Hong Kong!

[my miss storm cat]

Cheers to the Raiders.

http://www.hkjc.com/english/news/news_2010032824755.htm
http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...20100328aa.asp

Retired...

Sichuan Hero
Butterfield
Hong Kong Superstar
Nordic Star
Grandfield
China Dragon

and Kimberley

Barrier trials (tomorrow)...

Good luck Seek n Destroy and Planet.


04/04/2010 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 56 Course : "C" Course
Race Name : THE CHAIRMAN'S TROPHY Distance : 1600m
Race Class : Hong Kong Group Two Sec./Div. No : 1
Rating Range : -

Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
COLLECTION (K217)
J Moore 128 - 127 0 -
BEAUTY FLASH (K314)
A S Cruz 128 - 116 0 -
MR MEDICI (K218)
L Ho 123 - 126 4 -
VIVA PATACA (G096)
J Moore 123 - 125 0 -
PACKING WINNER (E334)
L Ho 123 - 122 -2 -
SIGHT WINNER (J049)
J Size 123 - 122 -2 -
ABLE ONE (G108)
J Moore 123 - 119 0 -
EXPRESS WIN (J042)
C H Yip 123 - 114 0 -
UNIQUE JEWELLERY (H196)
J Size 123 - 114 0 -
BRAVE KID (K391)
J Size 123 - 112 5 -
FAIR TRADE (K345)
C Fownes 123 - 107 0 -
OPERATION SECRET (H081)
D Cruz 123 - 105 -2 -

[my miss storm cat]

Lock for tomorrow..... Soviet Pearl in the final (at really good odds).

[my miss storm cat]

Hope Packing Winner is okay. Didn't he once fracture his pelvis?

Bullish Cash (R7)
Brave Heart / Silver Sun (6)
Luckyme and Upside of Anger (either order, R4)

Let's see if Chadwick can get a win outta Blink Again (R1). Bet he does it at huge odds!

I think maaaaybe Brave Kid beats the legends here.....

He and Beauty Flash are the future superstahs so I'd go with one or the other here but cheers to the old guard.

Race 8 - THE CHAIRMAN'S TROPHY
Sunday, April 04, 2010, Sha Tin, 16:40
Turf ,"C" Course ,1600m ,Good

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 1/10/2/1/5/3 COLLECTION 128 J Lloyd 4 J Moore 127 0 1123 TT
2 4/3/1/1/1/2 BEAUTY FLASH 128 M Chadwick 7 A S Cruz 116 0 1150 TT
3 1/3/2/8/3/2 MR MEDICI 123 H W Lai 5 L Ho 126 4 1035
4 6/4/6/7/4/1 VIVA PATACA 123 W C Marwing 2 J Moore 125 0 1104 H
5 - PACKING WINNER
(Withdrawn)
- - - - - - - -
6 6/7/9/5/11/2 SIGHT WINNER 123 Z Purton 3 J Size 122 -2 1064 TT
7 11/6/8/4/6/2 ABLE ONE 123 D Beadman 1 J Moore 119 0 1135 H
8 8/2/4/6/13/12 EXPRESS WIN 123 Y T Cheng 9 C H Yip 114 0 1170 TT
9 12/2/1/9/7/6 UNIQUE JEWELLERY 123 O Doleuze 8 J Size 114 0 1119
10 3/1/1/1/1/1 BRAVE KID 123 D Whyte 6 J Size 112 5 1118
11 6/1/1 FAIR TRADE 123 B Prebble 11 C Fownes 107 0 1106
12 11/10/5/5/1/4 OPERATION SECRET 123 G Cheyne 10 D Cruz 105 -2 1035 SW

edit - So much for Blink Again in the 1st!

Forgot to post this.....

A ceremony for Joy and Fun.

http://www.hkjc.com/english/news/news_2010033124777.htm

[my miss storm cat]

My favorite horse in the race (... and the one with no chance) wins.

Able One!

