Sha Tin Trophy and the Premier Bowl
 

Yea!!!!!


21/10/2007 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 11 Course : "B+2" Course
Race Name : THE PREMIER BOWL (HANDICAP) Distance : 1200m
Race Class : HONG KONG GROUP 3
Sec./Div. No : 1
Rating Range : 095+

Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
ABSOLUTE CHAMPION (E060)
D J Hall 133 - 128 - -
SCINTILLATION (C228)
C S Shum 129 - 124 0 -
GREEN TREASURE (D225)
C Fownes 123 - 118 - -
SUNNY SING (E135)
J Moore 122 - 117 -1 -
DANACOURT (E228)
J Moore 120 - 115 - -
MEDIC POWER (G303)
P O'Sullivan 120 - 115 - -
ABLE PRINCE (C348)
J Moore 117 - 112 -1 -
PLANET RULER (B359)
A Lee 116 - 111 0 -
NATURAL BLITZ (E227)
D Cruz 115 - 110 0 -
REGENCY HORSE (E229)
D E Ferraris 115 - 110 - -
ROYAL DELIGHT (G192)
C Fownes 113 - 108 0 -
SUNNY POWER (G203)
K W Lui 108 - 103 6 -
SAN LORENZO (C092)
A T Millard 107 - 102 -2 -
MAVERICK STAR (E279)
C H Yip 100 - 95 0 -

Reserve :
No. Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
1 POCKET MONEY (E253)
J Size 111 - 106 2 - -



21/10/2007 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 11 Course : "B+2" Course
Race Name : THE SHA TIN TROPHY (HANDICAP) Distance : 1600m
Race Class : HONG KONG GROUP 3
Sec./Div. No : 1
Rating Range : 100+

Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
VIVA PATACA (G096)
J Moore 133 - 129 - -
THE DUKE (B282)
C Fownes 129 - 125 1 -
ABLE ONE (G108)
J Moore 126 - 122 0 -
GOOD BA BA (E201)
A Schutz 126 - 122 - -
JOYFUL WINNER (E045)
J Moore 125 - 121 0 -
FLORAL PEGASUS (G011)
A S Cruz 124 - 120 - -
SIR ERNESTO (G051)
D Cruz 124 - 120 - -
BULLISH LUCK (C155)
A S Cruz 122 - 118 - -
EGYPTIAN RA (E002)
D J Hall 121 - 117 0 -
DOWN TOWN (G054)
C H Yip 120 - 116 0 -
VITAL KING (G222)
P O'Sullivan 120 - 116 - -
ART TRADER (E131)
J Moore 118 - 114 - -
ROYAL PRINCE (H072)
A S Cruz 114 - 110 - -
TIBER (D155)
J Moore 113 - 109 5 -

Reserve :
No. Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
1 GREEN BIRDIE (H245)
C Fownes 112 - 108 0 - -
2 SURVEY SURVEY (H070)
A S Cruz 111 - 107 0 - -
3 SAMBUCA (D189)
A T Millard 110 - 106 - - -

I know you will say The Duke or Bullish Luck, but surely nothing can beat Viva Pataca here.

What is Doctor Brown (sorry can't remember his new name) going to be aimed for this year, or has he been retired?

What about St Philip?

Dr. Brown is Helene Brilliant... the greatest of the Helenes!

St. Philip is Express Win.....

I love Dukie and Bullish boy but I need to ponder this..... these are great great fields. Bullish Luck needs to get warmed up and with Floral Peg, Good Ba Ba, Vital King and Joyful boy..... Jesus the only thing for certain is that Viva Pataca is not a lock.

Nice win by the underappreciated Viva Macau by the way.....

The other race is absolutely stellar. Regency Horse won't win against the likes of Scintillation, Ab Champ, Medic and Sunny BUT he will be a star by the end of the season.

