Full Result 6.00 Sha Tin (HK) | 14 December 2008

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m4f Good

1st £514,175 2nd £198,454 3rd £90,206 4th £51,546 5th £29,639 6th £18,041

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	1. Doctor Dino (FR) 13/10F Olivier Peslier Richard Gibson	Olivier Peslier Richard Gibson	6	90	–	–	118	–
ch h Muhtathir - Logica (IRE) (Priolo)
Last to before halfway, 9th straight, stayed on strongly towards outside to lead on line

2⁽⁶⁾ shd	6. Purple Moon (IRE) 73/10 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	5	90	–	–	118	–
ch g Galileo (IRE) - Vanishing Prairie (USA) (Alysheba)
Close up, went 2nd before halfway, 3rd 4f out, 2nd straight, led narrowly over 1 1/2f out, held on gamely under strong pressure until headed on line

3⁽²⁾ hd [nk]	11. Jaguar Mail (JPN) 29/10 Mick Kinane Noriyuki Hori	Mick Kinane Noriyuki Hori	4	90	–	–	118	–
b c Jungle Pocket (JPN) - Haya Beni Komachi (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Towards rear, 10th on outside entering straight, stayed on final 2f, nearest finish

4⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [1]	13. The Bogberry (USA) 16/1 Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	3	89	–	–	116	–
ch c Hawk Wing (USA) - Lahinch (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
In touch, 4th straight towards inside, kept on steadily final 2f to take 4th on line

5⁽⁷⁾ shd [1¼]	4. Packing Winner (NZ) 18/1 Douglas Whyte L Ho	Douglas Whyte L Ho	6	90	–	–	116	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Musical Note (AUS) (Marscay)
Set slow pace, narrowly headed over 1 1/2f out, kept on gamely under pressure, lost 4th on line

6⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [2]	10. Buccellati 22/1 William Buick Andrew Balding	William Buick Andrew Balding	4	90 v	–	–	115	–
ch c Soviet Star (USA) - Susi Wong (IRE) (Selkirk)
Towards rear early, 6th and switched outside entering straight, stayed on at same pace

7⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	5. Muhannak (IRE) 21/1 Pat Smullen Ralph Beckett	Pat Smullen Ralph Beckett	4	90	–	–	113	–
bb g Chester House (USA) - Opera (Forzando)
Held up, 7th straight, soon ridden and one pace

8⁽⁸⁾ 1 [4¼]	12. Ambitious General (AUS) 39/1 E Saint-Martin D J Hall	E Saint-Martin D J Hall	5	90 t	–	–	111	–
b h General Nediym (AUS) - Lake Lagoda (AUS) (Military Plume)
In rear, 11th and carried widest of all entering straight, never a factor

9⁽¹³⁾ ½ [4¾]	2. Douro Valley (AUS) 14/1 Darren Beadman Danny O'Brien	Darren Beadman Danny O'Brien	7	90 b	–	–	111	–
b g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Opaque (AUS) (Lord Seymour)
In touch, 5th straight, soon ridden and one pace

10⁽³⁾ 2 [6¾]	8. Poseidon Adventure (IRE) 39/1 Andreas Suborics W Figge	Andreas Suborics W Figge	5	90 b	–	–	107	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Fanny Cerrito (USA) (Gulch)
Close up early, dropped back to last 3f out, no danger after (vet said horse lost its right hind plate)

11⁽¹⁾ 2¾ [9½]	9. Mourilyan (IRE) 38/1 Ryan Moore H J Brown	Ryan Moore H J Brown	4	90 v	–	–	103	–
b c Desert Prince (IRE) - Mouramara (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Pulled hard in 3rd, 8th straight, soon ridden and not quicken

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [11]	3. Mores Wells 37/1 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	4	90 t	–	–	101	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Endorsement (Warning)
In touch until dropped to rear 3f out, 12th and beaten entering straight

13⁽⁹⁾ 3¼ [14¼]	7. Jackpot Delight (NZ) 22/1 Gerald Mosse C Fownes	Gerald Mosse C Fownes	5	90 b	–	–	95	–
gr g Danasinga (AUS) - Principation (AUS) (Prince Echo)
Raced keenly on outside, towards rear early, headway to go 2nd 4f out, 3rd straight, soon weakened

13 ran Winning time: 2m 29.14s (slow by 2.14s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Javier Martinez Salmean (Doctor Dino) 1st breeder: Ecurie Pelder
2nd owner: Craig Bennett (Purple Moon)
3rd owner: Kazumi Yoshida (Jaguar Mail)

6:00 Sha Tin (HK) 14 Dec 2008

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (Group 1)