Hong Kong!

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by chucklestheclown

Egyptian Ra and Sacred Kingdom!!!

I know!!!!! Soooo excited!!!

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Barrier trials...

Check out batch 3! It's absolutely ******* stellar!

http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp

ABLE ONE (G108) G Mosse J Moore 06 1 1 1 0.58.60 Led easily; kept on well to win.
GREEN BIRDIE (H245) O Doleuze C Fownes 05 H/V Neck 7 5 2 0.58.65 Restrained early; dashed well when asked.
HAPPY ZERO (K079) D Beadman J Moore 01 H 1-1/4L 6 3 3 0.58.78 Dashed well when urged.
SACRED KINGDOM (G268) B Prebble P F Yiu 07 1-1/4L 10 8 4 0.58.79 Taken back early; moved nicely.
FELLOWSHIP (G292) Z Purton P O'Sullivan 02 2-1/2L 5 4 5 0.59.02 Sat midfield; moved nicely.
THUMBS UP (K005) B Doyle C S Shum 04 B 3-1/2L 9 7 6 0.59.17 Slow mustering; dashed well when urged.
ARMADA (E246) W Pike J Size 09 V 4-1/4L 3 9 7 0.59.27 Urged midway; moved fairly well.
SIGHT WINNER (J049) J Lloyd J Size 03 4-1/4L 8 10 8 0.59.27 Urged midway; ran Ok.
DIM SUM (H226) K C Leung J Moore 10 B 4-1/2L 2 2 9 0.59.30 Showed early speed; failed to keep on.
MR MEDICI (K218) H W Lai L Ho 08 4-3/4L 4 6 10 0.59.35 Raced on-pace; allowed to ease late.

Related...

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20100120b.asp

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Surprised not to see Chadwick on Beauty Flash...

Check him out. 6 starts, 5 wins, 1 second.

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/h...p?HorseNo=K314

Coetzee and Soumillon permitted to ride in Mercedes-Benz HK Classic Mile

19 January 2010

Permission has been granted for Jockeys Felix Coetzee and Christophe Soumillon to ride SUPER PISTACHIO and BEAUTY FLASH respectively, both horses being trained by Tony Cruz, in the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Classic Mile (HK Group 1) scheduled to be conducted at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 24 January 2010.

Mr Cruz has provided a written undertaking on behalf of owners Mr Eugene Chuang Yue Chien (SUPER PISTACHIO) and Mr Kwok Siu Ming (BEAUTY FLASH) that both Jockeys Coetzee and Soumillon have also accepted the engagements on the respective horse in the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby Trial (HK Group 2, Sha Tin, 16 February 2010) and the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby (HK Group 1, Sha Tin, 14 March 2010), provided the horses are included in the field for those races. Both jockeys have also confirmed their availability to ride in all of the stated races.

As Visiting Jockeys, Felix Coetzee and Christophe Soumillon will be permitted to accept race riding engagements in all races run at each of the aforementioned race meetings, provided SUPER PISTACHIO and BEAUTY FLASH are included in the field for the aforementioned races.

Mini site...

http://special.hkjc.com/promo/en/201...lassicmile.asp

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Retired... King Encosta, Holiday Sun (I always thought of that Sex Pistols song when I'd see his name), King Al Akbar

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Tsui gets some press...

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...international/

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I was gelded list...
Best Military

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Keeping his name...
Love Lockdown

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New names...

Brass Bay is Cheque Book, Lucky Like is now Tough Go, Mister Tee is (music, please...)

Helene Witty.

Thank God there's a new Helene horse. Gone are the days of Helene Pillaging, Helene Mascot, Helene Brilliant, Delight, Express, Honor, etc...

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What I've been doing, by Egyptian Ra...

Type Racecourse/Track Workouts Gear
20/01/2010 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 1 Round - Fast R.B.
19/01/2010 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 1 Round - Fast R.B.
19/01/2010 Swimming
18/01/2010 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 2 Round - Rev Fast R.B.
18/01/2010 Swimming
17/01/2010 Gallop Sha Tin AWT 27.9 24.6 (52.5) R.B.
17/01/2010 Trotting Sha Tin TroR TroR Canter R.B.
17/01/2010 Swimming
16/01/2010 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 1 Round - Fast R.B.
16/01/2010 Swimming

[my miss storm cat]

Race 8 - THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE
Sunday, January 24, 2010, Sha Tin, 16:35
Turf ,"A" Course ,1600m

