Full Result 8.40 Sha Tin (HK) | 23 November 2008

Cathay Pacific International Sprint Trial (Group 2) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £110,180.41 2nd £42,525.77 3rd £22,229.38 4th £11,597.94 5th £6,765.46

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	7. Enthused (NZ) F Coetzee J Size	F Coetzee J Size	5	811	–	–	117	–
b g Centaine (AUS) - Free As A Bird (AUS) (Jugah)
Broke smartly, took a spot 4 lengths back in 3rd, 2-wide first without cover, gradually closed from 2f out, hit lead inside final furlong and kept on strongly holding off late challenger

2⁽⁸⁾ nse	8. Sunny Power (AUS) E Saint-Martin K W Lui	E Saint-Martin K W Lui	6	811	–	–	117	–
b g Honour And Glory (USA) - Zebra (AUS) (Palace Music)
Awkwardly away, ended up in rear-division 10 lengths off speed, advantaged by solid tempo throughout, still well back making bend, steadied when improving 1 1/2f out, produced strong finish final furlong, just failed

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [¼]	5. Green Birdie (NZ) Olivier Doleuze C Fownes	Olivier Doleuze C Fownes	5	811	–	–	116	–
b g Catbird (AUS) - Mrs Squillionaire (AUS) (Last Tycoon)
Tardy into stride, assumed usual spot well back amongst last few, 8 lengths off strong pace, saved ground on rails throughout, made run on turning, ran on strongly down middle, just failed in 3-way photo

4⁽²⁾ 1¼ [1½]	2. Able One (NZ) Zac Purton John Moore	Zac Purton John Moore	6	811	–	–	112	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Gardenia (NZ) (Danehill)
Well enough away, took a spot 5 lengths away behind speed in 2-wide line, had a fair trip throughout, tracked eventual winner on turning, closed evenly but run ended inside final 1/2f

5⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [1½]	10. Armada (NZ) Douglas Whyte J Size	Douglas Whyte J Size	7	811	–	–	112	–
ch g Towkay (AUS) - Dance In Time (NZ) (Red Tempo)
Allowed to drift back and settle a clear last, suited by solid tempo racing 12 lengths off pace, set huge task when last on turning, made remarkable progress final 1 1/2f to be nearest on line

6⁽³⁾ 1 [2½]	3. Scintillation (AUS) H W Lai C S Shum	H W Lai C S Shum	8	811 h¹	–	–	109	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Subterfuge (Machiavellian)
Broke well, positioned 2nd 3 lengths off lead on fence, forced to cart field up to leader on a fast pace, improved turning, hit lead briefly pushing 1 1/2f out, soon overhauled and one pace final furlong

7⁽⁶⁾ ¼ [2¾]	6. Inspiration (AUS) Mark Du Plessis John Moore	Mark Du Plessis John Moore	5	811 t	–	–	108	–
ch g Flying Spur (AUS) - La Bamba (AUS) (Last Tycoon)
Ended up racing behind midfield 7 lengths away on rails, used little to bend, improved steadily along inside in straight, unable to get closer inside final furlong

8⁽¹⁾ shd [3]	1. High Point (NZ) Y T Cheng C S Shum	Y T Cheng C S Shum	5	811	–	–	108	–
ch g Spectatorial (AUS) - Fabulous View (NZ) (Desert Sun)
Showed early pace, took a midfield spot 6 lengths or so away, not used in mid-section, held up between horses on turning, clear run over 1f out and ran on without threatening

9⁽⁹⁾ ½ [3½]	9. Medic Power (NZ) Brett Prebble P O'Sullivan	Brett Prebble P O'Sullivan	5	811 t	–	–	106	–
b g Bertolini (USA) - Quintessence (NZ) (Crested Wave)
Little early pace, raced in rear-division 9 lengths away in 2-wide line, helped by solid speed at top end, still well back turning, lacked usual dash and just closed evenly to be nearest on line

10⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [4]	11. Dim Sum Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	4	811	–	–	105	–
b g Kyllachy - Heckle (In The Wings)
Broke well, pressed on but caught wide without cover, forced to work 5 lengths away facing breeze, urged along turing, not sustain effort and weakened out late

11⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [6½]	4. Friendly Gains (NZ) Gerald Mosse K L Man	Gerald Mosse K L Man	5	811	–	–	97	–
br g O'Reilly (NZ) - She Wishes (NZ) (Kenfair)
Assumed a role behind midfield 8 lengths back in 2-wide line, helped by tempo, ridden along turning, not run on in home stretch

12⁽¹²⁾ 2¾ [9¼]	12. Lucky Quality I (AUS) 9/1 W M Lai Y S Tsui	W M Lai Y S Tsui	4	811	–	–	88	–
br c Elusive Quality (USA) - Wishing Stone (USA) (Dayjur)
Fast into stride, rolled forward and took up running, set a solid pace 3 lengths clear, began to come back to field turning, folded soon after straightening

12 ran Winning time: 1m 8.20s (fast by 0.80s) Total SP: 11%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Ben Wong Chung Mat (Enthused) 1st breeder: G J & Mrs H A McCarthy
2nd owner: Pong Yuen Man (Sunny Power)
3rd owner: Roger Li Ka Chun (Green Birdie)

8:40 Sha Tin (HK) 23 Nov 2008

Cathay Pacific International Sprint Trial (Group 2) (Turf)