Full Result 9.45 Sha Tin (HK) | 26 April 2015

Audemars Piguet QEII Cup (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £943,708.61 2nd £364,238.41 3rd £165,562.91 4th £94,370.86 5th £54,635.76 6th £33,112.58

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	3. Blazing Speed 142/10 Neil Callan A S Cruz	Neil Callan A S Cruz	6	90 t	–	–	119	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Leukippids (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Midfield, ridden into straight, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, quickened clear final 100yds, readily

2⁽⁵⁾ 2	9. Staphanos (JPN) 17/1 Yuichi Fukunaga Hideaki Fujiwara	Yuichi Fukunaga Hideaki Fujiwara	4	90 h	–	–	115	–
b c Deep Impact (JPN) - Kokoshnik (JPN) (Kurofune)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, switched right approaching final furlong, stayed on and snatched 2nd post, not pace of winner

3⁽¹⁾ shd [2]	4. Criterion (NZ) 6/4F Craig A Williams David A Hayes & Tom Dabernig	Craig A Williams David A Hayes & Tom Dabernig	4	90 b	–	–	115	–
ch c Sebring (AUS) - Mica's Pride (AUS) (Bite The Bullet)
Tracked leader, challenged 2f out and soon disputing, ridden and headed inside final furlong, readily outpaced by winner final 100yds, kept on but lost 2nd post

4⁽¹¹⁾ nse [2¼]	1. Designs On Rome (IRE) 29/10 Joao Moreira John Moore	Joao Moreira John Moore	5	90	–	–	115	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Summer Trysting (USA) (Alleged)
Held up in rear, ridden into straight, kept on and went 4th post, never nearer

5⁽⁶⁾ nse [2¼]	12. Packing Llaregyb (IRE) 31/1 Olivier Peslier A Schutz	Olivier Peslier A Schutz	5	90 h	–	–	115	–
br g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Tango Tonic (IRE) (Trans Island)
Held up, angled out into straight, ridden 2f out, stayed on but not pace to challenge, lost 4th post

6⁽³⁾ nk [2½]	6. Helene Super Star (USA) 13/1 Douglas Whyte A S Cruz	Douglas Whyte A S Cruz	5	90 t	–	–	114	–
bb g War Front (USA) - Black Speck (USA) (Arch)
Prominent, ridden 2f out, effort to challenge and every chance entering final furlong, outpaced by winner final 100yds, no extra

7⁽²⁾ ½ [3]	2. Military Attack (IRE) 87/10 Brett Prebble C Fownes	Brett Prebble C Fownes	7	90 hb	–	–	113	–
b g Oratorio (IRE) - Almaaseh (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Midfield in touch, closed on outer 3f out, challenged going strongly early in straight and soon disputing, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and faded

8⁽⁴⁾ nk [3¼]	10. Helene Happy Star (IRE) 11/2 Tommy Berry John Moore	Tommy Berry John Moore	4	90 h	–	–	112	–
b g Zamindar (USA) - Harvest Queen (IRE) (Spinning World)
Held up in midfield on inner, closed into straight, not clear run on rail 2f out, switched and ridden over 1f out, short of room again entering final furlong, stayed on after but never able to challenge

9⁽⁷⁾ 1 [4¼]	8. California Memory (USA) 84/1 Karis Teetan A S Cruz	Karis Teetan A S Cruz	9	90	–	–	110	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Kalpita (USA) (Spinning World)
Steadied and held up in last, fanned out and ridden into straight, plugged on but never threatened

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [5¼]	7. Smoking Sun (USA) 90/1 Stephane Pasquier P Bary	Stephane Pasquier P Bary	6	90 b	–	–	108	–
bb h Smart Strike (CAN) - Burning Sunset (Caerleon)
Held up, ridden into straight, plugged on but never threatened

11⁽⁹⁾ ½ [5¾]	5. Red Cadeaux 15/1 Hugh Bowman Ed Dunlop	Hugh Bowman Ed Dunlop	9	90	–	–	107	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Artisia (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Held up in midfield, ridden and outpaced into straight, soon dropped to rear, no impression and beaten final furlong

12⁽¹²⁾ 4 [9¾]	11. Same World 260/1 K C Leung John Moore	K C Leung John Moore	7	90 h	–	–	99	–
b g Hawk Wing (USA) - Spinamix (Spinning World)
Crossed from widest draw and led, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon beaten, weakened on rail, dropped to last final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 2m 2.89s (slow by 1.39s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Fentons Racing Syndicate (Blazing Speed) 1st breeder: J Sankey
2nd owner: Carrot Farm Co Ltd (Staphanos)
3rd owner: Sir O G Glenn (Criterion)

9:45 Sha Tin (HK) 26 Apr 2015

Audemars Piguet QEII Cup (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)