Let's see..... The Duke for Gallant and Joyful Winner for Snowdrops and, and..... :D

As an aside, i had forgotten that Regency Horse was taken away from Cruz.

YEA!!!! :D

That THAT, Tony. :p

Is Mick (Kinane) going to take the ride on VP?

VP won't get up at 1600.

Bet against

Oh crap, i've only just seen it was over a mile. Sorry. Yeah, he is a stout stayer, a mile won't suit.

I should have read the post more carefully.

My bet is Beadman gets the mount.

If not, Saint-Martin.

... and besides, there are horse (pre)entered who are JUST as good. :)

VP would beat them over 2400m

Some day, if you have a bit of time, check out the replays of Floral Peg's win streak.....

Nice horse. :)

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/h...p?HorseNo=G011

He is a nice horse, and over a mile will probably beat VP, but over 2400 VP would go past laughing.

Even though you lost the Red Clubs bet and never used a Godolphin-inspired sig line, i'll bet you here and now that the next time VP runs against the HK elite he gets beaten.

Deal?

Winner writes the loser's tagline.

Viva Pataca is an awfully good horse BUT there are many who get zero international attention who are just as good.

No, because VP could run against the "HK elite" over a mile again, where he would have no chance.

All i said was that VP would beat FP over 2400. Over 1600 there is only one winner in a match race, and that is FP.

Completely different distances.

Next time he runs at the appropriate distance, let me know if you'd like to make a wager.

The up-and-comers AND the old guard are not afraid of him. :p

Like a drum...

a big drum

the duke will
eat him for
breakfast.


i'll play along
and choose
mosse for the
mount.

beware of
the ables.

Mosse rode him once.....

That was a great field. He was 6th.

Irridescence, Ouija Board, Bullish Luck, Bowman's Crossing (rest in peace), Best Gift, Super Kid, Russian Pearl, Falstaff, Norse Dancer, et al.

Those were the days...

That was a great field...

Beadman gets the VP mount...

Did i win a prize? :D


Race 9 - THE SHA TIN TROPHY (HANDICAP)
Sunday, October 21, 2007, Sha Tin, 17:10
Turf ,"B+2" Course ,1600m

Prize Money: $2,300,000.00, Rating: 100+, Race Class: HONG KONG GROUP 3

Horse No. Colour Horse Wt. Trainer Horse Wt. (Declaration) Rtg. Jockey Draw Brand No. Gear Rtg.+/- Wt.+/- (vs Declaration)
1 VIVA PATACA 133 J Moore 129 D Beadman 5 G096 H 2 -
2 THE DUKE 129 C Fownes 125 W M Lai (-2) 9 B282 1 -
3 ABLE ONE 126 J Moore 122 Z Purton 12 G108 0 -
4 GOOD BA BA 126 A Schutz 122 O Doleuze 11 E201 TT 0 -
5 JOYFUL WINNER 125 J Moore 121 C K Tong (-5) 1 E045 TT 0 -
6 FLORAL PEGASUS 124 A S Cruz 120 G Mosse 6 G011 TT 0 -
7 SIR ERNESTO 124 D Cruz 120 F Coetzee 8 G051 SR 5 -
8 BULLISH LUCK 122 A S Cruz 118 K L Chui (-7) 10 C155 B/XB -4 -
9 EGYPTIAN RA 121 D J Hall 117 G Boss 7 E002 0 -
10 DOWN TOWN 120 C H Yip 116 D Whyte 4 G054 TT 0 -
11 VITAL KING 120 P O'Sullivan 116 M Nunes 14 G222 B 0 -
12 ART TRADER 118 J Moore 114 K Shea 2 E131 TT -4 -
13 ROYAL PRINCE 114 A S Cruz 110 B Prebble 3 H072 TT 10 -
14 TIBER 113 J Moore 109 Y T Cheng (-2) 13 D155 XB/TT 5 -


STAND-BY STARTER
No. Horse Horse Wt.(Declaration) Wt. Rtg. Age Last 6 Runs Trainer Gear
1 GREEN BIRDIE 113 108 4 6/3/4/2/1/6 C Fownes
2 SURVEY SURVEY 113 107 4 8/3/9/2/4/6 A S Cruz XB/TT


..... and.....


