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11-08-2008, 10:34 PM
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Catching up and oh my God, he won the 1st yesterday!!!!! http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/Results.asp His 9th win in 111 starts... http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/h...&Option=1#htop SCMP... Sunday, November 9, 2008 Woods plans Knight's retirement, but looks ahead with Decision MURRAY BELL (excerpt) Sean Woods was unbeaten after two races with horses at polar-opposite ends of the experience spectrum, leaving the British trainer with two very different sets of future plans. Woods was chuffed that First Knight, a loyal servant to the yard, had been able to land the opening race under an aggressive Brett Prebble ride and is now recommending a well-earned retirement for the nine-year-old. "He's done a fantastic job and we're very proud of him," Woods said. "Today was his 111th start, it's a Hong Kong record number of starts and I think this would be a very nice way to finish it off. That will be my recommendation to the owners [the Eighth Floor Syndicate] and I hope they agree to it. "We'll ensure he goes to a good home, in either Australia or New Zealand, and I hope the Jockey Club sees fit to give him a public farewell because he's been a wonderfully sound, competitive horse for a long period of time."  First Knight's victory in the Class Five over 1,400 metres was his ninth win and he's banked HK$4.4 million. He's also landed eight seconds, five thirds and 11 fourths across a long career with just two trainers - David Hill originally, then transferring to Woods after Hill quit Hong Kong and moved to Singapore in the summer of 2005. First Knight debuted on May 25, 2002, in a griffin race over 1,000m. He was handled by Eddie Lai Wai-ming and ran last of 14 runners at 82-1. His four seasons with Hill provided three wins, but Woods has extracted the other six over the past three years and two months. Photo... http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20081109b.asp 
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11-10-2008, 11:40 AM
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Time to jump up and down!!!
 16/11/2008 Sha Tin Track : Turf Meeting No : 17 Course : "A" Course Race Name : THE CATHAY PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CUP TRIAL Distance : 2000m Race Class : Hong Kong Group Two Sec./Div. No : 1 Rating Range : - Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks VIVA PATACA (G096) J Moore 128 - 134 5 - PACKING WINNER (E334) L Ho 128 - 123 - - BULLISH LUCK (C155) A S Cruz 123 - 121 0 - VIVA MACAU (H110) J Moore 123 - 117 0 - EXCELLENT BOY (E238) C Fownes 123 - 113 0 - JACKPOT DELIGHT (J101) C Fownes 123 - 113 0 - HAWKES BAY (G064) D J Hall 123 - 111 0 - BULLISH CASH (H049) A S Cruz 123 - 109 0 - AMBITIOUS GENERAL (J066) D J Hall 123 - 100 0 - * * * THE CATHAY PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPRINT TRIAL (Entries) (HONG KONG GROUP 2 -HK$3,000,000) 1200 Metres - Sha Tin - Sunday 23 November 2008 (For 3 year olds and upwards) ENTRIES Horse Brand No Trainer Ratings ABLE ONE G108 J Moore 120 ARMADA E246 J Size 125 BUNDLE O' GOLD J311 D J Hall 90 DIM SUM H226 J Moore 108 ENTHUSED H303 J Size 118 FRIENDLY GAINS # G300 K L Man 107 GREEN BIRDIE H245 C Fownes 116 HIGH POINT H215 C S Shum 103 INSPIRATION G111 J Moore 104 LUCKY QUALITY H134 Y S Tsui 97 MEDIC POWER G303 P O'Sullivan 114 SCINTILLATION C228 C S Shum 117 SUNNY POWER G203 K W Lui 121 (Entries 13) * * * THE CATHAY PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL MILE TRIAL (HONG KONG GROUP 2 -HK$3,000,000) 1600 Metres - Sha Tin - Sunday 23 November 2008 (For 3 year olds and upwards) ENTRIES Horse Brand No Trainer Ratings BROM BROM J338 Y S Tsui 89 EGYPTIAN RA E002 A S Cruz 117 ELITE CHAMPION J096 D J Hall 90 FELLOWSHIP G292 P O'Sullivan 118 FLORAL PEGASUS G011 A S Cruz 122 GOOD BA BA # E201 A Schutz 129 JOY AND FUN H014 D Cruz 113 JOYFUL WINNER E045 J Moore 116 SIGHT WINNER J049 J Size 108 SUNNY KING H105 J Moore 111 (Entries 10) * * * Happy retirement... Dr. Possi, Chariots of Fire, Glittering Winner and Breezy Will. * * * Why Syllabus is the kindest horse in HK, reason #2... Excerpt, SCMP. Whyte counting his lucky stars ALAN AITKEN But Whyte was thankful even to be at the meeting having gone within a heartbeat of wrecking his right knee on Friday. "My horse Syllabus had my knee pinned against the side of the gate and then went up in the air, and I went over into the next stall where there was no horse to get any leverage but my knee was still pinned and supporting my entire weight for a split second," Whyte said. "If the horse hadn't moved when he did, I would have torn the ligaments in my knee. As it was there was a crunching sound and some pain but he had just moved in time to free the leg. I tell you, somebody was looking after me." * * * I thought this was kinda fun... Excerpt, SCMP... Apache Cat's HK trip abandoned after Flemington failure MURRAY BELL There was an unusual Hong Kong connection with All Silent, who completed his rise up the ratings with a dominant win in the Group One Emirates Stakes (1,600m), the highlight race of the final day of the carnival. All Silent began his career in Hong Kong under the name Chiu Chan Elite. He was owned by Robin Chan Yau-hing and trained by John Size. To say the Belong To Me gelding failed to make an impression is a gross understatement. In three barrier trials for Size, he was last and distanced on the first two occasions and, when revved right up by Anthony Delpech for a third trial, he laboured into fifth spot in a turf trial over 1,000m, beaten 8.2 lengths. At that time, Chan had the option of bringing in Warrior, so Chiu Chan Elite was replaced by the brilliant young sprinter and it all looked like ending well when Warrior won his first three starts. Chiu Chan Elite was "retired" from Hong Kong unraced, returning to Australia and reverting to the name All Silent. Chan did not want to continue in the ownership of All Silent, and he was bought back by his yearling selector, Size's father-in-law Neville Begg, who now races the gelding with other family members. The five-year-old is trained by Begg's son Grahame.
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11-10-2008, 04:48 PM
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Good luck to my Bullish boys and to Jackpot. (... and Packing Winner). Maybe they could all just cross the line together!
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11-11-2008, 10:36 AM
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Tuesday barrier trials...
Syllabus (!!!!!) wins batch 1, Achilles of Troy batch 2... http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp
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11-12-2008, 09:47 AM
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Happy retirement to Viva Hong Kong, the former Kid Mambo.
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11-13-2008, 03:57 PM
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Oh yea, another girl in HK!!!!!
