Full Result 7.50 Sha Tin (HK) | 9 December 2007

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m Good

1st £599,212 2nd £231,274 3rd £105,125 4th £59,790 5th £34,823 6th £21,025

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	7. Good Ba Ba (USA) 284/100F Olivier Doleuze A Schutz	Olivier Doleuze A Schutz	5	90 t	–	–	124	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Elle Meme (USA) (Zilzal)
Held up, 9th straight, headway on outside from over 1f out, led 120yds out, ran on well

2⁽¹²⁾ shd	11. Creachadoir (IRE) 18/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	813	–	–	124	–
b c King's Best (USA) - Sadima (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Always in touch, 7th straight, headway 1 1/2f out, soon driven, every chance final 100yds, unable to quicken close home

3⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [1¼]	13. Darjina (FR) 39/10 Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	3	89	–	–	117	–
b f Zamindar (USA) - Darinska (IRE) (Zilzal)
Mid-division, 8th straight, headway 1 1/2f out, driven to take 3rd close home

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [1¾]	6. Floral Pegasus (AUS) 79/10 Gerald Mosse A S Cruz	Gerald Mosse A S Cruz	4	90 t	–	–	120	–
b c Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) - Crown Crest (Mill Reef)
Always prominent, 4th straight, led over 1f out to 120yds out, one pace

5⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [2½]	8. Joyful Winner (AUS) 28/1 Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	7	90 t	–	–	118	–
b g El Moxie (USA) - Northern Tycoon (AUS) (Last Tycoon)
12th straight, headway on outside from 1 1/2f out, kept on steadily final furlong

6⁽¹³⁾ nk [3]	2. Spirito Del Vento (FR) 30/1 Olivier Peslier J-M Beguigne	Olivier Peslier J-M Beguigne	4	90	–	–	117	–
b g Indian Lodge (IRE) - Heavenly Song (FR) (Machiavellian)
Held up, last straight, headway on outside from 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

7⁽³⁾ ¾ [3¾]	3. The Duke (AUS) 60/1 Glen Boss C Fownes	Glen Boss C Fownes	8	90	–	–	116	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Mer Du Sud (IRE) (Bluebird)
6th straight, not much room over 1f out, one pace final furlong

8⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4¼]	10. Excellent Art 33/10 Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	3	813	–	–	115	–
b c Pivotal - Obsessive (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Held up, 10th straight, outpaced well over 1f out, some progress under pressure final furlong, never a factor

9⁽¹⁾ 2½ [6¾]	1. Kongo Rikishio (IRE) 66/10 Shinji Fujita Kenji Yamauchi	Shinji Fujita Kenji Yamauchi	5	90	–	–	109	–
b h Stravinsky (USA) - Principium (USA) (Hansel)
Led to over 1f out

10⁽²⁾ 1¾ [8½]	4. Able One (NZ) 21/1 Mick Kinane John Moore	Mick Kinane John Moore	5	90	–	–	105	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Gardenia (NZ) (Danehill)
3rd straight, still close up when not much room over 1f out, soon beaten

11⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [9¼]	12. Visionario (IRE) 100/1 Neil Callan S Woods	Neil Callan S Woods	3	813	–	–	103	–
b c Spinning World (USA) - Visionnaire I (FR) (Linamix)
5th straight on inside, beaten 1 1/2f out

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [10½]	5. Al Qasi (IRE) 100/1 Ryan Moore Peter Chapple-Hyam	Ryan Moore Peter Chapple-Hyam	4	90	–	–	100	–
b c Elnadim (USA) - Delisha (Salse)
11th straight, always in rear

13⁽⁴⁾ nse [10½]	9. Down Town (AUS) 10/1 Douglas Whyte C H Yip	Douglas Whyte C H Yip	5	90 t	–	–	100	–
gr g Scenic (IRE) - Twain (AUS) (Kenvain)
Tracked leader, 2nd straight, weakened over 1f out

13 ran Winning time: 1m 34.50s (slow by 0.50s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: John Yuen Se Kit (Good Ba Ba) 1st breeder: Haras Santa Maria De Araras
2nd owner: Godolphin (Creachadoir)
3rd owner: Princess Zahra Aga Khan (Darjina)

7:50 Sha Tin (HK) 9 Dec 2007

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (Group 1)