Race 7 - THE PREMIER BOWL (HANDICAP)
Sunday, October 21, 2007, Sha Tin, 16:05
Turf ,"B+2" Course ,1200m

Prize Money: $2,300,000.00, Rating: 95+, Race Class: HONG KONG GROUP 3

Horse No. Colour Horse Wt. Trainer Horse Wt. (Declaration) Rtg. Jockey Draw Brand No. Gear Rtg.+/- Wt.+/- (vs Declaration)
1 ABSOLUTE CHAMPION 133 D J Hall 128 K L Chui (-7) 8 E060 SW 0 -
2 SCINTILLATION 129 C S Shum 124 G Mosse 5 C228 XB/H 0 -
3 GREEN TREASURE 123 C Fownes 118 C K Tong (-5) 7 D225 XB/TT 3 -
4 SUNNY SING 122 J Moore 117 M Nunes 2 E135 TT -1 -
5 DANACOURT 120 J Moore 115 D Beadman 10 E228 H1 3 -
6 MEDIC POWER 120 P O'Sullivan 115 B Prebble 13 G303 10 -
7 ABLE PRINCE 117 J Moore 112 Z Purton 14 C348 B-/SW1/TT -1 -
8 PLANET RULER 116 A Lee 111 O Doleuze 12 B359 B 0 -
9 NATURAL BLITZ 115 D Cruz 110 M W Leung (-5) 9 E227 TT 0 -
10 REGENCY HORSE 115 D E Ferraris 110 D Whyte 3 E229 B/TT -3 -
11 ROYAL DELIGHT 113 C Fownes 108 S Dye 11 G192 B 0 -
12 SUNNY POWER 113 K W Lui 103 Y T Cheng (-2) 1 G203 6 -
13 SAN LORENZO 113 A T Millard 102 W M Lai (-2) 4 C092 XB/TT -2 -
14 MAVERICK STAR 113 C H Yip 95 C W Wong (-5) 6 E279 0 -


STAND-BY STARTER
No. Horse Horse Wt.(Declaration) Wt. Rtg. Age Last 6 Runs Trainer Gear
1 POCKET MONEY 113 106 5 2/1/1/11/1/4 J Size B

Yes, you do.

You win an evening out with the one and only...............




























Jamie Spencer :D



By the way, the very fact that Mick isn't making the journey over there gives you a good idea of VP's chances over a mile. This is obviously just to get some race fitness into him for the coming months.

Eeeew okay well I'll take it.

At least he can tell me about the time Antonius Pius tried to kill him. :D

As an aside Mick has only ridden him 4 times.

Wonder if they'll keep Beadman on for the big Class 1 races.....

As an aside does anyone remember a horse by the name of Upper Hand?

I believe he was with Channon.....

Yes, he was with Channon. He was a useful 2yo, but didn't really show a great deal as a 3yo.

He's Royal Prince, just so you know.

Nice to see Danacourt back. He was badly injured and missed last season.....

Showed a lot of promise.

Someday Down Town will get a big win. :)

Good luck to the gentlemen of the old guard..... hope they show the youngsters they still have it.

No pick, just two absolutely stellar fields to watch and enjoy.

Beware of Medic Power.

Brett had said he'd ride that boy anywhere in the world.....

Did Cody Mo give Bullish the all clear?

Good for Down Town!

Shocked Royal Delight won.....

Very nice.


