Hong Kong 2011 ~ 2012

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Race 8 - THE AUDEMARS PIGUET QEII CUP
Sunday, April 29, 2012, Sha Tin, 16:35
Turf ,"A" Course ,2000m

Prize Money: $14,000,000.00, Rating: -, (GROUP 1)

Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear

1 12/3/3/1/4/1 CALIFORNIA MEMORY 126 M Chadwick 10 A S Cruz - -
2 TREASURE BEACH 126 J Spencer 13 A P O'Brien - -
3 5/6/10/2/3/7 IRIAN 126 T Clark 6 J Moore - - H
4 RULERSHIP 126 U Rispoli 8 K Sumii - -
5 5/4/2/1/7/2 PURE CHAMPION 126 A Suborics 9 A S Cruz - - TT
6 1/5/4/2/1/3 THUMBS UP 126 B Prebble 11 C Fownes - -
7 4 CHINCHON 126 R Moore 1 Laffon-Parias - -
8 12/7/9/2/9/10 MR MEDICI 126 Z Purton 3 L Ho - -
9 VISCOUNT NELSON 126 K Shea 4 M F de Kock - - B
10 1/4/2/1/1/1 FAY FAY 126 D Whyte 12 J Size - -
11 3/2/1/5/8/3 SWEET ORANGE 126 W C Marwing 2 D E Ferraris - - TT
12 7/13/5/8/6/9 COLLECTION 126 W Smith 7 D Cruz - -
13 4/1/8/1/3/4 ZAIDAN 126 O Doleuze 5 J Moore - -



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I like California Memory to win and would use him with Thumbs Up and Pure Champion.

I know what Doug Whyte can do from that post position but I just don't think it'll happen for him in this race.

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Minisite w/ barrier draw...

http://special.hkjc.com/promo/en/201...qe12-index.asp

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Rulership wins for Japan, Tumbs Up 2nd...

Cheers to Little Bridge for his fine win in the Sprint Cup and of course to Rulership.

Replays etc...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=8&venue=ST

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They should change the name of the race to The Magnificent Seven



Race 9 - THE PRINCE JEWELLERY & WATCH PREMIER CUP (HANDICAP)
Sunday, June 17, 2012, Sha Tin, 16:40
Turf ,"C+3" Course ,1400m ,Good

Prize Money: $2,400,000.00, Rating: 95+, HONG KONG GROUP 3

Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear

1 1/5/2/2/3/5 XTENSION 133 T Clark 6 J Moore 126 1 1110 XB
2 8/1/4/3/4/7 ADMIRATION 130 B Prebble 7 J Moore 123 0 1095 H
3 1/3/2/9/7/2 CAPTAIN SWEET 127 Z Purton 3 J Moore 120 4 1158
4 10/8/14/3/12/14 FLYING BLUE 125 M L Yeung 2 D Cruz 118 -2 1101 SR1
5 2/6/6/4/7/5 LEADING CITY 125 D Whyte 12 J Moore 118 1 1260 H
6 3/3/2/1/5/8 SWEET ORANGE 124 W C Marwing 4 D E Ferraris 117 5 1093 TT
7 7/9/4/3/3/8 SUNNY KING 123 A Suborics 11 J Moore 116 -2 1189 H
8 12/12/8/6/6/6 BEAUTY FLASH 121 M Chadwick 14 A S Cruz 114 -3 1225 TT
9 9/14/7/9/11/12 DESTINED FOR GLORY 120 W Pike 9 J Moore 113 -3 1125 H/XB/TT
10 13/13/4/4/9/2 FAIR TRADE 120 T Angland 1 C Fownes 113 -2 1144
11 5/6/13/1/1/5 ABLE SPEED 117 M Zahra 13 J Moore 110 -1 1099 B/H/TT
12 11/5/1/3/11/14 AASHIQ 114 M Du Plessis 8 P O'Sullivan 107 0 1212 SW
13 13/10/1/7/1/4 SUPREME WIN 114 H W Lai 5 K L Man 107 0 1187 SW
14 5/9/4/7/3/11 FAT CHOY OOHLALA 113 W M Lai 10 C H Yip 106 -2 1096 B


STAND-BY STARTER
No. Horse Horse Wt.(Declaration) Wt. Rtg. Age Last 6 Runs Trainer Gear
1 BEST ELEVEN 1057 113 105 3 3/1/6/1/1/1 A S Cruz TT
2 LET ME HANDLE IT 1200 113 103 5 3/11/6/11/2/8 C Fownes




B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only E : Ear Plugs H : Hood
P : Pacifier PC : Pacifier with cowls PS : Pacifier with 1 cowl 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

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(Dear. Mr. Cruz Pleeeeease retire poor Beauty Flash).

