Ha :D

He's like "you ********, you told me this was The Curragh..... i thought this flight was longer than normal!!!"

Who will be in the races?
 

Is the final list ready. It so............ ! WHO WILL RUN ¡ :confused:

:)




09/12/2007 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 25 Course : "A" Course
Race Name : THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG CUP Distance : 2000m
Race Class : GROUP 1

RAMONTI (H608)
UAE S bin Suroor 126 123 -
VENGEANCE OF RAIN (D142)
HK D E Ferraris 126 122 129 (+0)
VIVA PATACA (G096)
HK J Moore 126 122 129 (+0)
SHADOW GATE (J613)
JPN Y Kato 126 115 -
ART TRADER (E131)
HK J Moore 126 110 115 (+3)
ROYAL PRINCE (H072)
HK A S Cruz 126 106 114 (+4)
MUSICAL WAY (H617)
FR P van de Poele 122 109 -

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09/12/2007 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 25 Course : "A" Course
Race Name : THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG MILE Distance : 1600m
Race Class : GROUP 1

KONGO RIKISHIO (J606)
JPN K Yamauchi 126 119 -
SPIRITO DEL VENTO (J607)
FR J-M Beguigne 126 118 -
THE DUKE (B282)
HK C Fownes 126 117 124 (-1)
ABLE ONE (G108)
HK J Moore 126 116 121 (-1)
AL QASI (J608)
GB P Chapple-Hyam 126 116 -
FLORAL PEGASUS (G011)
HK A S Cruz 126 115 123 (+3)
GOOD BA BA (E201)
HK A Schutz 126 115 122 (+0)
JOYFUL WINNER (E045)
HK J Moore 126 115 121 (+0)
DOWN TOWN (G054)
HK C H Yip 126 111 121 (+5)
EGYPTIAN RA (E002)
HK D J Hall 126 109 117 (+0)
EXCELLENT ART (J610)
IRE A P O'Brien 125 122 -
CREACHADOIR (J611)
UAE S bin Suroor 125 118 -
VISIONARIO (J095)
HK S Woods 125 109 93
DARJINA (J612)
FR de Royer-Dupre 121 123 -


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09/12/2007 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 25 Course : "A" Course
Race Name : THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG VASE Distance : 2400m
Race Class : GROUP 1

DYLAN THOMAS (J614)
IRE A P O'Brien 126 128 -
QUIJANO (J615)
GER P Schiergen 126 119 -
RED ROCKS (J616)
GB B Meehan 126 119 -
DOCTOR DINO (J617)
FR R Gibson 126 117 -
BUSSONI (J618)
GER H Blume 126 115 -
EGERTON (H619)
GER P Rau 126 113 -
VITAL KING (G222)
HK P O'Sullivan 126 113 118 (+2)
ARCH REBEL (J619)
IRE N Meade 126 111 -
KOCAB (J621)
FR A Fabre 126 109 -
VIVA MACAU (H110)
HK J Moore 126 108 116 (+0)
HAWKES BAY (G064)
HK D J Hall 126 100 107 (+6)
EVER BRIGHT (G223)
HK P O'Sullivan 126 97 100 (+0)
MACLEYA (J620)
FR A Fabre 122 111 -

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09/12/2007 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 25 Course : "A" Course
Race Name : THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG SPRINT Distance : 1200m
Race Class : GROUP 1

ABSOLUTE CHAMPION (E060)
HK D J Hall 126 120 128 (+0)
BENBAUN (G619)
GB M J Wallace 126 120 -
SACRED KINGDOM (G268)
HK P F Yiu 126 120 128 (+8)
MARCHAND D'OR (J601)
FR F Head 126 118 -
SCINTILLATION (C228)
HK C S Shum 126 114 121 (-2)
TIZA (J602)
FR de Royer-Dupre 126 113 -
DESERT LORD (H602)
GB K A Ryan 126 112 -
WHY BE (J603)
SIN L K Laxon 126 110 -
ROYAL DELIGHT (G192)
HK C Fownes 126 107 115 (+7)
SUNNY SING (E135)
HK J Moore 126 107 115 (+0)
SUNNY POWER (G203)
HK K W Lui 126 104 114 (+6)
GREEN BIRDIE (H245)
HK C Fownes 126 101 108 (+0)
MISS ANDRETTI (J605)
AUS D L Freedman 122 120 -

Ramonti over 10furlongs? Interesting

With his keen style of running, i'm not convinced he will see out that trip. When they said he was going to Hong Kong, i automatically thought they meant for the mile race.

Creachadoir would have been mine choice for the 10 furlong race, as he didn't seem to have quite enough finishing speed over a mile in England and Ireland.

Very tough for the European raiders, don't you think? We will be lucky to leave with one winner. Surely Excellent Art is our best chance, but he is a very tricky ride in my opinion. First i just thought it was Spencer messing things up, but i think we saw that he is very tricky when he ran in the BC.

Dylan has had a long, tough season, and although on form he should be the best horse in the race, I'm not sure how good he will be after being on the go for so long. Hope he wins, but i'm not sure.

The sprint looks like a minefield really. Benbaun is better over 5 rather than 6 in my opinion. I would love to see Tiza run a nice race.

