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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat
Race 4 - THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG VASE
Sunday, December 14, 2008, Sha Tin, 14:00
Turf ,"A" Course ,2400m
Reaction(s) to barrier draws...
Richard Gibson - gate 12 - Doctor Dino." I wouldn't have picked that one, it leaves the jockey less tactical options."
Olivier Peslier -Doctor Dino- "I'm less concerned. I think the pace will be slow, as there is no obvious frontrunner, and it may be a help to be drawn on the outside. Anyway number 12 is my lucky number. I'm also not too worried that he didn't run so well last time in Canada. When he was younger, he disappointed at Vichy and it was in a much lower class race than this."
Ralph Beckett - Muhannak -gate 4: " That's good, he can watch everything that's going on around him."
Sarah Cumani - Purple Moon – gate 6 - "Thank goodness Luca has got Purple Moon a good draw at last."
Herman Brown – Mourilyan – gate 1 - "The draw is unimportant, what he needs is a bit of racing luck. I expect he'll be three-back along the rails and if he gets luck he'll be hard to beat."
Douglas Whyte - Packing Winner - gate 7 - " The draw's okay. He's a versatile horse.
If no one else seriously wants to take it up, I'd be happy to go forward."
Andreas Suborics – Poseidon Adventure – gate 3 – "He'll race from midfield as he can take some time to find his rhythm from the start."
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint
Managing owner Paul Radford - Apache Cat – gate 2 – "Maybe three or four would have been even better as he does like some room but trust me I am delighted with barrier two."
Freddy Head - Marchand D'Or - gate 4 - "That is a good draw. I am not worried about the bend and the ground should not be too fast."
Jim Crowley - Moorhouse Lad – gate 1 - "I'd rather be there than out wide. He's quick out of the gate and I'd like to be on the lead if I can."
John Size – Enthused – gate 13 – "That's a disaster. He's in great form and he keeps improving every time he goes to the races but he could have done with better luck with the barrier."
Francis Lui – Sunny Power – gate 12 - "Of course the draw is not ideal. We might go forward from there. He needs to break well."
Caspar Fownes – Green Birdie – gate 5 – "Ideal slot. He'll be able to truck in along behind the speed and let down in the straight with a gap."
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile
Tony Cruz - Egyptian Ra - gate 13 - " We were going to go forward anyway, and that's made our mind up for us."
Andreas Schutz – Good Ba Ba - gate 7 – "It's a similar middle gate as when he won last year so he should get a sweet run."
Pascal Bary - Natagora - gate 10 - " I've just arrived this morning, and the filly appears very well. I'm not over concerned about the draw.
Douglas Whyte - Armada - gate 4 - " I was hoping for a low draw, so I'm really chuffed with that. He should get his chance from there, so fingers crossed everything goes well. John [Size, trainer] will have him right, the man's a genius."
Richard Hannon Jr - Major Cadeaux - gate 1 - " He's a hold up horse, so we'll need luck in running, but it's a good place to be."
Yoshito Yahagi - Super Hornet - gate 2 - "As he's got an inside gate, we won't hesitate to push forward, as I don't want him to get trapped on the rail. But I hope he'll still produce his usual late kick."
John Moore - Able One - gate 5 - "He should be able to get a good position from there. He's an international Gr.1 winner, so this holds no fears for him."
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup
Mike De Kock - Eagle Mountain - gate 5 - "Happy with that, it's a good slot, but he's a versatile horse anyway. He's as fit as a fiddle and as good as I've ever had him."
Carlos Laffon-Parias - Balius - gate 13 - "Not worried, he's not going to be on the lead anyway."
Jim Bolger - Lush Lashes - gate 10- " It's not ideal, but I'll go there with no pre-conceived ideas. There's no point in having a fixed plan. We'll leave it to Kevin [Manning, jockey]"
John Moore - Viva Pataca – gate 6 "It's an ideal gate which leaves lots of options for Darren [Beadman, jockey]. We've got the favourite [Eagle Mountain] drawn inside us, which is also a plus. I've never had him better – third time lucky, I hope."
Olivier Peslier - Artiste Royal - gate 2 - " It's a good draw and a nice ride to pick up. I rode this horse to win when he was in France and I won on his mother too."
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