Full Result 8.05 Sha Tin (HK) | 26 February 2012

Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup (Local Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good

1st £379,052.37 2nd £146,300.91 3rd £76,475.48 4th £39,900.25 5th £23,275.15

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. Ambitious Dragon (NZ) 21/20F Douglas Whyte A T Millard	Douglas Whyte A T Millard	5	90 b	–	–	124	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Golden Gamble (NZ) (Oregon)
Midfield of main group, smooth progress on outer from 2f out, shaken up to lead 1 1/2f out, ridden to assert inside final furlong, eased final strides, impressive

2⁽¹⁾ 1¼	5. Xtension (IRE) 11/2 Jeff Lloyd John Moore	Jeff Lloyd John Moore	5	90 h	–	–	121	–
br h Xaar - Great Joy I (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Midfield on inner of main group, just ridden when short of room and forced to wait for gap 2f out, switched and ran on from over 1f out, took 2nd final strides, no chance with winner

3⁽³⁾ nk [1½]	2. California Memory (USA) 9/5 Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	6	90	–	–	120	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Kalpita (USA) (Spinning World)
Towards rear on inner of main group, angled out and ridden to improve over 1 1/2f out, ran on inside final furlong, lost 2nd last strides

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [1¾]	7. Pure Champion (IRE) 60/1 Tye Angland A S Cruz	Tye Angland A S Cruz	5	90 t	–	–	120	–
b h Footstepsinthesand - Castara Beach (IRE) (Danehill)


5⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [3]	6. Thumbs Up (NZ) 12/1 Gerald Mosse C Fownes	Gerald Mosse C Fownes	7	90	–	–	117	–
b g Shinko King (IRE) - Regelle (NZ) (Exploding Prospect)


6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [3½]	4. Irian (GER) 11/1 Damien Oliver John Moore	Damien Oliver John Moore	6	90 h	–	–	116	–
br g Tertullian (USA) - Iberi (GER) (Rainbow Quest)


7⁽⁴⁾ 3¼ [6¾]	3. Collection (IRE) 91/1 Y T Cheng D Cruz	Y T Cheng D Cruz	7	90	–	–	110	–
b g Peintre Celebre (USA) - Lasting Chance (USA) (American Chance)


8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [8½]	9. Packing Ok (AUS) 142/1 Mark Du Plessis John Moore	Mark Du Plessis John Moore	5	90 h	–	–	106	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Abbadena (AUS) (Runyon)


9⁽⁸⁾ ½ [9]	10. Super Pistachio (IRE) 129/1 Olivier Doleuze A S Cruz	Olivier Doleuze A S Cruz	6	90 t	–	–	105	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Pharapache (USA) (Lyphard)


10⁽²⁾ ½ [9½]	8. Mighty High (FR) 48/1 Timothy Clark John Moore	Timothy Clark John Moore	6	90 h	–	–	104	–
b g Peintre Celebre (USA) - Bernimixa (FR) (Linamix)

10 ran Winning time: 2m 2.88s (slow by 1.38s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Johnson Lam Pui Hung & Anderson Lam Hin Yue (Ambitious Dragon) 1st breeder: E P Lowry
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Steven Lo Kit Sing (Xtension)
3rd owner: Howard Liang Yum Shing (California Memory)

8:05 Sha Tin (HK) 26 Feb 2012

Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup (Local Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)