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

RACE 8(511)
Hong Kong Group Two - 1600 Metres
THE CHAIRMAN'S TROPHY
HK$ 3,000,000.00

Going : Good
Course : Turf - "C" Course
Race Time : (24.62) (47.95) (1.11.67) (1.34.57)
Sectional Time : 24.62 23.33 23.72 22.90


Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw LBW Time
1 7 ABLE ONE(G108) D Beadman 123 1 - 1.34.57
2 3 MR MEDICI(K218) H W Lai 123 5 N 1.34.64
3 4 VIVA PATACA(G096) W C Marwing 123 2 2-1/4 1.34.92
4 11 FAIR TRADE(K345) B Prebble 123 11 2-1/2 1.34.96
5 2 BEAUTY FLASH(K314) M Chadwick 128 7 2-1/2 1.34.97
6 6 SIGHT WINNER(J049) Z Purton 123 3 2-1/2 1.34.99
7 10 BRAVE KID(K391) D Whyte 123 6 2-3/4 1.35.01
8 9 UNIQUE JEWELLERY(H196) O Doleuze 123 8 3-1/4 1.35.08
9 1 COLLECTION(K217) J Lloyd 128 4 4-3/4 1.35.31
10 12 OPERATION SECRET(H081) G Cheyne 123 10 8 1.35.84
11 8 EXPRESS WIN(J042) Y T Cheng 123 9 8 1.35.85

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RP...


Able One floors bigger names at Sha Tin

By james reed 1:45PM 4 APR 2010 Report: Hong Kong, Sunday

Sha Tin: The Chairman's Trophy (HK Group 2) 1m, turf, 3yo+

ABLE ONE (John Moore/Darren Beadman) regained the sort of form that once crowned him a Group 1 winner in the past by snaring a very competitive renewal of the Chairman's Trophy at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Since running out a surprise victor of the Champions Mile almost exactly three years ago, Able One had won just once in the interim, with three different stress fractures to his off-fore and hind legs blighting any hopes of progress.

Yet on this occasion, he was clearly quietly fancied by connections, with stable jockey Darren Beadman opting to ride him over higher-rated stablemates Collection and Viva Pataca, both better suited over longer distances and preparing for the Audemars Piguet QEII Cup at the end of the month.

Five of the 11 starters had been successful at the highest level with three of last month's Mercedes-Benz HK Derby protagonists - Beauty Flash, Brave Kid and Fair Trade - best supported in the betting.

Beadman slipped Able One into a handy position in third and took over from pacesetter Beauty Flash at the top of the straight and hung on from the typically determined late rally from Mr Medici by a neck. Viva Pataca ran his best race for some time to finish third.

"Able One has had so many problems but he has always retained his class and has been sounder this season than for a long time," said Moore.

"I'm delighted he was able to pick up another Group race today. If there any flaws among the opposition in the Champions Mile in a few weeks he will be the horse to expose them.

"Collection was finishing off well before being checked late on," added Moore.

"He just finds this trip too short, but it was a good prep for the QEII Cup. The same goes for Viva Pataca who will also target the Champions & Chater Cup at the end of May and go for his fourth win in that race."


http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...699363/latest/

[my miss storm cat]

Retired... Striking Mascot, Speedy Star, Super Spirit, Perpital (sp).

Wednesday, Happy Valley...

Good luck to Ms. Healthy Contender in R1.(One of only two girls left with the retirements of Lady First and Kimberley or at least I believe them to be the only 2 ladies in HK)...Sweet Sanette is in the entries for Saturday.

R6... Soldier
R7... Country Magic
R9... Best Military

Able One gets some press here....

http://drf.com/news/article/111931.html

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10/04/2010 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 58 Course : "C+3" Course
Race Name : THE VICTORIA RACING CLUB TROPHY (HANDICAP) Distance : 1000m
Race Class : Class 1 Sec./Div. No : 1
Rating Range : 115-090

Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
ULTRA FANTASY (G311)
P F Yiu 133 - 114 5 -
DYNAMIC BLITZ (J339)
P F Yiu 132 - 113 0 -
EXPRESS WIN (J042)
C H Yip 132 - 113 -1 -
DIM SUM (H226)
J Moore 130 - 111 0 -
NIGHTLIGN (J145)
A Lee 128 - 109 -1 -
CRAIG'S DRAGON (H131)
J Moore 124 - 105 0 -
WILLING STORM (J187)
J Moore 124 - 105 - -
KILDARE (J198)
D Cruz 119 - 100 0 -
SHINING VICTORY (L163)
J Size 116 - 97 10 -
SWEET SANETTE (L103)
T K Ng 115 - 96 0 -
NORMAN INVADER (J231)
A S Cruz 114 - 95 1 -
SUPER BOY (K405)
K L Man 113 - 94 0 -
BULLISH GOLD (J291)
A S Cruz 112 - 93 -1 -
WINE WIN (G018)
A Lee 111 - 92 -1 -

Reserve :
No. Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
1 FRIENDLY GAINS (G300)
K L Man 117 - 98 -2 - - #

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

R6... Soldier
R7... Country Magic
R9... Best Military

edit -
R6... Soldier, Packing Power
R7... Country Magic / Mr Vigorous

Good luck to Speed and Gold (R1), rated 14

10 races, he's never hit the board... never been better than 8th.

Hope he does well.

[my miss storm cat]

Healthy Contender, Packing Power and Mr. Vigerous all win, the rest pretty much nowhere...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=7&venue=HV

(Speed and Gold was 8th, poor guy).

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Oh!

RACE 5(518)
Class 4 - 1200 Metres - (060-040)
SHUM SHUI PO HANDICAP

1 7 TOP DRAGON (K342) C W Wong Y S Tsui 119 1095 7 - 4 2 1
1.11.14
2 2 RUGBY HEAVEN (L086) D Whyte J Size 132 1236 4 SH 3 3 2
1.11.15
3 5 PLANET (L029) O Doleuze P F Yiu 123 1087 9 1 10 9 3
1.11.30
4 11 POWER AND GOLD (K041) Y T Cheng C H Yip 115 1116 3 1-1/2 6 6 4
1.11.36
5 10 SOHNA (G183) A Suborics S Woods 120 1104 1 1-3/4 8 8 5
1.11.43
6 3 VALUE CHOICE (G213) M Chadwick D E Ferraris 125 1292 11 1-3/4 11 11 6
1.11.43
7 8 GLORIOUS GIANT (K306) B Prebble K W Lui 121 1028 2 2 5 5 7
1.11.45
8 6 SOLAR UP (K065) J Lloyd C W Chang 122 968 6 3-1/4 1 1 8
1.11.67
9 4 NOT QUITE PERFECT (G254) M L Yeung A Lee 118 1053 5 5-1/4 2 4 9
1.11.99
10 1 ESPERANZA (G159) C K Tong Y O Wong 130 1054 10 7-1/4 7 7 10
1.12.31
11 12 MARVELLOUS (H026) H W Lai B K Ng 114 1065 8 10 9 10 11
1.12.74
9 BRILLIANT ONE (G212) W M Lai T K Ng 118 1068 --- --- ---
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Note: Special incidents index
Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 7 1,561.50
PLACE 7 243.50
2 12.50
5 69.00
QUINELLA 2,7 2,157.50
QUINELLA PLACE 2,7 603.50
5,7 2,945.00
2,5 127.00
TIERCE 7,2,5 99,287.00
TRIO 2,5,7 7,319.00
FIRST 4 2,5,7,11 15,839.00
4TH DOUBLE 1/7 10,083.50
1/2,9 19.00

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Good luck to Ms. Healthy Contender in R1.(One of only two girls left with the retirements of Lady First and Kimberley or at least I believe them to be the only 2 ladies in HK)...Sweet Sanette is in the entries for Saturday.

... and she won as well!

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=7&venue=ST

(I would have picked her, of course, but I also would have picked Bullish Win, Eight Plus Nine and Helene Witty who were all last).

Starlish and Red Ruler withdrawn form the Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup.

[my miss storm cat]

It's impossible to catch up on everything but here's the short version...

Macau...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2010/pdf/100407.pdf
(Go, Hong Kong Raiders!)

Raiders arriving...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/news/news_2010041324867.htm

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Barrier trials...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp
(Thumbs Up, Fellowship, Egyptian Ra, etc).

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Dao Dao returns...