RACE 7(102)
Race Class: GROUP-3 - 1200 Metres - (095+)
THE PREMIER BOWL (HANDICAP)
HK$ 2,300,000.00



RECORD TIME

Placing Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw Length
Behind
Winner Finishing
Time
1 11 ROYAL DELIGHT(G192) S Dye 113+1 11 - 1.07.60
2 12 SUNNY POWER(G203) Y T Cheng 113-2 1 1 1.07.70
3 6 MEDIC POWER(G303) B Prebble 120 13 1-3/4 1.07.90
4 1 ABSOLUTE CHAMPION(E060) K L Chui 133-7 8 2 1.07.90
5 5 DANACOURT(E228) D Beadman 120 10 2-1/2 1.08.00
6 2 SCINTILLATION(C228) G Mosse 129 5 2-3/4 1.08.00
7 9 NATURAL BLITZ(E227) M W Leung 115-5 9 4 1.08.20
8 14 MAVERICK STAR(E279) C W Wong 113-5 6 4-1/4 1.08.20
9 10 REGENCY HORSE(E229) D Whyte 115+2 3 4-1/2 1.08.30
10 8 PLANET RULER(B359) O Doleuze 116+2 12 4-1/2 1.08.30
11 7 ABLE PRINCE(C348) Z Purton 117+1 14 4-3/4 1.08.30
12 4 SUNNY SING(E135) M Nunes 122 2 5-1/2 1.08.40
13 3 GREEN TREASURE(D225) C K Tong 123-5 7 11 1.09.30
14 13 SAN LORENZO(C092) W M Lai 113-2 4 12-3/4 1.09.60

Note: Special incidents index
Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 11 212.50
PLACE 11 23.50
12 13.00
6 11.50
QUINELLA 11,12 534.50
QUINELLA PLACE 11,12 104.00
6,11 68.00
6,12 18.50
TIERCE 11,12,6 3,781.00
TRIO 6,11,12 168.00
FIRST 4 1,6,11,12 296.00
6TH DOUBLE 3/11 789.00
3/12 37.00
2ND DOUBLE TRIO 3,5,10/6,11,12 6,354.00


Racing Incident Report
GREEN TREASURE, which was fractious as the gates opened, was slow to begin. With the intention of being ridden back, SAN LORENZO got its head up on jumping and then lost further ground when being steadied away from the heels of SCINTILLATION. At the 900 Metres, REGENCY HORSE got its head up when being steadied away from the heels of ROYAL DELIGHT. Also at the 900 Metres, SCINTILLATION was left racing wide and without cover. In the middle stages, DANACOURT was inclined to lay out and on straightening was steadied and shifted out away from the heels of PLANET RULER. In the early part of the Straight, SUNNY POWER had difficulty obtaining clear running between NATURAL BLITZ and ROYAL DELIGHT. Near the 300 Metres, REGENCY HORSE and ABLE PRINCE bumped as REGENCY HORSE endeavoured to shift to the outside of SCINTILLATION. MEDIC POWER, ROYAL DELIGHT and SUNNY POWER were sent for sampling.

RACE 9(104)
Race Class: GROUP-3 - 1600 Metres - (100+)
THE SHA TIN TROPHY (HANDICAP)
HK$ 2,300,000.00
56k Broadband

Going : Good To Firm
Course : Turf - "B+2" Course
Race Time : (23.80) (46.6) (1.10.2) (1.33.1)
Sectional Time : 23.80 22.80 23.60 22.90


