Race 8 - THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG DERBY 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011, Sha Tin, 16:35
Turf ,"A" Course ,2000m
Prize Money: $16,000,000.00, Rating: -, HONG KONG GROUP 1
Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear
1 5/1/8/3/1/1 LITTLE BRIDGE 126 Y T Cheng 7 C S Shum 114 0 TT
2 1/1/1/6/1/1 AMBITIOUS DRAGON 126 M Guyon 14 A T Millard 113 20 B
3 4/2/2/4 XTENSION 126 D Beadman 1 J Moore 110 0 XB/H
4 3/1/2/1/4/1 LET ME HANDLE IT 126 B Doyle 11 C Fownes 106 5
5 11/1/10 FREE JUDGEMENT 126 O Doleuze 8 S Woods 102 0 XB/H
6 3/1/1/1/3/1 JACOBEE 126 Z Purton 9 J Moore 102 0 H/TT
7 5/4/5/10/11/1 OUTDOOR PEGASUS 126 H W Lai 2 P F Yiu 102 4 TT
8 5/9/2/3 MILITARY MOVE 126 D Oliver 5 J Moore 99 0 XB/H
9 1/9/7/4/5/6 HANDSOME ZULU 126 M Du Plessis 13 L Ho 97 7 B
10 1/2/3/3/2/3 FAT CHOY OOHLALA 126 B Prebble 12 C H Yip 94 11 B
11 12/8/5/6/1/1 MARK UP 126 G Cheyne 4 C Fownes 94 -1 B-
12 7/3/7/13 TREASURE LANDS 126 D Whyte 10 A T Millard 94 0 SR
13 2/6/4/8/13 VICTOR DELIGHT 126 G Mosse 6 C Fownes 92 2 TT
14 3/4/3/7/2 SEMOS 126 W C Marwing 3 D E Ferraris 88 1 SR
STAND-BY STARTER
No. Horse Horse Wt.(Declaration) Wt. Rtg. Age Last 6 Runs Trainer Gear
1 DESTINED FOR GLORY 126 95 4 3/7 J Moore SR/H
2 MULTIGLORY 126 109 4 12/11/1/11/4/4 A S Cruz TT
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Jockey stuff...
Sample Irregularity – Jockey O Doleuze
It was previously announced that the urine sample supplied by Jockey O Doleuze at the Happy Valley racemeeting on Wednesday, 9 March 2011 had shown the presence of acetazolamide. It was also announced that having regard to the nature of the substance involved and the circumstances of the case, the Stewards decided not to stand O Doleuze down from his race riding engagements for the Happy Valley racemeeting scheduled to be conducted tonight pending the results of a urine sample which was supplied by Jockey Doleuze late yesterday evening.
The Club's Head of Racing Laboratory, Dr T S M Wan, has today advised the Stewards that the urine sample supplied by Jockey Doleuze on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 was found to be negative for prohibited substances. Accordingly, the Stewards have approved for Jockey Doleuze to fulfil his declared race riding engagements at tonight’s racemeeting.
An inquiry into the analyst’s finding relative to the urine sample supplied by Jockey Doleuze on 9 March 2011 is adjourned until a date to be fixed.
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Permission has been granted for the following jockeys to be absent from Hong Kong in order to partner the relevant horses listed below at the Dubai World Cup race meeting scheduled to be conducted at Meydan Racecourse, Dubai on Saturday, 26 March 2011:
Jockey
Horse
Date to depart HK
Date to return to HK
Darren Beadman
DIM SUM
23 March 2011
27 March 2011
Gerald Mosse
BEAUTY FLASH
24 March 2011
27 March 2011
Olivier Doleuze
DYNAMIC BLITZ
24 March 2011
28 March 2011
Jockey Beadman will depart Hong Kong on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 in order to ride DIM SUM in its final gallop. As a consequence, he will not accept race riding engagements for the Sha Tin race meeting scheduled to be conducted on Wednesday, 23 March 2011.
Due to their return flight schedules, Jockeys Beadman and Mosse will not be able to accept race riding engagements for the first 3 races of the Sha Tin race meeting on Sunday, 27 March 2011 but will be eligible to ride in all remaining races on that programme.
On 27 March 2011, Jockey Doleuze will commence periods of suspension incurred for careless riding offences at the Happy Valley race meeting on 9 March and the Sha Tin race meeting on 12 March 2011. He is currently eligible to resume riding in races on 10 April 2011.
It has previously been announced that Club Jockeys Brett Prebble and Zac Purton would be absent from the Sha Tin race meeting on 27 March 2011 in order to ride GREEN BIRDIE and JOY AND FUN respectively in Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) in Japan on that day. As the connections of GREEN BIRDIE and JOY AND FUN have subsequently advised that they do not intend to contest the abovementioned race, Jockeys Prebble and Purton will now be available to accept race riding engagements for the stated Sha Tin race meeting.
Jockey Piere Strydom has advised Management that he has been informed by the connections of J J THE JET PLANE that he will not be required to ride that horse in the Al Quoz Sprint (G2) at the Dubai World Cup race meeting on 26 March 2011. As a consequence, Jockey Strydom will also be available to accept race riding engagements in all races at the Sha Tin race meeting on Sunday, 27 March 2011.
It has also been previously announced that due to the expected shortage of riders for the Sha Tin race meeting on Sunday, 27 March 2011, leading New Zealand Jockey James McDonald would be available to accept race riding engagements to assist connections in their choice of jockey. As Jockeys Prebble, Purton and Strydom have now become available to accept race riding engagements for the Sha Tin race meeting in question, it has been decided that it will not be necessary for Jockey McDonald to travel to Hong Kong and ride at the said meeting. Jockey McDonald has been made aware of the change of circumstances and fully understands the Club’s reasons for no longer requiring his services for this race meeting.
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(From this am but...)
The Stewards were this morning advised that Stable Jockey D Beadman had been dislodged from MASTER GUNNER after that horse galloped on the course proper during track work this morning. As D Beadman is indisposed the Stewards have approved the following riding replacements for this evening’s Happy Valley race meeting:-
Race 4: EMPIRE CITY – C W Wong
Race 5: EN MASSE – H W Lai
Race 7: SUPER BRAND – G Cheyne
Race 8: CHEVALIER KING – P Strydom
Prior to being permitted to resume race riding, Jockey Beadman will be required to be cleared by the Club’s medical practitioner. A further release will be issued at the appropriate time. At this time, it is not the intention of the Stewards to order standby riders to be declared for Jockey Beadman’s intended race riding engagements for the Sha Tin race meeting scheduled to be conducted on Sunday, 20 March 2011.
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