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Thumbs Up!
Fay Fay wins the Derby and not to add something sad to such fine results but I don't ever remember seeing two breakdowns (I have not watched any replays at all yet and won't watch those two, but I hope Dr. Win and Mark Up are okay.
Ed please tell me you played him!
Hope you did well, Bill!
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RACE 7(485)
Hong Kong Group Three - 1800 Metres - (090+)
THE PREMIER PLATE (HANDICAP)
HK$ 2,400,000.00
Race Replay Pass Through Analysis
Going : Good
Course : Turf - "A" Course
Race Time : (13.95) (36.17) (1.00.59) (1.24.40) (1.47.43)
Sectional Time : 13.95 22.22 24.42 23.81 23.03
Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw LBW Time
1 2 THUMBS UP(K005) B Prebble 133 12 - 1.47.43
2 12 KING OF SCOTS(K084) K C Leung 113 1 1-1/2 1.47.66
3 10 SAPELLI(K191) F Coetzee 113 5 2 1.47.73
4 6 FAT CHOY OOHLALA(L250) Z Purton 120 10 2-3/4 1.47.86
5 1 PURE CHAMPION(M178) G Mosse 133 11 3-1/2 1.47.98
6 5 PACKING OK(L372) J Lloyd 121 2 4 1.48.07
7 11 VAUGIRARD(K347) M Du Plessis 113 6 4-1/4 1.48.10
8 8 JACOBEE(L179) T Clark 115+1 7 4-3/4 1.48.19
9 9 SUPER PISTACHIO(L099) M Chadwick 113 8 8-1/4 1.48.74
10 4 MIGHTY HIGH(L096) C Williams 126 9 11-3/4 1.49.32
11 7 MILITARY MOVE(M077) K Fallon 120 3 14 1.49.69
12 3 NOBLE CONQUEROR(G169) M L Yeung 130 4 15-3/4 1.49.96
Racing Incident Report
VAUGIRARD shifted in at the start and bumped SAPELLI. Near the 1100 Metres, VAUGIRARD got its head up and proved difficult to settle when awkwardly placed close to the heels of NOBLE CONQUEROR. After the 600 Metres, FAT CHOY OOHLALA raced tight between PURE CHAMPION and VAUGIRARD. For a short distance in the early part of the Straight, KING OF SCOTS was held up for clear running. Approaching the 100 Metres, PACKING OK was crowded for room between KING OF SCOTS and SAPELLI which was taken in by THUMBS UP (B Prebble). B Prebble was advised to exercise more care in future. A veterinary inspection of PURE CHAMPION and JACOBEE after the race did not show any significant findings. PURE CHAMPION, THUMBS UP and KING OF SCOTS and were sent for sampling.
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RACE 8(486)
Hong Kong Group One - 2000 Metres
THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG DERBY 2012
HK$ 16,000,000.00
Race Replay Pass Through Analysis
Going : Good
Course : Turf - "A" Course
Race Time : (26.53) (52.23) (1.17.89) (1.42.31) (2.04.41)
Sectional Time : 26.53 25.70 25.66 24.42 22.10
Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw LBW Time
1 1 FAY FAY(L284) D Whyte 126 14 - 2.04.41
2 14 SAME WORLD(N098) B Prebble 126 4 N 2.04.46
3 2 SWEET ORANGE(M289) W C Marwing 126 10 1/2 2.04.49
4 3 ZAIDAN(M234) O Doleuze 126 6 1-1/4 2.04.59
5 9 DAN EXCEL(N195) J Lloyd 126 13 1-1/2 2.04.64
6 7 MILITARY ATTACK(N175) C Williams 126 3 1-1/2 2.04.65
7 11 PACKING TYCOON(N010) G Mosse 126 1 2 2.04.71
8 6 DOMINANT(N169) N Callan 126 8 3 2.04.91
9 12 REAL SPECIALIST(M143) F Coetzee 126 9 3-1/2 2.04.98
10 8 BEAUTY LEAD(N209) K Fallon 126 2 3-3/4 2.05.02
11 13 LIBERATOR(L240) T Angland 126 5 4-1/2 2.05.12
12 4 BULLISH CHAMPION(M198) M Chadwick 126 12 5 2.05.20
13 5 SMART GIANT(L405) T Clark 126 11 5 2.05.21
14 10 MASQUERADER(N234) U Rispoli 126 7 6-1/2 2.05.44
Racing Incident Report
On arrival at the Start, REAL SPECIALIST had its right front plate refitted. REAL SPECIALIST was examined by the Veterinary Officer who said in his opinion it was suitable to race. PACKING TYCOON blundered at the start. MILITARY ATTACK was slow to begin. SMART GIANT began awkwardly. DOMINANT was crowded for room at the start between REAL SPECIALIST and MASQUERADER which was taken out by ZAIDAN. Near the 1800 Metres, SMART GIANT got its head up when awkwardly placed close to the heels of MILITARY ATTACK. When the tempo slackened approaching the 1400 Metres, REAL SPECIALIST was awkwardly placed close to the heels of FAY FAY and shifted out away from the heels of that horse. After this, REAL SPECIALIST was allowed to improve to race outside the lead. After the 1000 Metres, ZAIDAN was left racing without cover. Passing the 850 Metres, DOMINANT became unbalanced when checked away from the heels of SWEET ORANGE. DAN EXCEL, which was following, was checked in consequence. After the 500 Metres, DOMINANT was awkwardly placed close to the heels of DAN EXCEL. Near the 200 Metres, PACKING TYCOON was shifted out away from the heels of REAL SPECIALIST. MILITARY ATTACK had difficulty obtaining clear running until near the 200 Metres. SWEET ORANGE had difficulty obtaining clear running until approaching the 100 Metres. LIBERATOR was not able to obtain clear running until after the 100 Metres and because of this was not able to be tested. Over the concluding stages, ZAIDAN was hampered when taken wider by FAY FAY (D Whyte) which shifted out. D Whyte was advised to exercise care. MILITARY ATTACK, which was racing outside of ZAIDAN, was steadied when awkwardly placed inside the heels of SAME WORLD. Because of this, MILITARY ATTACK was not able to be properly tested in the run to the finishing line. When questioned, W C Marwing stated that he had been under strict instructions not to be racing wide and without cover. He said for this reason passing the 700 Metres he elected to remain racing on the back of SAME WORLD rather than shifting out at that time when he was aware that DAN EXCEL was improving quickly to his outside. He said had he have shifted to the outside of SAME WORLD at this time, this would have resulted in SWEET ORANGE being left racing without cover and he felt that this would have been contrary to his instructions. He added that in the Straight tight running was available to SWEET ORANGE at various stages, however, in his opinion, the horse was reluctant to proceed between SAME WORLD and DAN EXCEL. He said it was not until after the 100 Metres that SWEET ORANGE was able to obtain comfortable racing room between SAME WORLD and DAN EXCEL. After the race, it was reported that MILITARY ATTACK had sustained a minor wound to the right hind leg and had lost the right hind plate. Also after the race, it was reported that SWEET ORANGE had sustained a cut above the right hock. A veterinary inspection of DOMINANT after the race did not show any significant findings. SWEET ORANGE, FAY FAY and SAME WORLD were sent for sampling.