Full Result 9.35 Sha Tin (HK) | 6 May 2012

BMW Champions Mile (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m Good

1st £568,578.55 2nd £219,451.37 3rd £99,750.62 4th £56,525.35 5th £33,250.21 6th £19,950.12

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Xtension (IRE) 179/10 James McDonald John Moore	James McDonald John Moore	5	90	–	–	121	–
br h Xaar - Great Joy I (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Prominent on inner, ridden to improve over 2f out, looking for room over 1 1/2f out, switched out and ran on to challenge inside final furlong, led inside final 50yds, kept on

2⁽⁶⁾ ½	7. Glorious Days (AUS) 56/10 F Coetzee J Size	F Coetzee J Size	4	90	–	–	120	–
br g Hussonet (USA) - San Century (NZ) (Centaine)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, good progress from over 1 1/2f out, ran on to challenge inside final furlong, went 2nd inside final 50yds, held by winner close home

3⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [1]	5. Lucky Nine (IRE) 11/1 Brett Prebble C Fownes	Brett Prebble C Fownes	5	90	–	–	119	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Birjand (Green Desert)
Got across from wide draw to track leader on outer, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on well under pressure throughout final 1 1/2f, still every chance until no extra and dropped to 3rd inside final 50yds

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [1¼]	2. Ambitious Dragon (NZ) 37/10 Douglas Whyte A T Millard	Douglas Whyte A T Millard	5	90 b	–	–	118	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Golden Gamble (NZ) (Oregon)
Held up in last quartet on inner, ridden to improve over 2f out, ran on inside final 1 1/2f, went 4th inside final 50yds

5⁽⁹⁾ shd [1½]	4. Able One (NZ) 22/1 Jeff Lloyd John Moore	Jeff Lloyd John Moore	9	90 h	–	–	118	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Gardenia (NZ) (Danehill)
Led, set steady pace, strongly pressed and ridden over 1 1/2f out, kept on until no extra and headed inside final 100yds, dropped to 5th close home

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	3. African Story 13/1 Silvestre De Sousa Saeed bin Suroor	Silvestre De Sousa Saeed bin Suroor	5	90	–	–	115	–
ch h Pivotal - Blixen (USA) (Gone West)
Tracked leading group, ridden to try and improve on turn into straight, kept on one pace from over 1 1/2f out

7⁽¹²⁾ ½ [3¼]	8. Musir (AUS) 60/1 K Shea M F De Kock	K Shea M F De Kock	5	90	–	–	114	–
b h Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Dizzy De Lago (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Midfield, ridden to try and challenge over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final 1 1/2f

8⁽⁵⁾ ½ [3¾]	9. Admiration (AUS) 16/1 W C Marwing John Moore	W C Marwing John Moore	4	90 h	–	–	113	–
b c Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Provence (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Held up in last trio, ridden to improve 2 1/2f out, switched to outer and kept on from over 1 1/2f out, not pace to challenge

9⁽³⁾ ¾ [4½]	11. Sunny King (IRE) 98/1 Timothy Clark John Moore	Timothy Clark John Moore	9	90 h	–	–	111	–
b g Desert Sun - Princess Mood (GER) (Muhtarram)
Held up in last, switched to outer and ridden to improve on turn into straight, kept on one pace inside final 1 1/2f, never able to challenge

10⁽⁷⁾ nk [4¾]	1. Cityscape 6/5F James Doyle Roger Charlton	James Doyle Roger Charlton	6	90	–	–	110	–
ch h Selkirk (USA) - Tantina (USA) (Distant View)
Slow to stride, quickly recovered and settled in midfield, ridden to try and improve on turn into straight, short of room 2f out, switched inside and looking for room 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace once in the clear, not given hard time when chance had gone

11⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [5¾]	14. King's Rose (NZ) 56/1 Luke Nolen Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen Peter G Moody	4	810	–	–	104	–
b f Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Nureyev's Girl (AUS) (Nureyev)
Prominent on outer, ridden to challenge over 2f out, no extra and faded inside final 1 1/2f

12⁽¹⁾ ½ [6¼]	10. Beauty Flash (NZ) 115/1 Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	6	90 t	–	–	107	–
ch g Golan (IRE) - Wychwood Rose (NZ) (Volksraad)
Midfield on inner, ridden 2 1/2f out, outpaced over 1 1/2f out, faded

13⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [7]	13. Fair Trade (AUS) 45/1 Olivier Doleuze C Fownes	Olivier Doleuze C Fownes	6	90	–	–	105	–
b g Danewin (AUS) - Villa Igea (AUS) (Papal Power)
Held up towards rear in early stages, took keen hold, progress in to midfield over 4f out, ridden to try and challenge on turn into straight, no extra and beaten 1 1/2f out, weakened

14⁽²⁾ ¾ [7¾]	12. Destined For Glory (IRE) 60/1 Tye Angland John Moore	Tye Angland John Moore	5	90 ht	–	–	103	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Tekindia (FR) (Indian Ridge)
Held up in last pair on inner, switched out and ridden to try and improve on turn into straight, outpaced and dropped to last over 1 1/2f out, no extra and beaten over 1f out

14 ran Winning time: 1m 35.23s (slow by 1.23s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Flying Blue
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Steven Lo Kit Sing (Xtension) 1st breeder: Paul McCartan
2nd owner: Tom Brown's Syndicate (Glorious Days)
3rd owner: Dr Chang Fuk To & Maria Chang Lee Ming Shum (Lucky Nine)

9:35 Sha Tin (HK) 6 May 2012

BMW Champions Mile (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)