The HSBC Premier Sha Tin Vase
 

Always nice to see members of the old guard entered together.....

Regency Horse is due for a big win this year but ouch..... probably not with Coetzee up.

Brett sticks with Medic Power who began the season with a mere 52 and now is at 105. Interesting.

Sacred Kingdom has had a quick rise to Class 1 status as well.

Lots of buzz about the Birdie.

Another jockey for Able? Hmmm.....

Good luck to the boys some might say have lost a step. Billet had an awesome barrier trial recently, hard not to cheer for Blitz and the Ruler even if, even if.....

Come home safe, gentlemen. Show the young ones you still have it.

No comment on Tony Cruz entering four. Figures.....

Race 8 - THE HSBC PREMIER SHA TIN VASE (HANDICAP)5TH LEG OF HSBC PREMIER SERIES
Thursday, May 24, 2007, Sha Tin, 16:40
Turf ,"A" 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 ABLE PRINCE 129 J Moore 116 E Saint-Martin 8 C348 B2/TT -1 -
2 PLANET RULER 128 A Lee 115 G Mosse 10 B359 0 -
3 NATURAL BLITZ 127 D Cruz 114 K T Yeung (-7) 6 E227 H/TT -1 -
4 REGENCY HORSE 126 A S Cruz 113 F Coetzee 4 E229 B/TT 1 -
5 SACRED KINGDOM 123 P F Yiu 110 D Nikolic 2 G268 TT 15 -
6 BILLET EXPRESS 121 J Moore 108 D Whyte 9 D140 XB/H1/TT -2 -
7 ADAIKALI 120 S Woods 107 A Delpech 7 E181 SW -1 -
8 COUNTRY MUSIC 119 A S Cruz 106 Y T Cheng (-2) 3 D035 XB/TT -3 -
9 MY CHOICE 119 D J Hall 106 C W Wong (-5) 12 C283 -2 -
10 GREEN BIRDIE 118 C Fownes 105 S Dye 11 H245 9 -
11 MEDIC POWER 118 P O'Sullivan 105 B Prebble 1 G303 14 -
12 KING ENCOSTA 113 A S Cruz 100 K L Chui (-7) 5 G247 TT 3 -



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

Is there any reason why Country Music sticks out to me here........ i don't think i know anything about him.

Certainly don't know anything about the others.

Well, i will go for him because his name stands out for some reason.

I think I'll go for Able Prince in this one....

Katy

Nice pick. :)

Thank you, not a horse i recognise, must have a name similar to a horse that had been running over here.

I will still go with him, it maybe fate.

I remeber backing Natural Blitz to win a fortune 2 years ago in the HK Sprint and had a big bet on Country Music to place. He was 4th beaten a short head for third.. I believe the top 4 finishers from that 2005 race are racing here.. Also Absolute Champion was back in 7th behind Benbaun!!

Absolute Champion looks like a bit of a machine......... he should be difficult to beat shouldn't he?

He won a 6 furlong Gr1 by over 4 lengths....... now that takes some doing

Ab Champ isn't running here.

Oops, my bad......... just saw Brockguy's post and put two and two together and made seven.

Getting everything wrong today :(

The changing of the guard..... newer kids looking good and in record time.

Medic Power and Brett be-still-my-heart- Prebble won, followed by Green Birdie.

Replay, full results....
http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/R.../2007&RaceNo=8

As an aside, Green Birdie was once 2nd to Miss Andretti.

Cheers to the old guys anyway. Gotta love them.

Billet behaved this time..... what's wrong with this picture?:D