Her nane is Kimberley and she's entered in the 2nd... http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/h...p?HorseNo=J295 * * * Watch out for Best Friend in R9! * * * Race 8 - THE CATHAY PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CUP TRIAL Sunday, November 16, 2008, Sha Tin, 16:05 Turf ,"A" Course ,2000m Prize Money: $3,000,000.00, Rating: -, HONG KONG GROUP 2 Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear 1 1/2/3/2/1/3 VIVA PATACA 128 D Beadman 5 J Moore 134 5 H 2 1/4/5/4/4/2 PACKING WINNER 128 D Whyte 4 L Ho 123 3 3 9/14/3/13/3/1 BULLISH LUCK 123 W C Marwing 3 A S Cruz 121 0 B/XB 4 13/1/11/4/12/10 VIVA MACAU 123 Z Purton 2 J Moore 117 0 SW/TT 5 12/11/1/2/3/4 EXCELLENT BOY 123 O Doleuze 7 C Fownes 113 0 P 6 4/2/2/2/1/6 JACKPOT DELIGHT 123 G Mosse 9 C Fownes 113 0 B 7 5/2/3/3/10/1 HAWKES BAY 123 F Coetzee 8 D J Hall 111 0 XB 8 3/10/11/4/9/1 BULLISH CASH 123 M Du Plessis 6 A S Cruz 109 0 TT 9 2/4/7/8/4/9 AMBITIOUS GENERAL 123 E Saint-Martin 1 D J Hall 100 0 SW-/TT * * * Bullish Luck watch... 13/11/2008 Gallop Sha Tin AWT 27.5 22.5 (50.0) K.L.Chui Bullish Cash B (Awwww! )13/11/2008 Trotting Sha Tin TroR TroR Canter K.L.Chui B 12/11/2008 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 1 Round - Fast R.B. 12/11/2008 Swimming 11/11/2008 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 2 Round - Fast R.B. 11/11/2008 Swimming 10/11/2008 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 2 Round - Rev Fast R.B. 10/11/2008 Swimming 09/11/2008 Gallop Sha Tin AWT 28.7 27.2 (55.9) K.L.Chui 09/11/2008 Trotting Sha Tin TroR TroR Canter K.L.Chui 09/11/2008 Swimming
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12-17-2008, 09:39 AM
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The farewell... http://www.hkjc.com/english/news/news_2008121720755.htm * * *  Felix Coetzee requests withdrawal of his licence 17 December 2008 Club Jockey Felix Coetzee has submitted a written request for his Club Jockey's Licence to be withdrawn by the Licensing Committee after the race meeting scheduled to be conducted at Sha Tin Racecourse on Saturday, 20 December 2008. In his correspondence, Jockey Coetzee explained that his family did not return to Hong Kong from South Africa at the commencement of the current 2008/2009 season as his children were obliged to remain in South Africa for the purpose of furthering their education. Jockey Coetzee advised that it had been his intention to remain in Hong Kong until the conclusion of the current racing season, however, he has found it increasingly difficult to focus on race riding without the support of his family being domiciled in Hong Kong. Jockey Coetzee's request for his licence to be withdrawn will be placed before the Licensing Committee as a matter of priority for their consideration. * * * Amo 7th, Lollipop 4th, final hasn't gone off yet...
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12-20-2008, 10:15 AM
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Best Friend won... of course I forgot to post the field thinking the race was Sunday and not Saturday.
Happy retirement to Scintillation! Posted his retirement and that of Bullish Luck on retirements. Thanks for the memories! Bye, Felix.  Last edited by my miss storm cat : 12-21-2008 at 10:46 AM.
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12-22-2008, 06:48 PM
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28/12/2008 Sha Tin Track : AWT
Meeting No : 28 Course : - Race Name : THE GOME CUP (HANDICAP) Distance : 1650m Race Class : Class 1 Sec./Div. No : 1 Rating Range : 105-080 Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks SYLLABUS (D388)***************** the kindest horse in HK.  D E Ferraris 133 - 104 0 1 + SIR ERNESTO (G051) C Fownes 129 - 100 0 1 DANESIS (H194) A S Cruz 128 - 99 0 1 GREAT ACHIEVEMENT (D250) K L Man 128 - 99 0 1 SOUNDS BEST (E255) J Moore 127 - 98 0 1 * TOP HONOR (E183) A Lee 125 - 96 -2 1 SILVER SUN (E126) Y S Tsui 123 - 94 -2 1 LUCKYME (H012) C S Shum 121 - 92 0 1 + SUNNY GOLF (H138) J Moore 121 - 92 1 2 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS (H145) S Woods 121 - 92 -2 1 + SUMMERVILLE POWER (D398) K W Lui 118 - 89 0 1 YOUNG HERO (H071) A Lee 114 - 85 -2 2 WHATABOB (D213) D Cruz 112 - 83 -1 1 *
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12-27-2008, 06:50 PM
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Feel better, King of Shaver...
