We're going to ponder.



Holy cow.














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Not many surprises:
ADMIRE MOON is the Best. And in 2th place, the always regular secunditis Oracle West
And at the MILE:
Tony Cruz Champion Mile FLORAL PEGASUS the best after his penultimate gallops brilliantly on Sunday morning.

Haven't made my final picks yet but watch out for Good BaBa.

Kinda wish Best Gift would scratch.

It's stupid but i'm really afraid he'll get hurt again.

Sorry, but Good Baba last race shows that he dont belong in this class. Win as a long shot and just for a small margin against Armada I think it was a lucky shot. But Im not the kind to let any horse down, another "lucky shot" my do it (Ha).

Word from Mr. Nice man in Hong kong is Champions Gallery will be ruled out next.....

No, really.



I understand your point and not saying BaBa is my pick. He's much improved though, or i think so anyway. :)

I think he's gotten scary good!

Here's his record / replays / rating, etc. if anyone is interested.....

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/h...p?HorseNo=E201

Best Gift, Best Gift..... please scratch Best Gift.

Can't WAIT for these two races!!!!! :cool:

Best Gift was withdrawn. Better this way..... he's so delicate and O'Sullivan adores him so I'm really grateful.


Race 7 - THE CHAMPIONS MILE
Sunday, April 29, 2007, Sha Tin, 15:50
Turf ,"A" Course ,1600m

Prize Money: $8,000,000.00, Rating: -, Race Class: (GROUP 1)

HORSE Horse No. Name Brand No. Draw
Owner(s) Age Sex Rating
Rating+/- Handicap Weight Horse Wt. (Declaration) Wt.+/- (vs Declaration)
On Day Horse Wt. Wt.+/- (vs last race) Season Stakes Colour
Gear Import Cat. Sire Dam
Weight-For-Age Allowance

Horse No. Colour Horse Wt. Trainer Horse Wt. (Declaration) Rtg. Jockey Draw Brand No. Gear Rtg.+/- Wt.+/- (vs Declaration)
1 LINNGARI 126 H Brown - K Shea H624 SR - -
2 KAPIL 126 M F de Kock - W C Marwing H633 SR - -
3 THE DUKE 126 C Fownes - D Dunn B282 - -
4 GOOD BA BA 126 A Schutz - O Doleuze E201 TT - -
5 JOYFUL WINNER 126 J Moore - D Beadman E045 TT - -
6 BULLISH LUCK 126 A S Cruz - B Prebble C155 B/XB - -
7 FLORAL PEGASUS 126 A S Cruz - G Mosse G011 TT - -
8 ABLE ONE 126 J Moore - M Kinane G108 - -
9 CASINO PRINCE 121 A Cummings - D Whyte H637 SW - -



B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only E : Ear Plugs H : Hood
M : Muzzle P : Pacifier PC : Pacifier with cowls SR : Shadow Roll
SW : Side Winkers TT : Tongue Tie V : Visor SB: Sheepskin Browband
SO: Side Winker 1 side "1" : First time "2" : Replaced "-" : Removed
CC: Cornell Collar XB: Crossed Nose Band

Notes:
"Horse Wt. (Declaration)" : Horse weight on two days before the race day
"On Day Horse Wt." : Horse weight on race day
"Wt.+/-(vs last race)" : Change of horse weight between race day and last race day
"Wt.+/-(vs Declarations)" : Change of horse weight between race day and declaration day
"Stakes Won" : Stakes acquired in current racing season


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Race 8 - THE AUDEMARS PIGUET QE II CUP
Sunday, April 29, 2007, Sha Tin, 16:30
Turf ,"A" Course ,2000m

Prize Money: $14,000,000.00, Rating: -, Race Class: (GROUP 1)

HORSE Horse No. Name Brand No. Draw
Owner(s) Age Sex Rating
Rating+/- Handicap Weight Horse Wt. (Declaration) Wt.+/- (vs Declaration)
On Day Horse Wt. Wt.+/- (vs last race) Season Stakes Colour
Gear Import Cat. Sire Dam
Weight-For-Age Allowance

