Time to jump up and down!!!
16/11/2008 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 17 Course : "A" Course
Race Name : THE CATHAY PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CUP TRIAL Distance : 2000m
Race Class : Hong Kong Group Two Sec./Div. No : 1
Rating Range : -
Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
VIVA PATACA (G096)
J Moore 128 - 134 5 -
PACKING WINNER (E334)
L Ho 128 - 123 - -
BULLISH LUCK (C155)
A S Cruz 123 - 121 0 -
VIVA MACAU (H110)
J Moore 123 - 117 0 -
EXCELLENT BOY (E238)
C Fownes 123 - 113 0 -
JACKPOT DELIGHT (J101)
C Fownes 123 - 113 0 -
HAWKES BAY (G064)
D J Hall 123 - 111 0 -
BULLISH CASH (H049)
A S Cruz 123 - 109 0 -
AMBITIOUS GENERAL (J066)
D J Hall 123 - 100 0 -
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THE CATHAY PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPRINT TRIAL (Entries)
(HONG KONG GROUP 2 -HK$3,000,000)
1200 Metres - Sha Tin - Sunday 23 November 2008
(For 3 year olds and upwards)
ENTRIES
Horse
Brand No
Trainer
Ratings
ABLE ONE
G108
J Moore
120
ARMADA
E246
J Size
125
BUNDLE O' GOLD
J311
D J Hall
90
DIM SUM
H226
J Moore
108
ENTHUSED
H303
J Size
118
FRIENDLY GAINS #
G300
K L Man
107
GREEN BIRDIE
H245
C Fownes
116
HIGH POINT
H215
C S Shum
103
INSPIRATION
G111
J Moore
104
LUCKY QUALITY
H134
Y S Tsui
97
MEDIC POWER
G303
P O'Sullivan
114
SCINTILLATION
C228
C S Shum
117
SUNNY POWER
G203
K W Lui
121
(Entries 13)
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THE CATHAY PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL MILE TRIAL
(HONG KONG GROUP 2 -HK$3,000,000)
1600 Metres - Sha Tin - Sunday 23 November 2008
(For 3 year olds and upwards)
ENTRIES
Horse
Brand No
Trainer
Ratings
BROM BROM
J338
Y S Tsui
89
EGYPTIAN RA
E002
A S Cruz
117
ELITE CHAMPION
J096
D J Hall
90
FELLOWSHIP
G292
P O'Sullivan
118
FLORAL PEGASUS
G011
A S Cruz
122
GOOD BA BA #
E201
A Schutz
129
JOY AND FUN
H014
D Cruz
113
JOYFUL WINNER
E045
J Moore
116
SIGHT WINNER
J049
J Size
108
SUNNY KING
H105
J Moore
111
(Entries 10)
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Happy retirement... Dr. Possi, Chariots of Fire, Glittering Winner and Breezy Will.
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Why Syllabus is the kindest horse in HK, reason #2...
Excerpt, SCMP.
Whyte counting his lucky stars
ALAN AITKEN
But Whyte was thankful even to be at the meeting having gone within a heartbeat of wrecking his right knee on Friday. "My horse Syllabus had my knee pinned against the side of the gate and then went up in the air, and I went over into the next stall where there was no horse to get any leverage but my knee was still pinned and supporting my entire weight for a split second," Whyte said.
"If the horse hadn't moved when he did, I would have torn the ligaments in my knee. As it was there was a crunching sound and some pain but he had just moved in time to free the leg. I tell you, somebody was looking after me."
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I thought this was kinda fun...
Excerpt, SCMP...
Apache Cat's HK trip abandoned after Flemington failure
MURRAY BELL
There was an unusual Hong Kong connection with All Silent, who completed his rise up the ratings with a dominant win in the Group One Emirates Stakes (1,600m), the highlight race of the final day of the carnival. All Silent began his career in Hong Kong under the name Chiu Chan Elite. He was owned by Robin Chan Yau-hing and trained by John Size.
To say the Belong To Me gelding failed to make an impression is a gross understatement.
In three barrier trials for Size, he was last and distanced on the first two occasions and, when revved right up by Anthony Delpech for a third trial, he laboured into fifth spot in a turf trial over 1,000m, beaten 8.2 lengths.
At that time, Chan had the option of bringing in Warrior, so Chiu Chan Elite was replaced by the brilliant young sprinter and it all looked like ending well when Warrior won his first three starts.
Chiu Chan Elite was "retired" from Hong Kong unraced, returning to Australia and reverting to the name All Silent.
Chan did not want to continue in the ownership of All Silent, and he was bought back by his yearling selector, Size's father-in-law Neville Begg, who now races the gelding with other family members. The five-year-old is trained by Begg's son Grahame.