Welcome back, Mr. Yeung. (Naughty boy, Sleep Well / Achill Island). Jockey K T Yeung intends to resume race riding on 28 December 2008 At the Sha Tin race meeting conducted on Saturday, 20 December 2008, Freelance Jockey K T Yeung was stood down after riding in Race 9 as he was kicked in the right thigh by SLEEP WELL after dismounting. Jockey Yeung has advised that at this time it is his intention to resume race riding at the Sha Tin race meeting to be conducted on Sunday, 28 December 2008 subject to receiving a medical clearance on Saturday, 27 December 2008. Barrier trials... Batch 1, Dynamic Blitz and Windicator Returns (named for Natural Blitz and Windicator). http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp Retired... Time Supreme, Tiber, Amsterdam, Shangdong General, Lucky Honey, Leading Ahead. Good luck, Regency Horse in R9 (oooh Chadwick up!). Maybe this will be it! R7, Eight Plus Nine, Whiplash, Three Clubs. Really nice field for R8 with Watch What Happens, Syllabus, Sunny Golf, Silver Sun, Luckyme, etc. The new Top 50, sans Bullish Luck and Scintillation... 134 VIVA PATACA G096 J Moore 131 GOOD BA BA E201 A Schutz 130 SACRED KINGDOM G268 P F Yiu 124 ABLE ONE G108 J Moore 124 ARMADA E246 J Size 123 INSPIRATION G111 J Moore 123 PACKING WINNER E334 L Ho 122 EGYPTIAN RA E002 A S Cruz 122 GREEN BIRDIE H245 C Fownes 121 ENTHUSED H303 J Size 121 SUNNY POWER G203 K W Lui 120 FLORAL PEGASUS G011 A S Cruz 118 DOWN TOWN G054 C H Yip 118 FELLOWSHIP G292 P O'Sullivan 118 SANZIRO E208 C Fownes 117 POCKET MONEY E253 J Size 117 RIVER JORDAN G194 J Moore 117 VIVA MACAU H110 J Moore 115 HELENE MASCOT J164 A S Cruz 114 HAWKES BAY G064 D J Hall 114 JOYFUL WINNER E045 C H Yip 113 EXCELLENT BOY E238 C Fownes 113 JACKPOT DELIGHT J101 C Fownes 113 JOY AND FUN H014 D Cruz 113 SIGHT WINNER J049 J Size 113 SUNNY KING H105 J Moore 112 MEDIC POWER G303 P O'Sullivan 110 FULL OF JOY G293 A Lee 110 YELLOW DIAMOND D246 Y O Wong 109 BULLISH CASH H049 A S Cruz 108 DIM SUM H226 J Moore 108 EVER BRIGHT G223 P O'Sullivan 107 BRILLIANT CHAPTER J100 J Size 106 EYSHAL J099 J Moore 106 SKYVIEW BAR G024 A Lee 105 FRIENDLY GAINS G300 K L Man 105 GALLANT LION G243 C Fownes 105 KINGS FALCON J185 J Moore 105 LUCKY QUALITY H134 Y S Tsui 105 NOBLE CONQUEROR G169 C Fownes 104 REGENCY DRAGON H001 D E Ferraris 104 SYLLABUS D388 D E Ferraris 103 AMBITIOUS GENERAL J066 D J Hall 103 HIGH POINT H215 C S Shum 103 MASTER POWER G318 J Moore 103 NEVER LOOK BACK J043 P O'Sullivan 102 EXPRESS WIN J042 C H Yip 102 GOLD STRIKER D365 J Size 102 IMPERIAL APPLAUSE G209 P O'Sullivan 102 ROYAL PRIDE J119 C Fownes 102 SUPERIOR UNIT J045 D J Hall 102 UNIQUE JEWELLERY H196 J Size
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12-28-2008, 09:34 AM
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Syllabus wins!
