Full Result 7.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 12 May 2007

Queen Mother Memorial Cup (Group 3) (Handicap)

(4yo+) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £86,136.66 2nd £33,245.73 3rd £17,378.45 4th £9,067.02 5th £5,289.09

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	0. Ever Bright (NZ) 13/10F Danny Nikolic P O'Sullivan	Danny Nikolic P O'Sullivan	4	83 2	–	–	100	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Anna's Choice (NZ) (Vice Regal)
Improved gradually from wide draw to outside leader passing winning post the first time, settled 2-back in 4th then 5th far side, regained 4th home bend, commenced move passing 1 1/2f out and ran on dourly to get up late

2⁽¹⁾ nk	0. Saturn I (IRE) 7/2 Brett Prebble C Fownes	Brett Prebble C Fownes	7	93 t	–	–	114	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Delphinus (Soviet Star)
Attempted to make all, kicked 2 lengths clear passing 2f out but only to be worn down close to home

3⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [2¾]	0. Agility (AUS) 34/1 Gerald Mosse S Woods	Gerald Mosse S Woods	6	90	–	–	107	–
br g Langfuhr (CAN) - Malayo Girl (AUS)
Settled in forward of midfield, came to challenge upon straightening but could only produce moderate effort without threatening

4⁽⁴⁾ ½ [3¼]	0. Hail The Storm (AUS) 18/1 Shane Dye C Fownes	Shane Dye C Fownes	5	92	–	–	109	–
br g Metal Storm (FR) - Sound Willie (NZ) (Sound Reason)
Broke well, settling on rails in midfield, made moderate headway under pressure in straight without threatening

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [3¾]	. Sikander (AUS) 20/1 C K Tong ⁷ C Fownes	C K Tong ⁷ C Fownes	4	78	–	–	93	–
b g Quest For Fame - Spirit (AUS) (Danehill)
Settled in last few, ran on steadily under pressure after straightening to be nearest at finish

6⁽¹²⁾ nk [4]	. Northerner (FR) 17/1 H W Lai ⁵ S Woods	H W Lai ⁵ S Woods	6	710	–	–	92	–
gr g Loup Solitaire (USA) - Northern Mixa (Linamix)
Settled behind midfield, only produced moderate progress down centre of straight without threatening

7⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4½]	. Famous Dancer (AUS) 83/1 W M Lai ² John Moore	W M Lai ² John Moore	6	90	–	–	107	–
b g Quest For Fame (USA) - Trousseau (AUS) (Biscay)
Settled at the back, trailed the field into straight, made good progress down centre of track to be nearest at finish

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	. Viva Macau (FR) 9/1 Douglas Whyte John Moore	Douglas Whyte John Moore	4	97 t	–	–	110	–
bb c Sendawar (IRE) - Diyawara (IRE) (Doyoun)
Settled in midfield, only kept on at the same pace under pressure without quickening in straight

9⁽⁹⁾ 2 [7¾]	. Electronics Spur (NZ) 18/1 K L Chui ⁷ A S Cruz	K L Chui ⁷ A S Cruz	5	78 t	–	–	87	–
ch g Flying Spur (AUS) - Hasty Bird (AUS) (Bluebird)
Chased leader in one out one back position to straight, gradually weakened

10⁽¹⁴⁾ 4¾ [12½]	. Maverick Star (NZ) 21/1 Y T Cheng ² C H Yip	Y T Cheng ² C H Yip	5	80 1	–	–	81	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Cenphic (NZ) (Centaine)
Always in last few, never seen with a chance

11⁽³⁾ 1¾ [14¼]	. Syllabus 31/5 Y Saint-Martin D E Ferraris	Y Saint-Martin D E Ferraris	6	95 tb	–	–	95	–
b g Sillery (USA) - Corvalent (Busted)
Travelled mostly in 6th on rails within 3 lengths of pace, similar turning in but soon faded gradually

12⁽²⁾ ½ [14¾]	. Golden Sun I 98/1 C W Wong ⁵ C H Yip	C W Wong ⁵ C H Yip	6	713 v	–	–	79	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Apache Star (Arazi)
Chased leader to straight, soon weakened out of contention after straightening

13⁽⁵⁾ 6 [20¾]	. Socrates I (NZ) 33/1 Olivier Doleuze C Fownes	Olivier Doleuze C Fownes	5	87 1 tb	–	–	73	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Oh Sister (AUS) (MaroonedI)
Travelled mainly worse than midfield, dropped out passing 1 1/2f out

14⁽⁸⁾ 5 [25¾]	. Puerto Rico I (IRE) 76/1 M Nunes A T Millard	M Nunes A T Millard	4	82 1 t	–	–	61	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Commanche Belle (Shirley Heights)
Midfield early around stables bend, improved wide to prominent position far side, folded up quickly after straightening

14 ran Winning time: 2m 27.80s (slow by 0.80s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Arthur Wong Chun Mo (Ever Bright) 1st breeder: Mrs J M Campin
2nd owner: Dominic Li Kwok Kin & Didier Li Kwok Wai (Saturn I)
3rd owner: Rotary Club of Sha Tin Syndicate (Agility)

7:00 Sha Tin (HK) 12 May 2007

Queen Mother Memorial Cup (Group 3) (Handicap)