HSBC Premier Cup

[my miss storm cat]

Great field and I've said all season Regency Horse is due for a big win but Helene Brilliant..... he'll live up to his name. (Okay not the Helene part).....

Survey Survey, Happee Owner, Supreme..... some nice horse here but I think he's a monster.

Come home safe.


Race 8 - THE HSBC PREMIER CUP (HANDICAP)FINAL LEG OF HSBC PREMIER SERIES
Saturday, June 09, 2007, Sha Tin, 16:05
Turf ,"C" Course ,1400m
Prize Money: $2,300,000.00, Rating: 95+, Race Class: HONG KONG GROUP 3

1 REGENCY HORSE 130 A S Cruz 1083 113 K L Chui (-7) 9 E229 B/TT 0 -
2 HAPPEE OWNER 129 A S Cruz 1101 112 E Saint-Martin 10 E230 TT 0 -
3 HELENE PILLAGING 127 A S Cruz 1236 110 H W Lai (-5) 5 C084 TT -2 -
4 SUPREME CLASS 124 A S Cruz 1146 107 G Mosse 3 G089 TT 0 -
5 MY CHOICE 123 D J Hall 1107 106 C W Wong (-5) 13 C283 0 -
6 SURVEY SURVEY 122 A S Cruz 1036 105 O Doleuze 11 H070 XB/TT -1 -
7 TIBER 122 J Moore 1072 105 D Whyte 14 D155 XB/TT 0 -
8 NILOMETER 121 A S Cruz 1076 104 Y T Cheng (-2) 12 D052 TT 2 -
9 SILVER SUN 120 C H Yip 1129 103 W M Lai (-2) 2 E126 -1 -
10 GOODY 118 D E Ferraris 1038 101 A Delpech 1 D239 0 -
11 ORIENTAL MAGIC 118 J Size 1122 101 F Coetzee 6 E133 -1 -
12 HELENE BRILLIANT 117 A S Cruz 1147 105 B Prebble 7 H174 TT 9 -
13 KING ENCOSTA 117 A S Cruz 1187 100 D Nikolic 8 G247 SW1/TT 0 -
14 EGYPTIAN RA 115 D J Hall 1153 98 S Dye 4 E002 0 -


STAND-BY STARTER
No. Horse Horse Wt.(Declaration) Wt. Rtg. Age Last 6 Runs Trainer Gear
1 FOKINE 1049 115 98 6 10/10/3/14/8/11 A S Cruz TT
2 WHATABOB 1179 113 96 7 1/3/8/4/7/12 J Moore B/XB




B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only E : Ear Plugs H : Hood
M : Muzzle P : Pacifier PC : Pacifier with cowls SR : Shadow Roll
SW : Side Winkers TT : Tongue Tie V : Visor SB: Sheepskin Browband
SO: Side Winker 1 side "1" : First time "2" : Replaced "-" : Removed
CC: Cornell Collar XB: Crossed Nose Band

Notes:
"Horse Wt. (Declaration)" : Horse weight on two days before the race day
"On Day Horse Wt." : Horse weight on race day
"Wt.+/-(vs last race)" : Change of horse weight between race day and last race day
"Wt.+/-(vs Declarations)" : Change of horse weight between race day and declaration day
"Stakes Won" : Stakes acquired in current racing season

[NoChanceToDance]

Ooooooooo Kalaman and Doctor Brown............. Yay!!!!

Doctor Brown (Helene Brilliant) should be able to win this. He has beaten Cockney Rebel, and we all know what he has achieved this year!!

Kalaman (Oriental Magic) was one of my FAV horses, i really liked him when he was over here, so i'm gonna pick him.

[my miss storm cat]

Please don't call him by his former name..... he's confused enough being renamed Helene. At least he's the best of the Helenes.....

According to Brett he's a little bit naughty.(Yea!).

Replay of his first HK start and form.....

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2007&raceno=06

Some pre-import info.....

http://www.hkjc.com/english/pp_formsheet/fse_h174.pdf

He's already in the top 50.....

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/m....asp?type=TP50

... and on the swim team.....
http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/m...000_S_SWIM.xml

As an aside, my boy Bulldozer is entered on Saturday as well in the same race as Sunny King. Pity Capitaland was retired yesterday..... would have been fun to see the three nutcases entered together.

Good luck to Bulldozer.

Imma go for Regency Horse, Happee Owner, and Goody .

[by the way, LOVE the new avatar, MMSC...saw that on RP today and it made my day!!]

Katy

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by snowdrops

Imma go for Regency Horse, Happee Owner, and Goody .

[by the way, LOVE the new avatar, MMSC...saw that on RP today and it made my day!!]

Katy

Nice picks and yeah, I'd be really thrilled for Regency Boy but with Helene here i just can't pick him.

Hope Happee and Survey X 2 do well.

The Fallon stuff...... yea! Too bad we can't have dual avatars... you know, Fallon and Godolphin!

Bulldozer said thanks for the happy thoughts and he'll try not to bite anyone this time.

Wong is up but he was actually good last time so I can't be upset.....

I think Wong is one of AJ's favorite jockeys. Strange, huh?

(Kidding).

[NoChanceToDance]

I hope Kalaman does well. He was a nice horse over here. I didn't knoe where he had disappeared to as i don't really keep up to date with the HK or Japan stuff (although i should)

Found him by chance after searching these horses on the Racing Post.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

Well, considering i said this:

"Kalaman (Oriental Magic) was one of my FAV horses, i really liked him when he was over here, so i'm gonna pick him."

Is it that hard to see which horse i've picked?

