Full Result 8.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 1 January 2007

Chinese Club Challenge Cup (Handicap) (Group 3)

(3yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st £86,135.95 2nd £33,245.46 3rd £17,378.31 4th £9,066.94 5th £5,289.05

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	7. Floral Pegasus (AUS) 22/5 Gerald Mosse A S Cruz	Gerald Mosse A S Cruz	3	89 t	–	–	114	–
b c Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) - Crown Crest (Mill Reef)
Quickly away, pressed on from outside to head pack chasing clear leader, took chasing pack along with strong sectionals, 2 lengths down chasing on bend, got serious final furlong, reeled in leader 110yds out to score strong win

2⁽¹³⁾ nse	9. Down Town (AUS) 58/10 Olivier Doleuze C H Yip	Olivier Doleuze C H Yip	4	87 1	–	–	112	–
gr g Scenic (IRE) - Twain (AUS) (Kenvain)
Led, set decent pace, travelled strongly 2 lengths clear on turning, still ahead until 110yds out but just unable to match winner late

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [1¾]	12. Tiber (IRE) 57/1 H W Lai ⁵ John Moore	H W Lai ⁵ John Moore	7	710 t	–	–	101	–
b g Titus Livius (FR) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
Prominent early, slotted into nice trail 3 lengths off leader, tracked nicely on bend, eased 3-wide turning in, kept on well straight

4⁽²⁾ ¾ [2½]	6. Dave's Best 95/1 M Nunes C H Yip	M Nunes C H Yip	7	89	–	–	107	–
b g Bishop Of Cashel - Brightside (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Settled in mid-division on rails 6 or 7 lengths back, well back in traffic on bend, held up 1 1/2f out, clear run 1f out and finished well, nearest at finish

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [3]	11. My Choice (NZ) 39/1 C W Wong ⁷ D J Hall	C W Wong ⁷ D J Hall	6	710	–	–	100	–
b g Volksraad - Chianina (NZ) (Super Imposing)
Settled in midfield 2-wide 4 or 5 lengths off pace, travelled well throughout, amongst horses turning in, effort 1 1/2f out, stayed on and steadily made some ground to post

6⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [3¾]	10. Happee Owner (NZ) 20/1 E Saint-Martin A S Cruz	E Saint-Martin A S Cruz	5	86 t	–	–	101	–
b g Towkay (AUS) - Make Up (NZ) (Take Your Partner)
Settled in midfield on rails 4 or 5 lengths off pace, saved ground on bend, every chance 2f out, stayed on at one pace

7⁽⁸⁾ shd [4]	3. Silent Witness (AUS) 21/10F F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	7	90	–	–	109	–
b g El Moxie (USA) - Jade Tiara (AUS) (Bureaucracy)
Broke well, not pace to lead, raced behind leader 2 lengths away in nice position, had to chase leader at good pace on bend, kept to rails in straight but found little when asked and only battled away to line

8⁽⁵⁾ shd [4]	5. Ain't Here (AUS) 50/1 Douglas Whyte D J Hall	Douglas Whyte D J Hall	7	812	–	–	106	–
b g Dehere (USA) - Ain't She A Daisy (USA) (Sabona)
Settled behind midfield, raced 2-wide 6 lengths back between horses, not much room turning in, into clear just under 2f out, closed race off evenly making some ground late

9⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	1. Bullish Luck (USA) 14/1 Brett Prebble A S Cruz	Brett Prebble A S Cruz	8	97 b	–	–	112	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Wild Vintage (USA) (Alysheba)
Settled towards rear, raced on rails 8 lengths from leaders, not asked in middle stages, kept to rails turning in, no impression in straight

10⁽⁴⁾ shd [5¼]	8. All's Well (NZ) 39/10 Shane Dye C S Shum	Shane Dye C S Shum	4	87	–	–	98	–
b g City On A Hill (USA) - Alot Of Music (NZ) (Success Express)
Moderate break, settled towards rear, raced 2-wide 8 lengths off leaders, tracked wide in last on turning, made up minimal ground in straight

11⁽⁹⁾ 1 [6¼]	2. Russian Pearl (NZ) 87/1 C K Tong ⁷ A S Cruz	C K Tong ⁷ A S Cruz	6	89 t	–	–	104	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Velinda (NZ) (Veloso)
Outpaced early and faded back into midfield, raced 5 lengths back with cover, angled 4-wide on bend, did not let down when making run under 2f out, simply plodded to line

12⁽¹²⁾ shd [6½]	13. Supreme Class (AUS) 44/5 Anthony Delpech A S Cruz	Anthony Delpech A S Cruz	4	82 1 t	–	–	90	–
b c Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Lanadee (AUS) (Snaadee)
Broke well, hard ridden to take closer order, posted 3-wide without cover 3 or 4 lengths from leader, always working hard with pace on, covered plenty of ground to bend, under pressure 1 1/2f out and no extra

13⁽³⁾ 1¾ [8¼]	4. Helene Pillaging (AUS) 24/1 Andrasch Starke A S Cruz	Andrasch Starke A S Cruz	7	813 t	–	–	96	–
b g Marauding (NZ) - Preview (AUS) (Kenmare)
Checked soon after start and lost position, raced in rear 9 to 10 lengths back, still had field to beat on bend, came to outside but no impression in straight

14⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [9½]	14. Fokine (USA) 38/1 S K Sit ³ A S Cruz	S K Sit ³ A S Cruz	6	712	–	–	81	–
b h Royal Academy (USA) - Polar Bird (IRE) (Thatching)
Broke awkwardly and lost ground, settled towards rear 3 wide 7 lengths off pace, made 4-wide run on bend tracking wider into straight, no extra under pressure final 1 1/2f

14 ran Winning time: 1m 20.60s (fast by 0.40s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Jacky Chan Cheung Ming and Mr & Mrs Sammy Chan Cheong (Floral Pegasus) 1st breeder: M Sakurai
2nd owner: Tony Lam Kai To & John Chan Siu Tan (Down Town)
3rd owner: Anthony Cheung Hin Shun & P J Keller (Tiber)

8:00 Sha Tin (HK) 1 Jan 2007

Chinese Club Challenge Cup (Handicap) (Group 3)