Prize Money: $8,000,000.00, Rating: -, HONG KONG GROUP 1

Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear
1 1/1/2/1/1/1 BEAUTY FLASH 126 C Soumillon 14 A S Cruz 116 5 TT
2 9/5/7/3/4/2 TUSCAN SPIRIT 126 C Williams 2 J Size 112 -1
3 4/4/7/1/3/7 WHITE JADE 126 D Beadman 11 J Moore 103 0 SW/XB/H
4 11 SUPER PISTACHIO 126 F Coetzee 5 A S Cruz 97 0 TT
5 3/2/1 CHATER WAY 126 D Whyte 3 D E Ferraris 95 2 B1
6 5/3/5/14/6/11 ABLE SPEED 126 G Mosse 6 J Moore 94 0 B-/TT
7 1/3 BEAUTY LEGEND 126 Z Purton 7 C Fownes 94 5
8 11/8 STRAIGHT FORWARD 126 M Chadwick 10 A S Cruz 93 -2 TT
9 8/5/1/4/1/1 APPRECIATION 126 O Doleuze 1 J Size 92 0 V/TT
10 8 CHEERFUL DELIGHTS 126 H W Lai 4 L Ho 92 0 B
11 1/1/1/1/5 ALGARVE 126 B Prebble 9 D J Hall 89 9
12 1/8/2/4/1 AMIGO 126 J Lloyd 13 C W Chang 89 6
13 3 CERISE CHERRY 126 W C Marwing 8 D Cruz 88 0 SW-/SR1
14 7/2/1/1 MOONWALK 126 W Pike 12 J Size 88 0


STAND-BY STARTER
No. Horse Horse Wt.(Declaration) Wt. Rtg. Age Last 6 Runs Trainer Gear
1 DEPOSER 126 96 4 13 L Ho TT-
2 CHINA DRAGON 126 87 4 13 S Woods

[chucklestheclown]

I cannot divulge the particulars but a small wager on Super Pistachio may pay very well. Or not.

[my miss storm cat]

Good for you! He's an interesting horse and I'm glad you're not fooled by that first HK start where he was 11th.

Nutty Boy was originally Westphalia (you remember him... I know you do) and was trained by AOB.

He's been around... the G1 Prix du Jockey Club (he was 3rd), G1 Prix Jean Prat, the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains (3rd), the G3 Prix de Fountainbleu (2nd), the BC (he was 2nd to Donativum two years ago in the Juvy Turf), the Curragh, Doncaster... he's got some serious frequent flyer miles!

If you look at his last barrier trial (Jan 5th)... look!
http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp

Super Pistachio M.Chadwick 6 A.S.Cruz 3 3 1 -
Noble Conqueror B.Prebble 9 C.Fownes B 10 10 2 Short Head
Chater Way D.Whyte 2 D.Ferraris 2 2 3 Short Head
Deposer H.W.Lai 7 L.Ho 1 1 4 -
Bullish Cash K.C.Leung 8 A.S.Cruz 5 5 5 -
Wo Ai Ninn O.Doleuze 1 D.Cruz BH 6 6 6 -
California Memory K.L.Chui 4 A.S.Cruz 8 8 7 -
Syllabus A.Suborics 10 D.Ferraris B 7 7 8 -
Cerise Cherry W.C.Marwing 3 D.Cruz SW 4 4 9 -
Fearless J.Lloyd 5 D.Ferraris B 9 9 10 -

Very nice!

Should be at big fat odds so good luck to you my dear. I don't think Tony would have Felix riding him if he didn't have a nice shot.

I'll post my pick when I can think straight. Too many here to make a case for.

Need to go watch the replay of Mister Horse again. He's entered in R4 and has Brett up again... that name. I love that name!

Irian makes his first start in R7. Should be great!

Good luck to Kimberley in R1 (let's hear it for the Class 5 horses!), one of the only girls in HK and to Sound of Silence... one of my favorite cellar dwellers.

[my miss storm cat]

Forgot to mention that Straight Forward (Chadwick has the mount...) is the former AOB-trained Freemantle.

Small world!

[my miss storm cat]

I'd love to see Brave Kid (moves up to Class 2) stay undefeated (R10).

Retired... Ace of Spades (the former Omerta, SAF). He was 12th 5 times, 14th twice and 5th once. Maybe this will be better for him.

Natural Echo (63 starts... his first HK race was June of 2002), Pachinko (2 wins) , Perfect Match (only 1 HK win) and Hot Sun (ditto) were all retired too.

Thanks for the memories, boys.

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I'm wondering if Algarve might be the kinda forgotten horse in the Mile (?). I'd take a chance... he'll be at big odds.

Might be the closest I come to posting a pick. I just want to watch it... I'll cheer for whoever wins but yeah this one could be a surprise.

