I shall now go and faint.....

[my miss storm cat]

News is slow coming out of HK because of the quake(s) in Taiwan, but check this out.....

A great, great field!

Race 8 - THE CHINESE CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)
| Form Line Report | Exceptional Factors | Past Incidents Extract |

Monday, January 01, 2007, Sha Tin, 16:40
Turf ,"A" Course ,1400m
Prize Money: $2,300,000.00, Rating: 95+, Race Class: GROUP-3

Horse No. Colour Horse Wt. Trainer Horse Wt. (Declaration) Rtg. Jockey Draw Brand No. Gear Rtg.+/- Wt.+/- (vs Declaration)
1 BULLISH LUCK 133 A S Cruz 127 B Prebble 1 C155 B -2 -
2 RUSSIAN PEARL 128 A S Cruz 122 C K Tong (-7) 9 E019 TT -3 -
3 SILENT WITNESS 126 A S Cruz 120 F Coetzee 8 C140 -1 -
4 HELENE PILLAGING 125 A S Cruz 119 A Starke 3 C084 TT 0 -
5 AIN'T HERE 124 D J Hall 118 D Whyte 5 C288 0 -
6 DAVE'S BEST 121 C H Yip 115 M Nunes 2 C060 -2 -
7 FLORAL PEGASUS 121 A S Cruz 115 G Mosse 14 G011 TT 0 -
8 ALL'S WELL 119 C S Shum 113 S Dye 4 E234 1 -
9 DOWN TOWN 118 C H Yip 112 O Doleuze 13 G054 0 -
10 HAPPEE OWNER 118 A S Cruz 112 E Saint-Martin 6 E230 TT 5 -
11 MY CHOICE 115 D J Hall 109 C W Wong (-7) 10 C283 0 -
12 TIBER 113 J Moore 106 H W Lai (-5) 11 D155 TT -2 -
13 SUPREME CLASS 113 A S Cruz 105 A Delpech 12 G089 SW/TT 5 -
14 FOKINE 113 A S Cruz 104 S K Sit (-3) 7 E072 TT -2 -


STAND-BY STARTER
No. Horse Body Wt. Wt. Rtg. Age Last 6 Runs Trainer Gear
1 SANZIRO 113 99 5 3/4/2/2/3/1 C Fownes TT
2 FIRM OFFER 113 99 5 7/2/2/12/2/2 D E Ferraris SR




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

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

[my miss storm cat]

It's always so embarrassing when I'm the only one who's excited about something!

Love half the field..... no pick.

(Don't get hurt again, Russian Pearl).

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

It's always so embarrassing when I'm the only one who's excited about something!

Love half the field..... no pick.

(Don't get hurt again, Russian Pearl).

Aww, you're not the only one who is excited.

This looks like an awesome race. There are some other nice ones on the card as well.

I can't even venture a pick yet myself as there are no PP's available to me.
If they do become available I will pass them on to anyone that's interested.

[ArlJim78]

well after trying to decipher the PP's. I'm going with this,

Floral Pegasus / Supreme Class / All's Well / Bullish Luck

[gallant bloom]

floral peg
who u picked
here and who
mmsc mentioned
elsewhere
won.

dave was 4th.

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

[docicu3]

I was watching those races tonight and Pegasus came a closing and the rest were left crying........nice price as well.

Once you get used to reading the form from there where the works are listed first and a few other nuances the races were great!!!!

Any day of turf races and stakes purses cant be all bad regardless of what language they speak.

Happy New Year All!!!

DrDave

[ArlJim78]

Yeah well besides the winner i had nothing underneath.

The biggest surprise to me was Alls Well not hitting the board. that horse has been ultra consistent.

Floral Pegasus is tough though right now.

[my miss storm cat]

To view the race...