RECORD TIME

Placing Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw Length
Behind
Winner Finishing
Time
1 10 DOWN TOWN(G054) D Whyte 120 4 - 1.33.10
2 4 GOOD BA BA(E201) O Doleuze 126 11 1-1/4 1.33.30
3 9 EGYPTIAN RA(E002) G Boss 121 7 1-1/4 1.33.30
4 5 JOYFUL WINNER(E045) C K Tong 125-5 1 1-1/2 1.33.30
5 8 BULLISH LUCK(C155) K L Chui 122-7 10 1-1/2 1.33.30
6 14 TIBER(D155) Y T Cheng 113-2 13 2-1/2 1.33.50
7 1 VIVA PATACA(G096) D Beadman 133 5 2-1/2 1.33.50
8 13 ROYAL PRINCE(H072) B Prebble 114+2 3 4 1.33.70
9 11 VITAL KING(G222) M Nunes 120 14 4-1/4 1.33.70
10 2 THE DUKE(B282) W M Lai 129-2 9 4-1/4 1.33.70
11 6 FLORAL PEGASUS(G011) G Mosse 124 6 4-1/4 1.33.70
12 3 ABLE ONE(G108) Z Purton 126 12 4-3/4 1.33.80
13 12 ART TRADER(E131) K Shea 118 2 5 1.33.90
14 7 SIR ERNESTO(G051) F Coetzee 124 8 8-1/4 1.34.40

Note: Special incidents index
Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 10 145.50
PLACE 10 44.00
4 30.50
9 58.50
QUINELLA 4,10 1,171.50
QUINELLA PLACE 4,10 267.50
9,10 295.50
4,9 324.00
TIERCE 10,4,9 29,650.00
TRIO 4,9,10 1,383.00
FIRST 4 4,5,9,10 25,186.00
8TH DOUBLE 5/10 6,560.50
5/4 893.00


Racing Incident Report
As the gates opened, BULLISH LUCK put its head down and as a consequence lost a considerable amount of ground at the start. GOOD BA BA began awkwardly. From the outside barrier, VITAL KING was taken across behind runners. At the 1100 Metres, GOOD BA BA was hampered by ROYAL PRINCE which became unbalanced and shifted in when being steadied away from the heels of FLORAL PEGASUS which itself was steadied away from the heels of TIBER which shifted to a position behind THE DUKE with cover. No action was taken. At the 700 Metres, ROYAL PRINCE became unbalanced when crowded for room between GOOD BA BA and FLORAL PEGASUS which shifted in momentarily. For some distance after this, ROYAL PRINCE raced ungenerously. Just prior to straightening, ROYAL PRINCE and GOOD BA BA, which were attempting to obtain the same run, were steadied when disappointed for running between ART TRADER and JOYFUL WINNER which shifted out slightly. In the early part of the Straight, BULLISH LUCK and ABLE ONE raced tight due mainly to BULLISH LUCK shifting out. At the 350 Metres, JOYFUL WINNER proved difficult to shift towards the outside of DOWN TOWN into clear running. Over the final 200 Metres, DOWN TOWN hung out. After the 50 Metres, BULLISH LUCK and VIVA PATACA bumped. K Shea (ART TRADER) said he was instructed to jump the horse out and allow it to travel where it was comfortable. He said with the horse racing first up from a spell today, it was thought this might be in a midfield position. He said ART TRADER began well without being pressured to obtain a position slightly in front of midfield and travelled comfortably. He said approaching the 1000 Metres ART TRADER commenced to over-race and because of this was steadied away from the heels of DOWN TOWN. When questioned, B Prebble (ROYAL PRINCE) said after the horse blindfold was removed, it became fractious prior to the start being effected. He said as a result ROYAL PRINCE bounded in the air at the start and lost ground. He said in the middle stages of the race ROYAL PRINCE travelled like a fresh horse and on a number of occasions became unbalanced. He said because of the manner in which ROYAL PRINCE raced the horse failed to finish the race off. ROYAL PRINCE was sent for an official veterinary inspection and sampling. After the race, ROYAL PRINCE was examined by the Veterinary Officer. He said an endoscopic examination showed the horse to have a displacement of the soft palate and a substantial amount of mucopus in its trachea. FLORAL PEGASUS was sent for an official veterinary inspection. A veterinary inspection of FLORAL PEGASUS after the race did not show any significant findings. DOWN TOWN and GOOD BA BA were sent for sampling.

Sounds like your boy was quite unlucky.

yes he was.
vp bumped him.

mine needed
one back.

Goodbye, good boy.:(