Good luck to anyone playing and come home safe, kids.

[chucklestheclown]

Thanks for the link! Maybe one day you can explain the meaning of barrier trials to me. GRL.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by chucklestheclown

Thanks for the link! Maybe one day you can explain the meaning of barrier trials to me. GRL.

They're kinda like practice races.

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Brave Kid stays unbeaten, KIm 3rd (!!!), Irian disappoints, Mister Horse as well but nice to see Gryder get a win in the 4th!

Wow, Beauty Flash!


RACE 8(337)
Hong Kong Group One - 1600 Metres
THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE
HK$ 8,000,000.00

Going : Good
Course : Turf - "A" Course
Race Time : (24.30) (47.33) (1.11.41) (1.34.39)
Sectional Time : 24.30 23.03 24.08 22.98

Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw LBW Time
1 1 BEAUTY FLASH(K314) C Soumillon 126 14 - 1.34.39
2 5 CHATER WAY(L093) D Whyte 126 3 2-3/4 1.34.86
3 2 TUSCAN SPIRIT(K055) C Williams 126 2 3-1/2 1.34.93
4 4 SUPER PISTACHIO(L099) F Coetzee 126 5 4-1/2 1.35.09
5 6 ABLE SPEED(K210) G Mosse 126 6 4-1/2 1.35.10
6 12 AMIGO(K358) J Lloyd 126 13 5-1/4 1.35.23
7 8 STRAIGHT FORWARD(L100) M Chadwick 126 10 5-3/4 1.35.31
8 11 ALGARVE(K239) B Prebble 126 9 6 1.35.36
9 7 BEAUTY LEGEND(L143) Z Purton 126 7 6-1/4 1.35.41
10 13 CERISE CHERRY(L141) W C Marwing 126 8 8 1.35.67
11 3 WHITE JADE(K131) D Beadman 126 11 8-1/2 1.35.75
12 9 APPRECIATION(K161) O Doleuze 126 1 9 1.35.85
13 14 MOONWALK(L083) W Pike 126 12 9-1/4 1.35.88
14 10 CHEERFUL DELIGHTS(L184) H W Lai 126 4 12-1/4 1.36.33


Racing Incident Report
CHEERFUL DELIGHTS was slow to begin. From a wide draw, MOONWALK was taken across behind runners shortly after the start. Approaching the 1300 Metres, WHITE JADE was restrained away from the heels of BEAUTY FLASH (C Soumillon) which shifted in when not clear. C Soumillon was severely reprimanded and advised to ensure he is sufficiently clear when shifting ground in similar circumstances. Inside the 100 Metres, AMIGO, which had a tendency to lay in, shifted in slightly, resulting in CERISE CHERRY being steadied when crowded onto the hindquarters of ALGARVE which was hampered as a consequence. For the major part of the race, BEAUTY LEGEND travelled wide and without cover. When questioned, F Coetzee (SUPER PISTACHIO) stated that it had been anticipated that STRAIGHT FORWARD would lead the race and he was instructed to obtain a position behind that horse if possible. He said SUPER PISTACHIO, which became stirred up behind the barriers, did not show natural speed in the early stages. He said he did consider riding SUPER PISTACHIO along aggressively after the start to obtain a forward position as instructed, however, he felt that had he done this, the horse would not be able to finish off the race. He said for this reason SUPER PISTACHIO raced further back in the field than had been intended. He did say however that when ridden in this manner, SUPER PISTACHIO finished off the race well. When questioned, M Chadwick stated that he had been instructed to lead on STRAIGHT FORWARD if possible, however, if the pace was fast in the early stages, he should take a sit behind the speed. He said STRAIGHT FORWARD began awkwardly and then did not show the pace that he anticipated. He added that STRAIGHT FORWARD hung in in the early stages and when he observed BEAUTY FLASH and WHITE JADE improving to his outside, he allowed those horses to cross rather than make use of STRAIGHT FORWARD to lead. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of ALGARVE, B Prebble stated that he was surprised in the early stages of the race that the horse did not travel well enough to be able to take up a slightly more forward position. He said it had been hoped that ALGARVE would be able to race a little closer than it was obliged to today. He said irrespective of this, he was able to follow the eventual runner-up, CHATER WAY, throughout the race and that horse was able to draw a margin on ALGARVE in the early part of the Straight. He said, in his opinion, ALGARVE did not show the turn of foot that it had in its previous races and stayed on only one-paced in the run to the line. A veterinary inspection of WHITE JADE after the race did not show any significant findings. BEAUTY FLASH and CHATER WAY were sent for sampling.
http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=8&venue=ST