Hong Kong 2011 ~ 2012

[Bill K]

Will be in HK middle of nest week, so on site for next weekend. After looking at race 8, it is a strange race, Not one horse has ever gone 2000 meters and at level weights #3 Zaidan, #1 Fay Fay and Sweet Oragne have significant class edge. Bullish Champion has the speed figures to be competitive but is asking a lot to go from 1400 to 2000 meters as first route. going to say Zaidan will get first run and win this with Sweet Orange finishing strong but just missing. Fay Fay with wide draw and Smart Giant finding it out for 3rd and 4th

[my miss storm cat]

Good luck to you and oh wow lucky you!

You have to tell me all about it when you're back.

[my miss storm cat]

I was thinking about the Derby and of course realized I forgot to post this. Duh.

Why doesn't Zac have a Derby mount?

Why is Yeung on NC?

Ed if you're around interesting to see Fallon on MM, isn't it?

Good luck to the old guys in this one.

No pick.Just happy to see such a nice field.

The Derby might be a little lackluster in terms of prior years (hey I'm still thrilled though) but this race looks pretty damned good.

You guys have picks?

If so, good luck and come home safe good boys.

Race 7 - THE PREMIER PLATE (HANDICAP)
Sunday, March 18, 2012, Sha Tin, 16:00
Turf ,"A" Course ,1800m ,Good

Prize Money: $2,400,000.00, Rating: 90+, HONG KONG GROUP 3


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

1 4/2/1/7/2/5 PURE CHAMPION 133 G Mosse 11 A S Cruz 123 4 1139 TT
2 5/4/2/1/3/11 THUMBS UP 133 B Prebble 12 C Fownes 123 -1 1191
3 3/4/6/11/1/12 NOBLE CONQUEROR 130 M L Yeung 4 A Lee 120 -1 1168 B
4 10/7/4/8/9/17 MIGHTY HIGH 126 C Williams 9 J Moore 116 -2 1099 H
5 8/1/2/10/7/2 PACKING OK 121 J Lloyd 2 J Moore 111 0 1074 H
6 7/3/11/7/2/2 FAT CHOY OOHLALA 120 Z Purton 10 C H Yip 110 0 1115 B-
7 8/1/2/6/1/6 MILITARY MOVE 120 K Fallon 3 R Gibson 110 0 1113 H-/XB/SR1
8 4/5/9/12/1/4 JACOBEE 115 T Clark 7 J Moore 105 -2 1054 H/TT
9 9/6/12/11/3/6 SUPER PISTACHIO 113 M Chadwick 8 A S Cruz 103 -1 1045 TT
10 3/1/6/14/10/7 SAPELLI 113 F Coetzee 5 J Size 102 2 1137 B
11 7/9/11/8/10/8 VAUGIRARD 113 M Du Plessis 6 D J Hall 99 -1 1116 B
12 9/9/2/4/9/10 KING OF SCOTS 113 K C Leung 1 A Schutz 90 0 1135

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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Ed if you're around interesting to see Fallon on MM, isn't it?

That IS interesting!

I'd love to see MM win this, or Thumbs Up.

[my miss storm cat]

Oh!

Thumbs Up!

Fay Fay wins the Derby and not to add something sad to such fine results but I don't ever remember seeing two breakdowns (I have not watched any replays at all yet and won't watch those two, but I hope Dr. Win and Mark Up are okay.

Ed please tell me you played him!

Hope you did well, Bill!

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RACE 7(485)
Hong Kong Group Three - 1800 Metres - (090+)
THE PREMIER PLATE (HANDICAP)
HK$ 2,400,000.00
Race Replay Pass Through Analysis

Going : Good
Course : Turf - "A" Course
Race Time : (13.95) (36.17) (1.00.59) (1.24.40) (1.47.43)
Sectional Time : 13.95 22.22 24.42 23.81 23.03


Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw LBW Time
1 2 THUMBS UP(K005) B Prebble 133 12 - 1.47.43
2 12 KING OF SCOTS(K084) K C Leung 113 1 1-1/2 1.47.66
3 10 SAPELLI(K191) F Coetzee 113 5 2 1.47.73
4 6 FAT CHOY OOHLALA(L250) Z Purton 120 10 2-3/4 1.47.86
5 1 PURE CHAMPION(M178) G Mosse 133 11 3-1/2 1.47.98
6 5 PACKING OK(L372) J Lloyd 121 2 4 1.48.07
7 11 VAUGIRARD(K347) M Du Plessis 113 6 4-1/4 1.48.10
8 8 JACOBEE(L179) T Clark 115+1 7 4-3/4 1.48.19
9 9 SUPER PISTACHIO(L099) M Chadwick 113 8 8-1/4 1.48.74
10 4 MIGHTY HIGH(L096) C Williams 126 9 11-3/4 1.49.32
11 7 MILITARY MOVE(M077) K Fallon 120 3 14 1.49.69
12 3 NOBLE CONQUEROR(G169) M L Yeung 130 4 15-3/4 1.49.96


Racing Incident Report
VAUGIRARD shifted in at the start and bumped SAPELLI. Near the 1100 Metres, VAUGIRARD got its head up and proved difficult to settle when awkwardly placed close to the heels of NOBLE CONQUEROR. After the 600 Metres, FAT CHOY OOHLALA raced tight between PURE CHAMPION and VAUGIRARD. For a short distance in the early part of the Straight, KING OF SCOTS was held up for clear running. Approaching the 100 Metres, PACKING OK was crowded for room between KING OF SCOTS and SAPELLI which was taken in by THUMBS UP (B Prebble). B Prebble was advised to exercise more care in future. A veterinary inspection of PURE CHAMPION and JACOBEE after the race did not show any significant findings. PURE CHAMPION, THUMBS UP and KING OF SCOTS and were sent for sampling.


