Full Result 8.30 Sha Tin (HK) | 9 December 2012

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

(3yo+) 1m2f Good

1st £1,042,394.02 2nd £402,327.51 3rd £182,876.14 4th £104,239.40 5th £60,349.13 6th £36,575.23

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. California Memory (USA) 9/4F Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	6	90	–	–	121	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Kalpita (USA) (Spinning World)
Soon settled in midfield on inner, ridden 2f out, switched out and ran on to lead entering final furlong, soon clear, pushed out, comfortably

2⁽⁹⁾ 1	13. Giofra 6/1 Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	4	810 t	–	–	115	–
b f Dansili - Gracefully (IRE) (Orpen)
Held up towards rear, ridden on turn into straight, stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, closing at finish but no danger to winner

3⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	4. Alcopop (AUS) 10/1 Craig A Williams Jake Stephens	Craig A Williams Jake Stephens	8	90	–	–	116	–
b g Jeune - Iota Of Luck (AUS) (Blevic)
Slow to stride and held up towards rear, last 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd final strides, finished strongly but not pace to challenge

4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [3¼]	8. Dan Excel (IRE) 25/1 Neil Callan John Moore	Neil Callan John Moore	4	90 t	–	–	115	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Love Excelling (FR) (Polish Precedent)
Soon led, set slow pace, headed 5f out, led again over 3f out, ridden on turn into straight, headed entering final furlong, soon outpaced by winner, faded and dropped to 4th final strides

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [4½]	9. Military Attack (IRE) 33/1 Brett Prebble John Moore	Brett Prebble John Moore	4	90 h	–	–	112	–
b g Oratorio (IRE) - Almaaseh (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on down wide outside to go 5th final strides but never dangerous

6⁽²⁾ nk [4¾]	3. Carlton House (USA) 13/2 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	90	–	–	111	–
b c Street Cry (IRE) - TalentedI (Bustino)
Held up towards rear on inner, ridden 3f out, plugged on but not pace to challenge, dropped to 6th final strides

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [5½]	7. Zaidan (USA) 14/1 James McDonald John Moore	James McDonald John Moore	4	90	–	–	110	–
bb g Street Cry (IRE) - Element Of Truth (USA) (Atticus)
Led very early stages, soon headed and tracked leader, ridden in 3rd 2f out, outpaced entering final furlong, faded

8⁽⁷⁾ 3¼ [8¾]	6. Irian (GER) 13/2 Gerald Mosse John Moore	Gerald Mosse John Moore	6	90 h	–	–	103	–
br g Tertullian (USA) - Iberi (GER) (Rainbow Quest)
Held up towards rear on outer, headway into midfield over 4f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, soon outpaced and beaten, faded

9⁽³⁾ shd [9]	12. Autumn Gold (GER) 12/1 Douglas Whyte S Woods	Douglas Whyte S Woods	3	811	–	–	103	–
b g Ransom O'War (USA) - Auenglocke (GER) (Surumu)
Prominent, ridden 3f out, outpaced on turn into straight, steadily faded

10⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [9¾]	10. Saonois (FR) 9/2 Antoine Hamelin J-P Gauvin	Antoine Hamelin J-P Gauvin	3	811	–	–	102	–
b c Chichicastenango (FR) - Saonoise (FR) (Homme De Loi)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, faded

11⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [10½]	11. Feuerblitz (GER) 20/1 Maxime Guyon M Figge	Maxime Guyon M Figge	3	811	–	–	100	–
b c Big Shuffle (USA) - Flamingo Island (GER) (Acatenango)
Midfield, took keen hold, rapid headway on outer to lead 5f out, headed over 3f out, ridden in 2nd on turn into straight, no extra and beaten entering final furlong, faded, eased and dropped to last close home

11 ran Winning time: 2m 3.09s (slow by 1.59s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Cirrus Des Aigles, Sweet Orange
1st owner: Howard Liang Yum Shing (California Memory) 1st breeder: Fred Seitz
2nd owner: Haras De La Perelle (Giofra)
3rd owner: J A Stephens, J P & Mrs S K Kelton et al (Alcopop)

Industry SPs shown.

8:30 Sha Tin (HK) 9 Dec 2012

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