Full Result 9.30 Sha Tin (HK) | 1 October 2007

Sha Tin Sprint Trophy Handicap (Grade 3)

(3yo+) 5f Good To Firm

1st £86,136.66 2nd £33,245.72 3rd £17,378.44 4th £9,067.01 5th £5,289.09

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	. Sacred Kingdom (AUS) 1/2F Gerald Mosse P F Yiu	Gerald Mosse P F Yiu	4	87 t	–	–	114	–
b g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Courtroom Sweetie (AUS) (Zeditave)
Broke well, sat 1 to 2 lengths off them towards stands' side, shared lead at midpoint, took over 1 1/2f out, had them beaten by 100yds out and eased down to score a comfortable win

2⁽⁵⁾ 1½	. Friendly Gains (NZ) 61/10 Glen Boss K L Man	Glen Boss K L Man	4	81	–	–	102	–
br g O'Reilly (NZ) - She Wishes (NZ) (Kenfair)
Even jump, ended up in midfield 3 lengths back towards middle, progressed between horses 1 1/2f out, closed off nicely but not in same league as winner

3⁽⁷⁾ shd [1½]	. Planet Ruler (AUS) 26/1 Olivier Doleuze A Lee	Olivier Doleuze A Lee	8	88 b	–	–	109	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Sequenza (IRE) (Lycius)
Raced amongst pack 3 to 4 lengths back close to outside rail, urged along at midpoint, did best work late finishing well

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [2¼]	. Natural Blitz I (AUS) 25/1 F Coetzee D Cruz	F Coetzee D Cruz	7	87 t	–	–	106	–
br g Maroof (USA) - Miiharo (NZ) (Bletchingly)
Showed customary pace to share lead, kept solid pace on throughout, tackled 1 1/2f out, couldn't dash again but kept on evenly to make frame

5⁽²⁾ nk [2¾]	. Royal Delight (AUS) 15/1 Zac Purton C Fownes	Zac Purton C Fownes	5	85 b¹	–	–	104	–
br g Commands (AUS) - Conquered (NZ) (Star Watch)
Away nicely, raced 1 to 2 lengths off leader in centre of course without cover, didn't have enough dash to go with them 1f out but stuck to task well nevertheless

6⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [3½]	. Scintillation (AUS) 12/1 E Saint-Martin C S Shum	E Saint-Martin C S Shum	7	97 h	–	–	117	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Subterfuge (Machiavellian)
Began well, raced 2 lengths back alongside eventual winner, into clear 1 1/2f out but lacked usual turn of foot and just held ground over concluding stages

7⁽¹⁾ nk [3¾]	. Able Prince (AUS) 57/1 M Nunes John Moore	M Nunes John Moore	7	810 tb¹	–	–	105	–
b g Hurricane Sky (AUS) - Queen's Choir (NZ) (Palace Music)
Away fairly, raced solo along inside rail, not far away throughout, couldn't match outside horses late and never really threatened on what was the slower side of the track

8⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [5]	. Skyview Bar (NZ) 13/1 Y T Cheng ² A Lee	Y T Cheng ² A Lee	5	81	–	–	94	–
br g Centaine (AUS) -
Began with promise, raced 1 to 2 lengths back on outside rail, close enough at midpoint, didn't go on with it at business end and just kept same speed in finish

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [5¾]	. Country Music (AUS) 98/1 K L Chui ⁷ A S Cruz	K L Chui ⁷ A S Cruz	7	81 t	–	–	96	–
b g Danzero (AUS) - Paris Nights (NZ) (Le Grand Seigneur)
Out nicely, raced 1 length back close to outside rail, niggled at midpoint, kept on evenly before checked 1f out, not a factor thereafter

10⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [6½]	. Expectations (CAN) 98/1 H W Lai ⁵ B K Ng	H W Lai ⁵ B K Ng	7	81	–	–	88	–
ch g Kingmambo (USA) - Tiny Decision (USA) (Ogygian)
Poor break, settled in rear on outside, urged along 6 lengths back at midpoint, passed only beaten runners late

11⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [8¼]	. Sunny Sing (IRE) 15/1 Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	5	91 t	–	–	85	–
b h Sri Pekan (USA) - Sagrada (GER) (Primo Dominie)
Moderate jump, raced towards rear 5 lengths off pace, in behind horses to over 1f out, closed without purpose when clear final furlong

12⁽³⁾ 3¼ [11½]	. Silver Sun (AUS) 98/1 W M Lai ² C H Yip	W M Lai ² C H Yip	5	81	–	–	73	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Timeless Tenby (AUS) (Tenby)
No pace from outset, always struggling 7 lengths back in last place, never got into it and finished back with tailenders

13⁽¹³⁾ shd [11½]	. Adaikali (IRE) 32/1 Anthony Delpech S Woods	Anthony Delpech S Woods	6	81	–	–	70	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Adaiyka (IRE) (Doyoun)
First to hit ground, shared lead on outside rail, began to struggle at midpoint, lacked usual finish and weakened badly final 1 1/2f

14⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [13]	. Flaming Lamborgini 98/1 S K Sit ³ C S Shum	S K Sit ³ C S Shum	6	86 t	–	–	73	–
b g Compton Place - Miss Rimex (IRE) (Ezzoud)
Not best away, soon in rear, struggled to keep up, found nothing under pressure and weakened out late

14 ran Winning time: 55.90s (fast by 0.10s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Sin Kang Yuk (Sacred Kingdom) 1st breeder: Mrs N F Calvert & Estate Of The Late A M Calvert
2nd owner: Focal Syndicate (Friendly Gains)
3rd owner: S Chan Sheung Chi & K Chan Sheung Yan (Planet Ruler)

9:30 Sha Tin (HK) 1 Oct 2007

Sha Tin Sprint Trophy Handicap (Grade 3)