

2⁽¹⁾ nse	7. Kastoria (IRE) 69/10 Mick Kinane John M Oxx	Mick Kinane John M Oxx	5	810	–	–	121	–
ch m Selkirk (USA) - Kassana (IRE) (Shernazar)
Midfield, 5th on inside 3f out, squeezed up and dropped back to last 2f out, still last over 1f out, finished well, just failed, unlucky

3⁽³⁾ 1 [1]	8. Shamdala (IRE) 11/1 Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	4	810	–	–	115	–
b f Grand Lodge (USA) - Shamadara (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Held up, 7th straight, not much room 2f out to over 1f out, headway to go 2nd briefly 100yds out, kept on

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [1¾]	9. Song Of Wind (JPN) 7/2 Koshiro Take Hidekazu Asami	Koshiro Take Hidekazu Asami	3	89	–	–	118	–
b c El Condor Pasa (USA) - Memorial Summer (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Held up and behind, headway around outside from 4f out, 4th straight, went 2nd 1 1/2f out, lost 2nd 100yds out, one pace

5⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [3¼]	1. Maraahel (IRE) 10/1 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	5	90 v	–	–	116	–
b h Alzao (USA) - Nasanice (IRE) (Nashwan)
Missed break, raced in 9th, last straight, headway down outside to go 4th briefly over 1f out, stayed on at same pace

6⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [4¾]	3. Egerton (GER) 56/1 T Mundry P Rau	T Mundry P Rau	5	90	–	–	113	–
b h Groom Dancer (USA) - Enrica (Niniski)
Raced in 6th, went 3rd 1 1/2f out, soon hard ridden and edged right to inside rail, one pace final furlong

7⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [5½]	4. Scorpion (IRE) 78/10 Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	4	90	–	–	112	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Ardmelody (Law Society)
Tracked leader in 3rd, 5th straight towards inside, one pace final 2f

8⁽⁴⁾ 7½ [13]	10. Admire Main (JPN) 13/10F Yutaka Take Mitsuru Hashida	Yutaka Take Mitsuru Hashida	3	89	–	–	101	–
b c Sunday Silence (USA) - Promotion (JPN) (Hector Protector)
Set strong gallop until steadied pace after 4f, headed 2f out, weakened

9⁽⁸⁾ 6¾ [19¾]	5. Saturn I (IRE) 21/1 Danny Nikolic C Fownes	Danny Nikolic C Fownes	6	90	–	–	91	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Delphinus (Soviet Star)
Pulled hard early in 2nd on outside, pressed leader entering straight, weakened over 1 1/2f out, eased

9 ran Winning time: 2m 27.10s (slow by 0.10s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Ouija Board
1st owner: R H Hall J D Abell R Crowe (Collier Hill) 1st breeder: George Strawbridge
2nd owner: H H Aga Khan (Kastoria)
3rd owner: H H Aga Khan (Shamdala)

6:00 Sha Tin (HK) 10 Dec 2006

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (Group 1)