Hong Kong!

[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

[chucklestheclown]

I guess Tony needs to sit both of his jocks down together before big races

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by chucklestheclown

I guess Tony needs to sit both of his jocks down together before big races

Yeah that might have been a good idea.

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A six degrees of separation moment... Good luck to Sugar on Top, the former Mr. Jinky. He was trained by a Russell Cameron in NZ... am I crazy or isn't that who had Bulldozer / Borugino for a while after he left HK(?).

Anyway zero HK wins... the best he's ever done was 4th. He's in R1 with Douggie up (!).

To him and (good luck to) to 10 year old Rising Win who is making his 83rd start. (He's rated 14 which I think is officially the lowest I've ever seen, poor guy). 5 wins starting in 2003... isn't it's time to retire this gentleman?

Come home safe.

Bullish Win is a standby starter in R5.

Happy Zero to miss the Stewards Cup, Medic Power misses the Centenary Sprint Cup and Chui stood down...

Retired... Best Power and Rainbow Star.

[my miss storm cat]

Retired... 8 year old Global Win who is the former Jovial (Gai Waterhouse-trained), and Green Glory. Hope he's okay.

Horse Withdrawal for 27/01/2010 meeting - R4 Standby Starter Horse 1 GREEN GLORY (J177) has been scratched
25 January 2010
Race 4 Standby Starter Horse 1 GREEN GLORY (J177) has been scratched. (Reason: By order of Stewards)

My lock of the day... Happy Valley tomorrow, R7, Plan B.

R8 - Fluke and Hannah King Prawn, either order.

[my miss storm cat]

The short version is my picks sucked but on to more important things!


Race 7 - THE KENT & CURWEN CENTENARY SPRINT CUP
Sunday, January 31, 2010, Sha Tin, 16:00
Turf ,"B" Course ,1000m

Prize Money: $4,500,000.00, Rating: -, HONG KONG GROUP 1

Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear
1 1/2/5/1/1/6 SACRED KINGDOM 126 B Prebble 9 P F Yiu 129 0 TT
2 7/3/3/14/4/1 JOY AND FUN 126 J Victoire 6 D Cruz 124 0 SW
3 2/5/2/2/2/4 ONE WORLD 126 D Beadman 3 J Moore 123 5 XB/H/TT
4 4/12/6/7/2/3 GREEN BIRDIE 126 O Doleuze 5 C Fownes 122 1 V1/H1
5 14/11/11/8/6/7 DIM SUM 126 A Gryder 7 J Moore 115 -2 B
6 4/6/7/3/6/2 BRILLIANT CHAPTER 126 D Whyte 1 J Size 111 0
7 10/13/12/7/9/8 KILDARE 126 B Doyle 2 D Cruz 106 -3 SR/TT-
8 1/8/2/2/8/1 ULTRA FANTASY 126 J Lloyd 4 P F Yiu 104 5 B/TT
9 1/3/4/4/14/1 CRAIG'S DRAGON 126 W Pike 8 J Moore 102 6 B



Race 8 - THE STEWARDS' CUP
Sunday, January 31, 2010, Sha Tin, 16:35
Turf ,"B" 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 1/4/5/1/2/1 EGYPTIAN RA 126 C Soumillon 3 A S Cruz 134 4 TT
2 1/3/7/4/2/1 GOOD BA BA 126 O Doleuze 12 D Cruz 131 0 TT
3 2/1/5/3/5/1 COLLECTION 126 D Beadman 8 J Moore 127 0 TT
4 11/6/1/6/5/9 PACKING WINNER 126 A Gryder 1 L Ho 126 0
5 3/1/6/2/10/2 FELLOWSHIP 126 Z Purton 9 P O'Sullivan 125 1 TT
6 5/11/2/8/6/6 SIGHT WINNER 126 B Prebble 11 J Size 125 0 TT1
7 7/4/3/2/3/2 THUMBS UP 126 B Doyle 7 C S Shum 124 0 B
8 8/4/6/2/4/1 ABLE ONE 126 G Mosse 6 J Moore 120 -2
9 12/9/10/10/1/3 JACKPOT DELIGHT 126 J Lloyd 4 C Fownes 118 -2 TT
10 4/2/11/13/8/9 ARMADA 126 W Pike 10 J Size 117 0
11 3/3/7/8/12/8 SPECIAL DAYS 126 D Whyte 2 J Size 114 2
12 12/9/8/13/7/7 EYSHAL 126 W C Marwing 5 J Moore 112 -2 B/TT


Have to include this cause it's just such a great Class 2 field...


Race 9 - COWDRAY PARK HANDICAP
Sunday, January 31, 2010, Sha Tin, 17:10
Turf ,"B" Course ,1600m

Prize Money: $1,150,000.00, Rating: 100-80, Class 2

Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear
1 9/1/4/6/11/7 GEM OF CHIU TON 133 M L Yeung (-7) 5 A S Cruz 98 0 B/TT
2 11/11/4/7/5/12 BULLISH CASH 132 C Soumillon 14 A S Cruz 97 -3 TT
3 12/8/5/1/4/1 APPRECIATION 127 D Whyte 6 J Size 92 0 V/TT
4 6/10/12/2/6/1 STREET CAT 126 J Lloyd 9 A T Millard 91 -1 B/TT
5 11/11/11/8/10/4 SILVER SUN 125 A Suborics 10 Y S Tsui 90 -1
6 10/10/5/8/13/4 REDRAGTOABULL 124 G Mosse 11 J Moore 89 -2 XB
7 3/9/11/11/6/14 QUICK TOUCH 123 Y T Cheng (-2) 7 C S Shum 88 1
8 9 JOLLY GOOD 122 J Victoire 3 S Woods 87 0
9 8/5/2/2/4/8 BLUE SKY 121 B Prebble 8 C Fownes 86 0 H
10 13/14 LITTLE DREAMS 121 D Beadman 13 J Moore 86 -2 TT1
11 11/1/8/8/3/11 PRIME TARGET 119 C K Tong (-3) 1 C Fownes 84 0
12 2/9/4/5/9/12 UNWRITTEN RULE 119 K W Leung (-10) 2 B K Ng 84 2 H1
13 9 PANTHER RUN 117 H W Lai (-2) 12 B K Ng 82 0
14 5/3/5/7/4/1 JOHNSON 116 W Pike 4 J Moore 81 0 B


STAND-BY STARTER
No. Horse Horse Wt.(Declaration) Wt. Rtg. Age Last 6 Runs Trainer Gear
1 GRAND DANCER 115 80 5 11/11/7/4/11/5 S Woods H

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Friday barrier trials... good luck to Best Friend.

Retired... Holi Ravioli and Fingers Crossed.

[my miss storm cat]

On Aaron Gryder...

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20100129a.asp

Retired...

Full of Joy , the former Poulter (NZ), shock winner of the Class 1 Chinese New Years Cup a few years ago and member of the illustrious Top 50 list. (Okay well former member, but still...)

His finest moment...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2008&raceno=08

Classa Forever
Lucky Winner
Royal Domain
Great Land's Star
Flying Gallop all retired as well. Thanks for the memories!

Friday barrier trials... Best Friend 2nd in batch 1.

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

[my miss storm cat]

On Egyptian Ra and Good Ba Ba...

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20100130.asp

Brett and the Sacred one...

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20100130a.asp

... and oh wow HK gets some press here! Thank you DRF.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/110465.html