Full Result 6.40 Sha Tin (HK) | 9 December 2012

Longines Hong Kong Sprint (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £710,723.19 2nd £274,314.21 3rd £124,688.28 4th £71,072.32 5th £41,147.13 6th £24,937.66

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	4. Lord Kanaloa (JPN) 5/1 Yasunari Iwata Takayuki Yasuda	Yasunari Iwata Takayuki Yasuda	4	90	–	–	122	–
b c King Kamehameha (JPN) - Lady Blossom (JPN) (Storm Cat)
Always prominent, ridden on turn into straight, ran on to lead inside final furlong and surged clear, driven out, readily

2⁽⁵⁾ 2½	9. Cerise Cherry (SAF) 16/1 R Fourie D Cruz	R Fourie D Cruz	7	90 tb	–	–	114	–
ch g Goldkeeper (USA) - Cherry Girl (ZIM) (Pochard)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well for 2nd but no response to winner

3⁽²⁾ shd [2½]	8. Captain Sweet (AUS) 33/1 James McDonald John Moore	James McDonald John Moore	5	90 p	–	–	114	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Strega (AUS) (Lake Coniston)
Always prominent, ridden in 2nd 2f out, dropped to 3rd entering final furlong and quickly outpaced by winner, kept on

4⁽¹⁾ ¾ [3¼]	3. Joy And Fun (NZ) 20/1 Gerald Mosse D Cruz	Gerald Mosse D Cruz	9	90 tp	–	–	111	–
b g Cullen (AUS) - Gin Player (NZ) (Defensive Play)
Midfield on inner, ridden 2f out, went 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on but not pace to challenge

5⁽¹²⁾ shd [3½]	1. Lucky Nine (IRE) 4/1 Brett Prebble C Fownes	Brett Prebble C Fownes	5	90	–	–	111	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Birjand (Green Desert)
Held up in last pair, ridden 3f out, last 2f out, ran on down wide outside to go 5th close home, finished well but never dangerous

6⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [4¼]	5. Admiration (AUS) 20/1 Neil Callan John Moore	Neil Callan John Moore	5	90 b	–	–	109	–
b h Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Provence (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Raced towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, not clear run briefly inside final furlong, switched out and ran on to take 6th final strides

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [4½]	12. Curren Chan (JPN) 9/1 Kenichi Ikezoe Takayuki Yasuda	Kenichi Ikezoe Takayuki Yasuda	5	810 h	–	–	104	–
gr m Kurofune (USA) - Spring Ticket (JPN) (Tony Bin)
Raced towards rear, ridden 3f out, kept on but not pace to challenge, dropped to 7th final strides

8⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4¾]	10. Flying Blue (AUS) 40/1 Umberto Rispoli D Cruz	Umberto Rispoli D Cruz	6	90 hb	–	–	107	–
br g Piccolo - Bright Blue (AUS) (Scenic)
Held up in last, ridden on turn into straight, ran on but never dangerous

9⁽⁷⁾ 1 [5¾]	11. Sea Siren (AUS) 3/1F Jim Cassidy J O'Shea	Jim Cassidy J O'Shea	4	810 b	–	–	99	–
b f Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Express A Smile (AUS) (Success Express)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, no extra and beaten entering final furlong, faded

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [7¼]	2. Super Easy (NZ) 25/1 Joao Moreira Michael Freedman	Joao Moreira Michael Freedman	4	90 t	–	–	99	–
b c Darci Brahma (NZ) - Parfore (NZ) (Gold Brose)
Midfield on outer, ridden on turn into straight, soon outpaced and beaten, faded

11⁽⁴⁾ nk [7½]	6. Leading City (AUS) 50/1 Matthew Chadwick John Moore	Matthew Chadwick John Moore	6	90 t	–	–	98	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Salty Sal (AUS) (Salt Lake)
Tracked leader on outer, ridden on turn into straight, soon outpaced and beaten, faded

12⁽³⁾ 1¼ [8¾]	7. Time After Time (AUS) 7/2 Douglas Whyte John Moore	Douglas Whyte John Moore	5	90 t	–	–	94	–
bb g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Recurring (NZ) (Pentire)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced and beaten, faded and dropped to last entering final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 8.50s (fast by 0.50s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Lord Horse Club Co Ltd (Lord Kanaloa) 1st breeder: K I Farm
2nd owner: James Lau Po Man & Alice Woo Wai See (Cerise Cherry)
3rd owner: Wong Chin Leung (Captain Sweet)

Industry SPs shown. After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

6:40 Sha Tin (HK) 9 Dec 2012

Longines Hong Kong Sprint (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)