Full Result 7.10 Sha Tin (HK) | 10 December 2006

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (Group 1)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £513,899 2nd £198,347 3rd £90,158 4th £51,089 5th £30,053 6th £18,032

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	12. Absolute Champion (AUS) 54/10 Brett Prebble D J Hall	Brett Prebble D J Hall	5	90	–	–	128	–
br g Marauding (NZ) - Beauty Belle (AUS) (Ideal Planet)
Raced in 6th, 4th straight, led over 1f out, soon clear, impressive

2⁽²⁾ 4¼	7. Silent Witness (AUS) 6/1 F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	7	90	–	–	116	–
b g El Moxie (USA) - Jade Tiara (AUS) (Bureaucracy)
Midfield, 6th straight, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on but no chance with winner

3⁽³⁾ ¾ [5]	5. Benbaun (IRE) 38/1 Jamie Spencer M J Wallace	Jamie Spencer M J Wallace	5	90 v	–	–	114	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Escape To Victory (Salse)
Towards rear, 8th and pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd 120yds out, kept on

4⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	11. Down Town (AUS) 39/10 Olivier Doleuze C H Yip	Olivier Doleuze C H Yip	4	90	–	–	110	–
gr g Scenic (IRE) - Twain (AUS) (Kenvain)
In rear, last straight, stayed on well down outside to take 4th closing stages

5⁽⁸⁾ 1 [7¼]	8. Sunny Sing (IRE) 8/5F Christophe Soumillon John Moore	Christophe Soumillon John Moore	4	90	–	–	107	–
b c Sri Pekan (USA) - Sagrada (GER) (Primo Dominie)
Close up early, 8th straight, stayed on at one pace final 2f

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [8]	13. Billet Express (AUS) 48/1 Douglas Whyte John Moore	Douglas Whyte John Moore	6	90	–	–	105	–
b g Keltrice (AUS) - Pazzihi (AUS) (Manihi)
Towards rear, 10th straight, some late headway

7⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [9¾]	10. Able Prince (AUS) 30/1 M Nunes John Moore	M Nunes John Moore	6	90 b	–	–	100	–
b g Hurricane Sky (AUS) - Queen's Choir (NZ) (Palace Music)
3rd early, 5th straight, soon one pace

8⁽⁶⁾ shd [9¾]	6. Scintillation (AUS) 17/1 Gerald Mosse C S Shum	Gerald Mosse C S Shum	6	90 h	–	–	99	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Subterfuge (Machiavellian)
In touch, chasing clear leaders in 3rd halfway, led over 1 1/2f out to over 1f out, weakened

9⁽¹⁴⁾ 2¾ [12½]	3. Red Oog (AUS) 34/1 Hugh Bowman Joseph Pride	Hugh Bowman Joseph Pride	7	90	–	–	91	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - Mary Julia (AUS) (Zoffany)
Always in rear

10⁽¹¹⁾ nk [13]	14. She Is Tosho (JPN) 22/1 Kenichi Ikezoe Akio Tsurudome	Kenichi Ikezoe Akio Tsurudome	6	810	–	–	86	–
b m Sakura Bakushin O (JPN) - Jane Tosho (JPN) (Tosho Fleet)
Always in rear

11⁽¹⁾ 3½ [16½]	9. Natural Blitz I (AUS) 40/1 Anthony Delpech D Cruz	Anthony Delpech D Cruz	6	90	–	–	80	–
br g Maroof (USA) - Miiharo (NZ) (Bletchingly)
Set rapid pace until headed 2 1/2f out, weakened 2f out

12⁽⁴⁾ nse [16½]	2. Desert Lord 30/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	6	90 b	–	–	79	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Red Carnival (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Pressed leader and soon 3 lengths clear of remainder, led 2 1/2f out to over 1 1/2f out, weakened

RR⁽⁷⁾	4. Meisho Bowler (JPN) 12/1 Yuichi Fukunaga Toshiaki Shirai	Yuichi Fukunaga Toshiaki Shirai	5	90 h	–	–	–	–
b h Taiki Shuttle (USA) - Nice Raise (USA) (Storm Cat)
Refused to race

13 ran Winning time: 1m 7.80s (fast by 1.20s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Takeover Target
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Eddie Wong Ming Chak (Absolute Champion) 1st breeder: J W Kelly, Suffolk Vale & Co
2nd owner: Arthur Antonio da Silva & Betty da Silva (Silent Witness)
3rd owner: Ransley, Birks, Hillen (Benbaun)

Course record.

7:10 Sha Tin (HK) 10 Dec 2006

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (Group 1)