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RACE 9(700)
Hong Kong Group Three - 1400 Metres - (095+)
THE PRINCE JEWELLERY & WATCH PREMIER CUP (HANDICAP)
HK$ 2,400,000.00
Race Replay Pass Through Analysis

Going : Good to Yielding
Course : Turf - "C+3" Course
Race Time : (13.30) (34.88) (57.74) (1.21.75)
Sectional Time : 13.30 21.58 22.86 24.01


Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw LBW Time
1 12 AASHIQ (K175) M Du Plessis 114 8 - 1.21.75
2 6 SWEET ORANGE(M289) W C Marwing 124 4 1-1/4 1.21.96
3 4 FLYING BLUE(L389) M L Yeung 125 2 1-1/2 1.21.99
4 2 ADMIRATION(L216) B Prebble 130 7 2 1.22.06
5 14 FAT CHOY OOHLALA(L250) W M Lai 113 10 3 1.22.24
6 9 DESTINED FOR GLORY(M207) W Pike 120 9 3-1/4 1.22.26
7 10 FAIR TRADE(K345) T Angland 120 1 3-1/2 1.22.31
8 3 CAPTAIN SWEET(L354) Z Purton 127 3 3-1/2 1.22.32
9 7 SUNNY KING(H105) A Suborics 123 11 5-3/4 1.22.68
10 11 ABLE SPEED(K210) M Zahra 117+2 13 6-1/2 1.22.78
11 1 XTENSION(M097) T Clark 133 6 6-3/4 1.22.83
12 5 LEADING CITY(K298) D Whyte 125 12 7-1/2 1.22.97
13 8 BEAUTY FLASH(K314) M Chadwick 121 14 15-1/4 1.24.17
14 13 SUPREME WIN(K204) H W Lai 114 5 21-3/4 1.25.23

Note: Special incidents index
Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 12 101.00
PLACE 12 33.50
6 16.00
4 95.50
QUINELLA 6,12 191.00
QUINELLA PLACE 6,12 77.50
4,12 616.50
4,6 369.00
TIERCE 12,6,4 11,644.00
TRIO 4,6,12 1,894.00
FIRST 4 2,4,6,12 2,888.00
8TH DOUBLE 1/12 1,254.00
1/6 91.50



Racing Incident Report
SUPREME WIN and XTENSION were crowded for room at the start between SWEET ORANGE which shifted out after beginning awkwardly and ADMIRATION which shifted in. From a wide barrier, ABLE SPEED was taken across behind runners shortly after the start. Passing the 1200 Metres, XTENSION, which was being ridden along to improve its position, was momentarily crowded for room inside DESTINED FOR GLORY which was awkwardly placed inside the heels of SUNNY KING which shifted in. Near the 850 Metres, DESTINED FOR GLORY was momentarily crowded for room inside SUNNY KING which got its head on the side and shifted in slightly. At the 200 Metres, SWEET ORANGE got it head on the side and shifted out under pressure. For the majority of the race, ADMIRATION travelled wide and without cover. After the race, H W Lai reported that SUPREME WIN did not travel well at any stage of the race and did not feel comfortable in its action. A veterinary inspection of SUPREME WIN after the race did not show any significant findings. The performance of SUPREME WIN, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, SUPREME WIN will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in an official barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of XTENSION, T Clark stated that back in distance today XTENSION was never afforded the opportunity to travel comfortably as the tempo of the race was quicker than at its most recent start when successful over 1600 Metres. He said he had to ride his mount along in the early stages in an attempt to obtain a midfield position, however, XTENSION was not able to obtain this position despite his riding it along. He said although XTENSION was racing three wide, it had cover behind SUNNY KING. He said the manner in which XTENSION raced indicated to him that it was not suited by the step back in distance on today’s surface. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of LEADING CITY, D Whyte stated that the horse came under pressure prior to the Home Turn which resulted in FLYING BLUE being able to shift away from the rail on his inside. He said although LEADING CITY was momentarily awkwardly placed between runners near the 350 Metres, LEADING CITY was a beaten horse at this tine and weakened in the Straight. A veterinary inspection of XTENSION, LEADING CITY and BEAUTY FLASH after the race did not show any significant findings. AASHIQ and SWEET ORANGE were sent for sampling.

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=9&venue=ST

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Haven't updated this in forever but now that the final day has come and gone figured i would even if no one really cares!

Sooooo the big and to me very very unexpected news was that Ambitious Dragon was named HOY.

Ummmm huh?

I thought it would be Little Bridge although in my own mind could have made arguments for one or two others.

HOY - Ambitious Dragon
Most popular horse - Little Bridge (yea)
Champion Sprinter - Little Bridge (" " )
Miler - AD
Middle Distance - AD
Stayer - Liberator (ummm.....)
Griffon - Amber Sky (well done!)
Most Improved - Glorious Days (up an astonishing 57 points)
Lifetime Achievement - there are two... Able One and Sacred Kingdom (thrilled)
Trainer - John Size (half of the dream team)
Jockey - Douggie Whyte for the billionth time (and the other half)
Apprentice - Ben So (deserved)
Most popular jock - Whyte
Most admired Overseas Horse - Black Caviar

I thought this was interesting...

Vote count
Little Bridge - 65,276 votes
Ambitious Dragon - 29,184 votes
Lucky Nine - 18,125 votes

Cheers to Brett Prebble for squeezing a win out of Silver Grecian, his first in a year.

Cheers too to Zac cause he's been riding really well.

Applause to Xtension and Lucky Nine for a nice season and best wishes to Smart Giant. Maybe next season he can show what he has (?). Should been up there.

... and finally...

Races the final two days included those named for Bulldozer (!!!), Regency Horse, (I still want to send Matt Chadwisk a thank you note for showing reminding this horse he could win)) Let Me Fight (no really I am not making it up!), Planet Ruler (I mean in my own little world I'd name one for him but can't imagine why...)and Sight Winner (did I mention Bulldozer?). Very nice!