http://www.hkjc.com/english/news/news_2008122820821.htm http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=8&venue=ST ... as does Regency Horse! http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=9&venue=ST Thank you, Matthew Chadwick. http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20081221e.asp Uh oh... 5. Suspensions Race 3: E Saint-Martin (CHATER DE LAGO) for improper riding in the vicinity of the 800 Metres (29 December 2008 - 23 February 2009 on which day he may resume race riding - 16 Hong Kong racedays). P H Lo (STORM DESTINY) for improper riding in the vicinity of the 800 Metres (29 December 2008 - 25 January 2009 on which day he may resume race riding - 8 Hong Kong racedays). SCMP... Furious French ace calls it quits Saint-Martin says career in HK is over after ban MURRAY BELL An irate Eric Saint-Martin declared last night he was finished with Hong Kong racing after stipendiary stewards slammed him with an improper riding charge and a two-month suspension of his licence. Saint-Martin, 43, had intended retiring from the saddle at the end of the season anyway but has been enjoying a purple patch of form, making yesterday's actions and his subsequent outburst all the more surprising. Saint-Martin stormed out of Sha Tin at 6.40pm last night after private discussions with stewards' panel member Philip Dingwall, but repeated that he was "finished" in Hong Kong. "They have given me two months, they obviously do not want me here," Saint-Martin said. "If they don't want me here, I don't need to be here. I am finished - I will be leaving Hong Kong tomorrow. You can put that in the paper - I am leaving." Saint-Martin and seven-pound claimer Paul Lo Pak-hin had engaged in a barging match down the back straight in the third event at Sha Tin, the Sai Wan Shan Handicap (1,650m), in which the Frenchman had handled Chater De Lago for trainer David Ferraris. Lo was steering his mount Storm's Destiny in across Chater De Lago and the interference continued for about 100 metres until Saint-Martin apparently became exasperated and defended himself by pushing Lo out of the way with his elbow. Lo retaliated by continuing to push an inward course on his mount and eventually raised his right elbow and pushed into the neck of Chater De Lago. Stewards spent much of the afternoon dealing with the matter but Saint-Martin showed his class, riding a superbly judged race to win the feature event, the Gome Cup (race eight), on topweight Syllabus and completing a double by landing the last for John Moore on Rewarding Star. Saint-Martin pleaded not guilty to the improper riding charge and argued vigorously against the panel taking action against him, but stewards found he had crossed the line. "Bearing in mind jockey Saint-Martin's prior record in matters of this kind, he was suspended from riding in races until February 23, with immediate effect," said chief stipe Jamie Stier. Lo, who had never previously transgressed beyond normal careless riding infringements, was also charged with improper riding. He pleaded guilty and was suspended for eight meetings. Last season, Saint-Martin was also suspended on a improper riding charge for deliberately steering his mount into a horse ridden by Terry Wong Chi-wai after the winning post. When licences were issued for 2008-09 at the end of last season, Saint-Martin was given his with a warning - that a repeat offence could see his situation reviewed. He is understood to have given a verbal commitment to never re-offend. Saint-Martin has now been suspended four times for improper riding in a Hong Kong career that began in 1982. His double yesterday took him to 19 wins for the season and equal fourth place on the jockeys' premiership, while his career tally in Hong Kong moved to 424. Stier showed the patrol footage to the media last night and said that there was no excuse for a jockey taking matters into his own hands and elbowing an errant fellow jockey out of the way. "We do not accept that he was in danger of being brought down by interference, and the correct course of action should have been to hold his position and leave the punishment [of jockey Lo] to the stewards," Stier added. Last edited by my miss storm cat : 12-28-2008 at 09:48 PM.