RACE 8(281) http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/R.../2007&RaceNo=8
Race Class: GROUP-3 - 1400 Metres - (095+ )
THE CHINESE CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)
HK$ 2,300,000.00

Going : Good To Firm
Course : Turf - "A" Course
Race Time : (13.30) (35.5) (58.3) (1.20.6)
Sectional Time : 13.30 22.20 22.80 22.30


Placing Horse No. Horse Jockey Trainer Actual Wt. Draw Length
Behind
Winner Finishing
Time
1 7 FLORAL PEGASUS (G011) G Mosse A S Cruz 121 14 - 1.20.60
2 9 DOWN TOWN (G054) O Doleuze C H Yip 119 13 N 1.20.70
3 12 TIBER (D155) H W Lai J Moore 108 11 2 1.20.90
4 6 DAVE'S BEST (C060) M Nunes C H Yip 121 2 2-3/4 1.21.00
5 11 MY CHOICE (C283) C W Wong D J Hall 108 10 3-1/4 1.21.10
6 10 HAPPEE OWNER (E230) E Saint-Martin A S Cruz 118 6 4 1.21.20
7 3 SILENT WITNESS (C140) F Coetzee A S Cruz 126 8 4 1.21.20
8 5 AIN'T HERE (C288) D Whyte D J Hall 124 5 4 1.21.20
9 1 BULLISH LUCK (C155) B Prebble A S Cruz 133 1 5-1/4 1.21.40
10 8 ALL'S WELL (E234) S Dye C S Shum 119 4 5-1/4 1.21.40
11 2 RUSSIAN PEARL (E019) C K Tong A S Cruz 121 9 6-1/4 1.21.50
12 13 SUPREME CLASS (G089) A Delpech A S Cruz 114 12 6-1/4 1.21.60
13 4 HELENE PILLAGING (C084) A Starke A S Cruz 125 3 8 1.21.80
14 14 FOKINE (E072) S K Sit A S Cruz 110 7 9-1/4 1.22.00

Note: Special incidents index
Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 7 54.00
PLACE 7 27.00
9 26.50
12 132.00
QUINELLA 7,9 182.50
QUINELLA PLACE 7,9 70.50
7,12 541.50
9,12 503.50
TIERCE 7,9,12 12,922.00
TRIO 7,9,12 3,952.00
FIRST 4 6,7,9,12 41,386.00
7THDOUBLE 7/7 181.00
7/9 42.50

Race Running Position Photos

Racing Incident Report
FOKINE began awkwardly and got its head up, causing S K Sit, its rider, to become unbalanced. As a result, FOKINE lost ground. Shortly after the start, HELENE PILLAGING was checked when crowded for room between DAVE'S BEST which shifted out and ALL'S WELL which shifted in after being bumped by AIN'T HERE. After the 800 Metres, MY CHOICE and HAPPEE OWNER were momentarily crowded for room inside SUPREME CLASS. Shortly after straightening, DAVE'S BEST, which was having difficulty obtaining clear running, was steadied and shifted out. DAVE'S BEST continued to have difficulty finding clear running and at the 200 Metres was steadied and shifted to the inside of MY CHOICE into clear running. In the early part of the Straight, AIN'T HERE had difficulty obtaining clear running behind SUPREME CLASS and inside RUSSIAN PEARL. Over the concluding stages, DOWN TOWN hung out. Throughout the race, SUPREME CLASS travelled wide and without cover. S Dye (ALL'S WELL) was unable to offer an explanation for the poor performance of the horse. He said ALL'S WELL travelled slightly further back than was intended as a result of the crowding at the start. He said ALL'S WELL did not travel as well as it usually does for him during the race and whilst it did make some ground in the early part of the Straight in his opinion its run ended at the 100 Metres. When questioned regarding the poor performance of SILENT WITNESS, F Coetzee said his mount began well and he was able to obtain a position on the fence behind the leader. He said after the 600 Metres FLORAL PEGASUS which was racing forward of him on his outside on two occasions shifted in, causing him to be momentarily tightened for room, however, he was able to maintain his position. He said after this SILENT WITNESS did not respond to his riding in the Straight and failed to finish the race off as he had hoped. SILENT WITNESS was sent for an official veterinary inspection and sampling. ALL'S WELL and SUPREME CLASS were sent for an official veterinary inspection. A veterinary inspection of SILENT WITNESS, ALL'S WELL and SUPREME CLASS after the race did not show any significant findings. FLORAL PEGASUS and DOWN TOWN were sent for sampling.