Full Result 8.30 Sha Tin (HK) | 14 December 2008

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good

1st £734,536 2nd £283,505 3rd £128,866 4th £73,454 5th £42,526 6th £25,773

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	1. Eagle Mountain 49/10 K Shea M F De Kock	K Shea M F De Kock	4	90	–	–	124	–
bb c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Masskana (IRE) (Darshaan)
In midfield, 7th straight on outside, led 1 1/2f out, 3 lengths clear inside final furllong, ran on strongly

2⁽¹³⁾ 1¼	5. Balius (IRE) 18/1 Gerald Mosse C Laffon-Parias	Gerald Mosse C Laffon-Parias	5	90 b	–	–	120	–
b h Mujahid (USA) - Akhla (USA) (Nashwan)
Started slowly and soon pushed along, last to under 2f out, stayed on strongly on outside to take 2nd just inside final furlong, no chance with winner

3⁽¹²⁾ 2 [3¼]	3. Linngari (IRE) 51/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	6	90	–	–	116	–
ch h Indian Ridge (IRE) - Lidakiya (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Held up in 13th, ridden towards outside 2f out, kept on, carried right and took 3rd 100yds out

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [4]	2. Viva Pataca 30/100F Darren Beadman John Moore	Darren Beadman John Moore	6	90 h	–	–	118	–
bb g Marju (IRE) - Comic (IRE) (Be My Chief)
Towards rear, 10th straight, no room towards inside over 2f out to 1f out, stayed on, carried right closing stages, unlucky

5⁽⁴⁾ nk [4¼]	9. Bullish Luck (USA) 39/1 Christophe Soumillon A S Cruz	Christophe Soumillon A S Cruz	9	90 b	–	–	114	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Wild Vintage (USA) (Alysheba)
Close up early, restrained in 9th, 11th straight, headway to dispute 2nd 1f out, lost 3rd 100yds out and edged right

6⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [5½]	4. Loup Breton (IRE) 85/1 Anthony Crastus E Lellouche	Anthony Crastus E Lellouche	4	90	–	–	111	–
b c Anabaa (USA) - Louve (USA) (Irish River)
Raced in 12th, headway tdown outside to dispute 4th 1f out, one pace

7⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [6]	6. Out Of Control (BRZ) 57/1 G K Gomez Robert Frankel	G K Gomez Robert Frankel	5	90 t	–	–	110	–
b h Vettori (IRE) - Heavenly Dancer (BRZ) (Fitzcarraldo)
Close up on outside, pressed leader over 3f out until led just under 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, beaten when hampered 100yds out

8⁽³⁾ 2 [8]	12. Sight Winner (NZ) 21/1 Douglas Whyte J Size	Douglas Whyte J Size	5	90	–	–	106	–
b g Faltaat (USA) - Kinjinette (NZ) (Kinjite)
Close up, 8th straight, one pace final 2f

9⁽¹⁾ nk [8¼]	10. Hawkes BayI 51/1 Brett Prebble D J Hall	Brett Prebble D J Hall	6	90	–	–	106	–
b h Vettori (IRE) - Nordico Princess (Nordico)
Close up, 6th straight, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out

10⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [9]	13. Trincot (FR) 61/1 Ioritz Mendizabal P Demercastel	Ioritz Mendizabal P Demercastel	3	811	–	–	104	–
b c Peintre Celebre (USA) - Royal Lights (FR) (Royal Academy)
Prominent, 3rd straight, weakened over 1f out

11⁽²⁾ 1¼ [10¼]	7. Artiste Royal (IRE) 43/1 Olivier Peslier Neil Drysdale	Olivier Peslier Neil Drysdale	7	90 tv	–	–	102	–
b h Danehill (USA) - Agathe (USA) (Manila)
Held up, 9th straight, no room on inside over 2f out to over 1f out, kept on final furlong

12⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [12]	11. Viva Macau (FR) 68/1 Zac Purton John Moore	Zac Purton John Moore	5	90 t	–	–	98	–
bb h Sendawar (IRE) - Diyawara (IRE) (Doyoun)
Tracked leaders, 3rd straight, every chance on inside 2f out, soon beaten

13⁽⁹⁾ 17¾ [29¾]	8. Estejo (GER) 100/1 Daniele Porcu R Rohne	Daniele Porcu R Rohne	4	90	–	–	63	–
b c Johan Cruyff - Este (GER) (The Noble Player)
Led after 2f to just over 2f out, weakened

14⁽¹⁰⁾ 6 [35¾]	14. Lush Lashes 13/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	3	89	–	–	49	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Dance For Fun (Anabaa)
Midfield towards outside when hampered after 2f, ridden on outside 2 1/2f out, 5th straight, soon beaten and eased

14 ran Winning time: 2m 0.92s (fast by 0.58s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum (Eagle Mountain) 1st breeder: London Thoroughbred Services Ltd
2nd owner: Leonidas Marinopoulos (Balius)
3rd owner: R Plersch & P Walichnowski (Linngari)

8:30 Sha Tin (HK) 14 Dec 2008

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (Group 1)