Just didn't want another Army of Angels moment!

You did say HB should be able to win this so wanted to ask.....

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Nice picks and yeah, I'd be really thrilled for Regency Boy but with Helene here i just can't pick him.

Hope Happee and Survey X 2 do well.

The Fallon stuff...... yea! Too bad we can't have dual avatars... you know, Fallon and Godolphin!

Bulldozer said thanks for the happy thoughts and he'll try not to bite anyone this time.

Wong is up but he was actually good last time so I can't be upset.....

I think Wong is one of AJ's favorite jockeys. Strange, huh?

(Kidding).

No making jokes about Wong. He's the man.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

No making jokes about Wong. He's the man.

Okay well let me know when the drugs have worn off.....

[my miss storm cat]

Okaaaaay well I tossed him.

Stunned.

Replay...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/R.../2007&RaceNo=8

RACE 8(674)
Race Class: GROUP-3 - 1400 Metres - (095+)
THE HSBC PREMIER CUP (HANDICAP)FINAL LEG OF HSBC PREMIER SERIES
HK$ 2,300,000.00
56k Broadband

Going : Good
Course : Turf - "C" Course
Race Time : (13.60) (35.0) (57.6) (1.20.6)
Sectional Time : 13.60 21.40 22.60 23.00


Placing Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw Length
Behind
Winner Finishing
Time
1 14 EGYPTIAN RA(E002) S Dye 115 4 - 1.20.60
2 6 SURVEY SURVEY(H070) O Doleuze 122 11 2-3/4 1.21.00
3 12 HELENE BRILLIANT(H174) B Prebble 117 7 3-1/2 1.21.10
4 4 SUPREME CLASS(G089) G Mosse 124 3 3-1/2 1.21.20
5 5 MY CHOICE(C283) C W Wong 123-5 13 4-3/4 1.21.40
6 2 HAPPEE OWNER(E230) E Saint-Martin 129 10 4-3/4 1.21.40
7 7 TIBER(D155) D Whyte 122 14 4-3/4 1.21.40
8 10 GOODY(D239) A Delpech 118 1 5 1.21.40
9 1 REGENCY HORSE(E229) K L Chui 130-7 9 6-3/4 1.21.70
10 11 ORIENTAL MAGIC(E133) F Coetzee 118 6 9 1.22.00
11 13 KING ENCOSTA(G247) D Nikolic 117 8 15-3/4 1.23.10
12 8 NILOMETER(D052) Y T Cheng 121-2 12 20-3/4 1.23.90
13 9 SILVER SUN(E126) W M Lai 120-2 2 20-3/4 1.23.90
UR 3 HELENE PILLAGING(C084) H W Lai 127-5 5 --- ---

Note: Special incidents index
Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 14 93.50
PLACE 14 15.50
6 22.00
12 11.00
QUINELLA 6,14 812.50
QUINELLA PLACE 6,14 157.50
12,14 27.00
6,12 58.50
TIERCE 14,6,12 4,874.00
TRIO 6,12,14 269.00
FIRST 4 4,6,12,14 594.00
7TH DOUBLE 13/14 1,087.50
13/6 703.00
2ND DOUBLE TRIO 3,4,13/6,12,14 69,216.00
Bracket Win A (Horse No.) B3 (9,10,11,12,13,14) 11.50

Racing Incident Report
The declaration of weighed-in was deferred whilst the Stewards considered whether HELENE PILLAGING had had an unfair start. In addition, Apprentice H W Lai, the rider of HELENE PILLAGING, requested the Stewards to consider whether that horse had had an unfair start. The evidence disclosed that as the start was effected, HELENE PILLAGING put its head down, causing Apprentice Lai to be almost dislodged. Because of this, Apprentice Lai reached out with his right arm and took hold of the adjoining partition between barriers. When HELENE PILLAGING left the barriers, Apprentice Lai was badly unbalanced, still had hold of the adjoining partition and as a consequence of this HELENE PILLAGING left the barriers riderless. As the Stewards believed HELENE PILLAGING had created its own set of circumstances and the incident took place as the start was effected, they considered the horse had not had an unfair start and therefore it was deemed to be a runner and weighed-in was declared on the numbers as semaphored by the Judge. Before being allowed to race again, HELENE PILLAGING will have to perform satisfactorily in an official barrier trial. ORIENTAL MAGIC lifted its front feet off the ground at the start and as a consequence was slow to begin. At the 1200 Metres, KING ENCOSTA was steadied away from the heels of HELENE BRILLIANT. At the 800 Metres, REGENCY HORSE lost ground when crowded for room between EGYPTIAN RA and TIBER, both of which shifted ground. After straightening, SURVEY SURVEY was steadied and shifted to the outside of HAPPEE OWNER to obtain clear running. At the 100 Metres, MY CHOICE was steadied when disappointed for running between SUPREME CLASS and HELENE BRILLIANT. After the 50 Metres, MY CHOICE was steadied away from the heels of SUPREME CLASS. For the major part of the race, NILOMETER travelled wide and without cover. The performances of NILOMETER and SILVER SUN, which tailed out, were considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, NILOMETER and SILVER SUN will both have to perform competitively in an official barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. B Prebble (HELENE BRILLIANT), which was having its second Hong Kong race start today, said the horse did not let down and lengthen stride in the Straight as it had at its first start. He said HELENE BRILLIANT is still a young horse and is somewhat inexperienced. HELENE BRILLIANT, EGYPTIAN RA and SURVEY SURVEY were sent for sampling. After the race, the Veterinary Officer reported ORIENTAL MAGIC had bled from both nostrils.