Full Result 6.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 9 December 2007

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (Group 1)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £449,409 2nd £173,456 3rd £78,844 4th £44,678 5th £26,281 6th £15,769

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	3. Sacred Kingdom (AUS) 9/20F Gerald Mosse P F Yiu	Gerald Mosse P F Yiu	4	90 t	–	–	129	–
b g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Courtroom Sweetie (AUS) (Zeditave)
Mid-division, 8th straight, headway and moved outside well over 1f out, led 120yds out, ran on well

2⁽³⁾ 2½	1. Absolute Champion (AUS) 9/1 Brett Prebble D J Hall	Brett Prebble D J Hall	6	90 p	–	–	121	–
br g Marauding (NZ) - Beauty Belle (AUS) (Ideal Planet)
Always close up, 5th straight, headway 2f out, pressed leader 1 1/2f out, stayed on same pace

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [2¾]	9. Royal Delight (AUS) 18/1 Shane Dye C Fownes	Shane Dye C Fownes	5	90 b	–	–	120	–
br g Commands (AUS) - Conquered (NZ) (Star Watch)
Led to 120yds out, one pace

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [4½]	5. Scintillation (AUS) 37/1 E Saint-Martin C S Shum	E Saint-Martin C S Shum	7	90 h	–	–	115	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Subterfuge (Machiavellian)
Raced in mid-division outside winner, 9th straight, stayed on final 2f, nearest at finish

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [4½]	11. Sunny Power (AUS) 25/1 Y T Cheng K W Lui	Y T Cheng K W Lui	5	90	–	–	115	–
b g Honour And Glory (USA) - Zebra (AUS) (Palace Music)
11th straight, headway and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on, nearest at finish

6⁽⁵⁾ hd [4¾]	4. Marchand D'Or (FR) 100/1 Davy Bonilla F Head	Davy Bonilla F Head	4	90	–	–	114	–
gr g Marchand De Sable (USA) - Fedora (FR) (Kendor)
Held up, 12th straight on inside, headway from over 1f out, nearest at finish

7⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [6½]	12. Green Birdie (NZ) 30/1 Frankie Dettori C Fownes	Frankie Dettori C Fownes	4	90 b¹	–	–	109	–
b g Catbird (AUS) - Mrs Squillionaire (AUS) (Last Tycoon)
Last to straight, effort on outside, never near to challenge

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [8¼]	6. Tiza (SAF) 100/1 Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	5	90	–	–	104	–
b g Goldkeeper (USA) - Mamushka (SAF) (Elliodor)
Towards rear to straight, never dangerous

9⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [11¾]	7. Desert Lord 100/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	7	90 b	–	–	93	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Red Carnival (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Prominent, 2nd straight, weakened approaching final furlong

10⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [12½]	13. Miss Andretti (AUS) 37/10 Craig Newitt Lee Freedman	Craig Newitt Lee Freedman	6	810 t	–	–	87	–
b m Ihtiram (IRE) - Peggie's Bid (AUS) (MaroonedI)
Tracked leaders, 6th straight, soon ridden and beaten

11⁽¹³⁾ 2¼ [14¾]	8. Why Be (AUS) 100/1 Noel Callow Laurie Laxon	Noel Callow Laurie Laxon	5	90 t	–	–	84	–
b g Success Express (USA) - Charybdis (AUS) (Royal Academy)
Close up, 7th straight on outside straight, soon beaten

12⁽¹⁾ hd [15]	10. Sunny Sing (IRE) 71/1 Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	5	90 tp	–	–	84	–
b h Sri Pekan (USA) - Sagrada (GER) (Primo Dominie)
4th on inside straight, disputed 2nd until weakening 1 1/2f out

13⁽²⁾ 1½ [16½]	2. Benbaun (IRE) 40/1 Pat Smullen M J Wallace	Pat Smullen M J Wallace	6	90 v	–	–	79	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Escape To Victory (Salse)
Prominent, 3rd straight, ridden well over 1f out, beaten when squeezed up over 1f out

13 ran Winning time: 1m 8.40s (fast by 0.60s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Sin Kang Yuk (Sacred Kingdom) 1st breeder: Mrs N F Calvert & Estate Of The Late A M Calvert
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Eddie Wong Ming Chak (Absolute Champion)
3rd owner: Peter Law Kin Sang (Royal Delight)

6:00 Sha Tin (HK) 9 Dec 2007

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (Group 1)