Hong Kong!

[my miss storm cat]

Race 8 - THE CITI CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP
Sunday, May 31, 2009, Sha Tin, 16:05
Turf ,"B" Course ,2400m

Prize Money: $8,000,000.00, Rating: -, HONG KONG GROUP 1

Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear
1 2/3/1/3/4/1 VIVA PATACA 126 W C Marwing 1 J Moore 129 -2 H
2 5/9/2/7/5/7 PACKING WINNER 126 Z Purton 3 L Ho 122 0
3 3/2/6/1/7/1 THUMBS UP 126 B Prebble 5 C S Shum 122 10
4 5/1/1/2 COLLECTION 126 D Beadman 7 J Moore 121 5 TT
5 7/7/9/7/12/6 VIVA MACAU 126 K T Yeung 6 J Moore 111 -2 SW/TT
6 6/1/1/1/2/6 JAMESINA 126 D Whyte 2 D E Ferraris 110 0 SW/TT
7 1/4/3/2/2 MR MEDICI 126 H W Lai 4 L Ho 107 6
8 3/4/5/7/9/5 WIN PRACTITIONER 126 M Du Plessis 8 C Fownes 89 0



B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only E : Ear Plugs H : Hood
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
"Stakes Won" : Stakes acquired in current racing season
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[my miss storm cat]

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Retired... Chater Silk , Go Figure, Forever Riches, Victory Start, Green Super, Magic Chariot. Hope everyone is okay.

We got new names!

Red Led (AUS) is Always Ahead, Control Zone (IRE) is Upgrading, Zorro's Laird (NZ) is Good Smile, Kabalevsky (AUS) is Amigo, Catskill Mountain (IRE) is Packing Power, Kiss Me Tonite (NZ) is A Walk in the Park.

Horses of note (on this thread anyway) who passed vet exams... Survey Survey and Puerto Rico.

Poor Viva Macau always gets shunned...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/news/news_2009052922158.htm

Good luck in barrier trial(s) tomorrow... Gallant Champion (Chadwick up), Closertobelieving and Great Guy!

HK Raiders arrive in Japan!!!

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...t=24790&page=9

Lady First watch (... oh why not?!)


29/05/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 1 Round - Fast R.B.
28/05/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 1 Round - Fast R.B.
27/05/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 1 Round - Fast R.B.
26/05/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 1 Round - Fast R.B.
25/05/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 2 Round - Rev Fast R.B.
21/05/2009 Trotting Sha Tin R.B.

[my miss storm cat]

Super Baby to Ng...

Book of kells retured.

Feel better, Just Chill.

[my miss storm cat]

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RACE 8
Hong Kong Group One - 2400 Metres
THE CITI CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP
HK$ 8,000,000.00

1 1 VIVA PATACA(G096) W C Marwing 126 1 - 2.27.34
2 3 THUMBS UP(K005) B Prebble 126 5 N 2.27.38
3 4 COLLECTION(K217) D Beadman 126 7 2-1/4 2.27.70
4 7 MR MEDICI(K218) H W Lai 126 4 4-1/2 2.28.05
5 6 JAMESINA(H290) D Whyte 126 2 4-3/4 2.28.12
6 2 PACKING WINNER(E334) Z Purton 126 3 8 2.28.62
7 8 WIN PRACTITIONER(G180) M Du Plessis 126 8 10 2.28.93
8 5 VIVA MACAU(H110) K T Yeung 126 6 ML 2.32.03

Racing Incident Report
Approaching the 2000 Metres, COLLECTION commenced to over-race and got its head up when being steadied while awkwardly placed close to the heels of MR MEDICI. After the 800 Metres, JAMESINA was steadied away from the heels of VIVA PATACA. Passing the 200 Metres, VIVA PATACA was inconvenienced and carried in by THUMBS UP (B Prebble) which shifted in. Because of this, B Prebble stopped riding and straightened his mount. After passing the winning post, B Prebble, the rider of THUMBS UP, reached down and patted VIVA PATACA on the forehead. B Prebble was severely reprimanded and told a repetition will not be tolerated. When questioned, Z Purton (PACKING WINNER) explained after beginning well he allowed his mount to stride forward in the early stages. He said he was reluctant to ride PACKING WINNER along due to the horse stepping up in distance today. He said as he commenced to shift across towards the rail near the 2000 Metres, he received a call from a rider to his inside and he realized he was not clear of VIVA PATACA which was improving on his inner. He said because of this he continued to race one horse away from the rail. He said approaching the winning post on the first occasion PACKING WINNER commenced to over-race and despite his efforts to steady his mount to maintain a position behind THUMBS UP when PACKING WINNER improved close to the heels of that horse, it shifted out to a three wide position without cover. He said after this PACKING WINNER continued to travel in this position until after the 1000 Metres. COLLECTION, VIVA PATACA and THUMBS UP were sent for sampling.

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Interesting, why the reprimand?

Collection though unbettable was a dissapointment, 1 1/4 is probably a better distance for him.