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12-31-2008, 11:05 PM
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Lady First last in barrier trial...
http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp * * * Feel better, Imperial Applause. * * * Welcome back, Brett! * * * Pick(s) of the day... Warrior in R8, Redragtoabull / Bullish Win in R11. Seriously nice fields tonight, especially in the 10th and 11th... Race 10 - THE CHINESE CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Thursday, January 01, 2009, Sha Tin, 17:15 Turf ,"B+2" Course ,1400m ,Good To Firm Prize Money: $2,300,000.00, Rating: 95+, HONG KONG GROUP 3 1 7/1/1/2/2/1 FELLOWSHIP 133 Z Purton 7 P O'Sullivan 118 0 1155 TT 2 6/11/12/5/9/4 JOYFUL WINNER 129 B Prebble 3 C H Yip 114 -2 1086 TT 3 7/4/3/4/7/8 JOY AND FUN 128 W C Marwing 9 D Cruz 113 0 1136 SW2 4 2/5/2/3/3/2 SUNNY KING 128 D Beadman 2 J Moore 113 2 1187 XB/H/TT 5 14/3/10/11/4/9 BULLISH CASH 124 E Saint-Martin 8 A S Cruz 109 0 1053 TT 6 1/1/1/1/6/8 BRILLIANT CHAPTER 122 D Whyte 10 J Size 107 7 1102 7 6/1/12/9/1/9 SKYVIEW BAR 121 H W Lai (-2) 1 A Lee 106 0 1207 SW 8 4/2/6/3/6/2 GALLANT LION 120 O Doleuze 11 C Fownes 105 0 1117 H 9 9/1/6/2/3/6 REGENCY DRAGON 119 W M Lai (-2) 6 D E Ferraris 104 0 1187 B/TT 10 8/8/3/7/1/1 MASTER POWER 118 K T Yeung (-5) 4 J Moore 103 -1 1048 B 11 11/6/5/4/5/7 NEVER LOOK BACK 118 Y T Cheng (-2) 12 P O'Sullivan 103 -2 1123 TT- 12 - IMPERIAL APPLAUSE (Withdrawn) - - - - - - - - 13 8/5/7/7/13/10 KING ENCOSTA 113 J Victoire 5 A S Cruz 98 -2 1205 TT Race 11 - LANTAU PEAK HANDICAP Thursday, January 01, 2009, Sha Tin, 17:50 Turf ,"B+2" Course ,1400m ,Good To Firm Prize Money: $1,150,000.00, Rating: 95-75, Class 2 1 10/5/13/6/6/8 LU YUE 129 Y T Cheng (-2) 1 C H Yip 92 -2 1237 H 2 4 DIEGO 128 D Whyte 4 J Size 91 0 1150 3 ENERGIZED 128 M Du Plessis 9 Y S Tsui 91 - 980 4 4/2/1/10/12/11 ISLAND SUPER 126 B Prebble 7 C S Shum 89 0 1044 5 7/1/1/2/4 REDRAGTOABULL 125 D Beadman 13 J Moore 88 0 1083 TT- 6 6/9/6/8/3 FLORAL EL CUENTO 124 S K Sit (-2) 10 P F Yiu 87 -1 1083 TT 7 9/2/3/10/2/5 INTERCHINA STAR 124 H W Lai (-2) 14 A Lee 87 0 1071 SW 8 9/12 MEDIC FORTUNE 121 K C Leung (-10) 8 P O'Sullivan 84 -2 1007 9 5/1/4/5/5/6 ANKH MORPORK 120 E Saint-Martin 11 D J Hall 83 0 1070 TT 10 10/7/1/6/8/1 SOLAR ENERGY 120 Z Purton 5 C W Chang 83 0 1058 11 1/13/2/10/9/5 FERRO BEAU 119 O Doleuze 12 C Fownes 82 6 1084 12 2/9/9 ROMPING 119 B Doyle 6 S Woods 82 3 1077 B 13 10/5/1/6/4/3 BULLISH WIN 118 M Chadwick (-10) 3 A S Cruz 81 0 1165 SW/TT 14 8/14/7/11/10/12 TOWERING FEELING 118 W M Lai (-2) 2 D E Ferraris 81 -2 1139 TT STAND-BY STARTER No. Horse Horse Wt.(Declaration) Wt. Rtg. Age Last 6 Runs Trainer Gear 1 POT OF GOLD 1097 120 83 4 8/11/10/8 A S Cruz TT Come home safe kids and happy birthday! Last edited by my miss storm cat : 01-01-2009 at 01:08 AM.
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