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RACE 8(486)
Hong Kong Group One - 2000 Metres
THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG DERBY 2012
HK$ 16,000,000.00
Race Replay Pass Through Analysis

Going : Good
Course : Turf - "A" Course
Race Time : (26.53) (52.23) (1.17.89) (1.42.31) (2.04.41)
Sectional Time : 26.53 25.70 25.66 24.42 22.10


Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw LBW Time
1 1 FAY FAY(L284) D Whyte 126 14 - 2.04.41
2 14 SAME WORLD(N098) B Prebble 126 4 N 2.04.46
3 2 SWEET ORANGE(M289) W C Marwing 126 10 1/2 2.04.49
4 3 ZAIDAN(M234) O Doleuze 126 6 1-1/4 2.04.59
5 9 DAN EXCEL(N195) J Lloyd 126 13 1-1/2 2.04.64
6 7 MILITARY ATTACK(N175) C Williams 126 3 1-1/2 2.04.65
7 11 PACKING TYCOON(N010) G Mosse 126 1 2 2.04.71
8 6 DOMINANT(N169) N Callan 126 8 3 2.04.91
9 12 REAL SPECIALIST(M143) F Coetzee 126 9 3-1/2 2.04.98
10 8 BEAUTY LEAD(N209) K Fallon 126 2 3-3/4 2.05.02
11 13 LIBERATOR(L240) T Angland 126 5 4-1/2 2.05.12
12 4 BULLISH CHAMPION(M198) M Chadwick 126 12 5 2.05.20
13 5 SMART GIANT(L405) T Clark 126 11 5 2.05.21
14 10 MASQUERADER(N234) U Rispoli 126 7 6-1/2 2.05.44


Racing Incident Report
On arrival at the Start, REAL SPECIALIST had its right front plate refitted. REAL SPECIALIST was examined by the Veterinary Officer who said in his opinion it was suitable to race. PACKING TYCOON blundered at the start. MILITARY ATTACK was slow to begin. SMART GIANT began awkwardly. DOMINANT was crowded for room at the start between REAL SPECIALIST and MASQUERADER which was taken out by ZAIDAN. Near the 1800 Metres, SMART GIANT got its head up when awkwardly placed close to the heels of MILITARY ATTACK. When the tempo slackened approaching the 1400 Metres, REAL SPECIALIST was awkwardly placed close to the heels of FAY FAY and shifted out away from the heels of that horse. After this, REAL SPECIALIST was allowed to improve to race outside the lead. After the 1000 Metres, ZAIDAN was left racing without cover. Passing the 850 Metres, DOMINANT became unbalanced when checked away from the heels of SWEET ORANGE. DAN EXCEL, which was following, was checked in consequence. After the 500 Metres, DOMINANT was awkwardly placed close to the heels of DAN EXCEL. Near the 200 Metres, PACKING TYCOON was shifted out away from the heels of REAL SPECIALIST. MILITARY ATTACK had difficulty obtaining clear running until near the 200 Metres. SWEET ORANGE had difficulty obtaining clear running until approaching the 100 Metres. LIBERATOR was not able to obtain clear running until after the 100 Metres and because of this was not able to be tested. Over the concluding stages, ZAIDAN was hampered when taken wider by FAY FAY (D Whyte) which shifted out. D Whyte was advised to exercise care. MILITARY ATTACK, which was racing outside of ZAIDAN, was steadied when awkwardly placed inside the heels of SAME WORLD. Because of this, MILITARY ATTACK was not able to be properly tested in the run to the finishing line. When questioned, W C Marwing stated that he had been under strict instructions not to be racing wide and without cover. He said for this reason passing the 700 Metres he elected to remain racing on the back of SAME WORLD rather than shifting out at that time when he was aware that DAN EXCEL was improving quickly to his outside. He said had he have shifted to the outside of SAME WORLD at this time, this would have resulted in SWEET ORANGE being left racing without cover and he felt that this would have been contrary to his instructions. He added that in the Straight tight running was available to SWEET ORANGE at various stages, however, in his opinion, the horse was reluctant to proceed between SAME WORLD and DAN EXCEL. He said it was not until after the 100 Metres that SWEET ORANGE was able to obtain comfortable racing room between SAME WORLD and DAN EXCEL. After the race, it was reported that MILITARY ATTACK had sustained a minor wound to the right hind leg and had lost the right hind plate. Also after the race, it was reported that SWEET ORANGE had sustained a cut above the right hock. A veterinary inspection of DOMINANT after the race did not show any significant findings. SWEET ORANGE, FAY FAY and SAME WORLD were sent for sampling.

[Bill K]

Watched the replay. Look like many had chances with 200 M to go. Whyte is amazing. #14 finishing 2nd was complete surprise as he had never run a figure even close to a winning number. Had 3 of 4 but no good.

[my miss storm cat]

Yeah he is amazing. Prebble and Chadwick too.

I looked to see entries for Sunday since you'll be there and oh lucky you! Looks like a really nice field with Cerise Cherry, Crwon Witness, Corp. Jones, and Penglai Xianzi (say that three times fast).

Have a wonderful time!