Horse No. Colour Horse Wt. Trainer Horse Wt. (Declaration) Rtg. Jockey Draw Brand No. Gear Rtg.+/- Wt.+/- (vs Declaration)
1 ADMIRE MOON 126 H Matsuda - Y Take H614 TT - -
2 VENGEANCE OF RAIN 126 D E Ferraris - A Delpech D142 TT - -
3 ORACLE WEST 126 M F de Kock - W C Marwing H632 SR - -
4 SUSHISAN 126 H Brown - K Shea H631 SR - -
5 SEIHALI 126 D Selvaratnam - J Murtagh G634 SR - -
6 VIVA PATACA 126 J Moore - M Kinane G096 H - -
7 VITAL KING 126 P O'Sullivan - B Prebble G222 B - -
8 SIR ERNESTO 126 D Cruz - F Coetzee G051 SR - -
9 VIVA MACAU 126 J Moore - D Beadman H110 SW/TT - -
10 SUPREME GAINS 126 K L Man - D Whyte G057 SR - -



B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only E : Ear Plugs H : Hood
M : Muzzle P : Pacifier PC : Pacifier with cowls SR : Shadow Roll
SW : Side Winkers TT : Tongue Tie V : Visor SB: Sheepskin Browband
SO: Side Winker 1 side "1" : First time "2" : Replaced "-" : Removed
CC: Cornell Collar XB: Crossed Nose Band

Notes:
"Horse Wt. (Declaration)" : Horse weight on two days before the race day
"On Day Horse Wt." : Horse weight on race day
"Wt.+/-(vs last race)" : Change of horse weight between race day and last race day
"Wt.+/-(vs Declarations)" : Change of horse weight between race day and declaration day
"Stakes Won" : Stakes acquired in current racing season

I think Linngari and Sushisan will win

No faith in the locals?

I'm thinking Good BaBa / Bullish / Dukie

VOR / Oracle West / Seihali (or Supreme Gains) but will change my mind about 20 more times.

Hope Bullish Luck wins though..... :cool:

Thursday trackwork notes.....
http://www.hkjc.com/english/news/news_2007042615870.htm

Blue Square are the first to have odds up.
Admire Moon 11/10
Vengeance Of Rain 7/4
Oracle West 8
Viva Pataca 14
Sushisan 16
Vital King 16
Seihali 25
Best Gift 50
Sir Ernesto 66
Viva Macau 100
Supreme Gains 150

Looks like a watching race to me at those odds.. If I had to have a bet, Id stick with Vengence!

Ummm, a few of the horses in the Ferraris yard caught the virus.

VOR is being kept away from them but thought I'd mention it.....

HOPE he's okay.

On Good BaBa (who I still think wins, even though i hope Bullish does)...

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20070429a.asp

the duke/
able one/
bullish luck/
floral

supreme gains/
vital king/
viva pataca/
vor

l.o.

L.O.!!!!!!!! :D :cool:

Oh Good Lord Someone Tell Tvg Down Town Was Withdrawn Days Ago!

Well at least you used him somewhere.....

ABLE ONE WINS!

Able One
Joyful Winner
The Duke
Floral Pegasus

LOCALS ONLY! :p

Replay of the Champions Mile...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/R.../2007&RaceNo=7


RACE 7(559)
Race Class: 3yo+ - 1600 Metres
THE CHAMPIONS MILE
HK$ 8,000,000.000

Going : Good To Firm
Course : Turf - "A" Course
Race Time : (25.10) (49.0) (1.11.9) (1.34.5)
Sectional Time : 25.10 23.90 22.90 22.60
1 8 ABLE ONE(G108) M Kinane 126 7 - 1.34.50
2 5 JOYFUL WINNER(E045) D Beadman 126 4 1-1/4 1.34.70
3 3 THE DUKE(B282) D Dunn 126 2 1-1/4 1.34.70
4 7 FLORAL PEGASUS(G011) G Mosse 126 8 1-1/4 1.34.70
5 4 GOOD BA BA(E201) O Doleuze 126 1 2-1/4 1.34.90
6 1 LINNGARI(H624) K Shea 126 6 2-3/4 1.35.00
7 2 KAPIL(H633) W C Marwing 126 9 4-1/4 1.35.20
8 6 BULLISH LUCK(C155) B Prebble 126 3 7-3/4 1.35.70
9 9 CASINO PRINCE(H637) D Whyte 121 5 8 1.35.80

Viva pataca wins! Vengeance 2md, Admire moon 3rd.....

Kinane double - nice night's work for him..

Wow, Kinane put on a riding clinic.

He steals the Mile on the front end gradually rationing out the speed of Able One who ran each quarter faster then the last one.

Then in the QE cup he waits in the rear during most of the race, saves all the ground, and times his charge beautifully on Viva Pataca.

Vengeance of Rain may have run as well or better than Viva Pataca. the difference was at the break, they were both on the outside, Viva Pataca dropped back and found a nice spot close to the rail before the first turn.
VOR was sent up around horses and was caught wide on the first turn while establishing his position up in third. To me it may have been the difference in the race.