First list of the ones I like: VIVA PATACA is to much for the rest. Same as FLORAL PEGASUS. For a good bet price EVER BRIGHT and SCINTILLATION :rolleyes:

I really fancy Ramonti over 10f.. I think he has been crying out for it all year. Frankie has made him go very early in his mile races but I think he'll step up over 10f..

How did Arch Rebel get to HK??

I'm just not convinced with Ramonti. The races which he has won, he has been coming back to the field in the closing stages each time. Add that to the fact he is running against horses who stay very well, his stamina is going to be tested to the limit here.

As an aside, Douggie won the jockeys championship. :)

locals only.

royal prince

:cool: the duke :cool:

vital king

sunny sing or
green birdie

good bye and
thanx dukie.
i'll miss u
and dave.

I think Absolute Champion strokes Miss Andretti here. Quijano in the Vase

Sacred Kingdom wins, Ab Champ 2nd, Royal Delight 3rd, Scintillation 4th.

Nice avatar. :)

Hope your boy does well.

RACE 4(226)
Race Class: 3yo+ - 1200 Metres
THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG SPRINT
HK$ 12,000,000.00

Course : Turf - "A" Course
Race Time : (23.70) (45.9) (1.08.4)
Sectional Time : 23.70 22.20 22.50

1 3 SACRED KINGDOM(G268) G Mosse 126 6 - 1.08.40
2 1 ABSOLUTE CHAMPION(E060) B Prebble 126 3 2-1/4 1.08.70
3 9 ROYAL DELIGHT(G192) S Dye 126 4 2-3/4 1.08.80
4 5 SCINTILLATION(C228) E Saint-Martin 126 7 4-1/2 1.09.10
5 11 SUNNY POWER(G203) Y T Cheng 126 10 4-1/2 1.09.10
6 4 MARCHAND D'OR(J601) D Bonilla 126 5 4-3/4 1.09.10
7 12 GREEN BIRDIE(H245) L Dettori 126 8 6-1/2 1.09.40
8 6 TIZA(J602) C Soumillon 126 11 8-1/2 1.09.70
9 7 DESERT LORD(H602) N Callan 126 9 11-3/4 1.10.20
10 13 MISS ANDRETTI(J605) C Newitt 122 12 12-3/4 1.10.40
11 8 WHY BE(J603) N Callow 126 13 15 1.10.70
12 10 SUNNY SING(E135) D Beadman 126 1 15-1/4 1.10.80
13 2 BENBAUN(G619) P Smullen 126 2 16-3/4 1.11.00

Doctor Dino wins.....

Quijano 2nd, Bussoni 3rd, Arch Rebel 4th.
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Love them all but good luck to Good Ba Ba and Darjina.....

RACE 5(227)
Race Class: 3yo+ - 2400 Metres
THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG VASE
HK$ 14,000,000.00

Course : Turf - "A" Course
Race Time : (25.90) (51.2) (1.16.6) (1.40.8) (2.04.8) (2.28.2)
Sectional Time : 25.90 25.30 25.40 24.20 24.00 23.40

1 4 DOCTOR DINO(J617) O Peslier 126 4 - 2.28.20
2 2 QUIJANO(J615) A Starke 126 1 1-1/2 2.28.40
3 5 BUSSONI(J618) C Soumillon 126 6 1-3/4 2.28.40
4 8 ARCH REBEL(J619) F Berry 126 10 2-3/4 2.28.60
5 9 KOCAB(J621) S Pasquier 126 2 3-1/4 2.28.70
6 6 EGERTON(H619) T Mundry 126 3 3-3/4 2.28.70
7 1 DYLAN THOMAS(J614) J Murtagh 126 7 4-3/4 2.28.90
8 12 EVER BRIGHT(G223) O Doleuze 126 5 4-3/4 2.28.90
9 3 RED ROCKS(J616) L Dettori 126 8 4-3/4 2.28.90
10 11 HAWKES BAY(G064) G Mosse 126 11 5-1/2 2.29.00
11 13 MACLEYA(J620) R Moore 122 12 9 2.29.60
12 10 VIVA MACAU(H110) D Beadman 126 13 10 2.29.80
13 7 VITAL KING(G222) B Prebble 126 9 24-1/2 2.32.00

Really enjoyed the racing so far.

How good was Sacred Kingdom........wow.

Couldn't believe how fat Dylan looked in the paddock, i knew he wouldn't be as fit as he could be, but he looked like a mare in foal. Never really expected him to win, but as soon as i saw him, he had no chance.

We are having to watch the races with a five minute delay, so you will probably get the results before i even see the race :(

Photo... Darjina and Floral peg.....

edit - On the phone with someone over there... now he's saying

GOOD BABA WON!

Very confused!

At least you can see them!

The hkjc site is overloaded so couldn't get on to listen.... play by play is costing me a fortune on the phone....

HOW DID MY BOY GOOD BABA LOOK?:cool:

Replay should be up in 5.....

Good Ba Ba and Creachadoir.

Darjina very unlucky.

Looks like Good Ba Ba just has it.

Love this one :)

Good Ba Ba looked very well through the race. Quickened along side Creachadoir on the outside and just kept holding of the Godolphin horse by the narrowest of winning margins.

Excellent Art was awful. Aidan must be wondering why he even bothered going there.

Darjina was held in for quite a while, but came fast when she saw daylight. Fairly unlucky not to be a line of three as they crossed the line.