Opening Day at Sha Tin!

[my miss storm cat]

Be still my heart... it's almost upon us.


Race 4 - THE HKSAR CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S CUP (HANDICAP)
Monday, September 15, 2008, Sha Tin, 14:30
Turf ,"A" Course ,1200m

Prize Money: $1,750,000.00, Rating: 120-95, Class 1

Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear

1 9/4/3/3/2/7 JOYFUL WINNER 133 D Beadman 3 J Moore 119 -2 TT
2 3/3/8/1/6/5 SANZIRO 132 B Prebble 9 C Fownes 118 8 B/XB/TT
3 2/4/3/6/4/3 SCINTILLATION 131 E Saint-Martin 11 C S Shum 117 -2 XB/H
4 9/5/1/2/2/2 FRIENDLY GAINS 125 O Doleuze 6 K L Man 111 0
5 1/3/2/3/2/5 ENTHUSED 119 D Whyte 4 J Size 105 7
6 5/3/11/3/8/1 KING ENCOSTA 119 Z Purton 12 A S Cruz 105 0 TT
7 2/11/13/2/10/2 MY CHOICE 116 Y T Cheng (-2) 2 D J Hall 102 -3 B
8 6/1 NORMAN INVADER 115 F Coetzee 1 A S Cruz 101 0 TT
9 1/9/4/13/2/12 SKYVIEW BAR 115 H W Lai (-2) 8 A Lee 101 6 SW
10 2/2/1/3/2/2 PRIME SCORE 114 M Du Plessis 5 D J Hall 100 2 B
11 2/11/7/11/1/13 LU YUE 113 C W Wong (-3) 7 C H Yip 99 2 B/H
12 11/8/1/4/3/1 ALWAYS GIGGLE 113 W M Lai (-2) 10 A Lee 98 0 B



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
"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

More about the other races / runners (oooooh Warrior, Watch What Happens, Regency Horse, Veni Vedi Vici, Withallmyheart, Spicy Fruity, Plan Ex, etc) later.

[CSC]

The challenge of this card is knowing who is ready to race off the layoff, I can see some go figures lighting up the tote board on opening day. Cruz and Size are guys that can have one ready.

[my miss storm cat]

R1, Full Blessings (... and good luck to Lady First anyway. Don't be last!!!)

R2, what a lovely field. No pick... fan of too many of these Class 5 boys. Come home safe.

R3, Classic Reunion

R4, Going with Lu Yue . BIG fan of the old guard (Scintillation, Joyful Winner who I think hits the board, Sanziro and Friendly Gains) but i think the up-and-comers do well here. Lu Yue over My Choice or Enthused with Joyful Boy (are you here, Snowdrops???) 3rd.

R5, Best Power

R6, Yip's boy, Spicy Fruity (over Withallmyheart if he runs. Standby starter).

R7, Regency Dragon (... and good luck to Eye Witness).

R8, Warrior! / Veni Vidi Vici / Watch What Happens

R9, Whiplash

R10, Trulli in a shocker.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by CSC

The challenge of this card is knowing who is ready to race off the layoff, I can see some go figures lighting up the tote board on opening day. Cruz and Size are guys that can have one ready.

Good luck to you my friend.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Good luck to you my friend.

I'm just your normal working stiff Ms. Stormcat, unfortunately it's a little too late for a Sunday night for me to stay up. But thanks for the wishes, goodluck!

[my miss storm cat]

I couldn't stay up either.

Results...

R1, Supreme Dragon *****

R2, Lucky World

r3, Classic Reunion

R4, Enthused with Scintillation 2nd

R5, Baazigar

R6, Lucky Quality

R7, Master Power

R8, High Mark

R9, Quick Touch

R10, Island Super


Racing Incident Report *****
LADY FIRST began awkwardly, bumped the outside of its stall and as a consequence lost ground. After this, LADY FIRST trailed the field throughout and finished distanced. The performance of LADY FIRST was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, LADY FIRST will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in an official barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. AURELIAN was slow into stride.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

I couldn't stay up either.

Results...

R1, Supreme Dragon *****

R2, Lucky World

r3, Classic Reunion

R4, Enthused with Scintillation 2nd

R5, Baazigar

R6, Lucky Quality

R7, Master Power

R8, High Mark

R9, Quick Touch

R10, Island Super


Racing Incident Report *****
LADY FIRST began awkwardly, bumped the outside of its stall and as a consequence lost ground. After this, LADY FIRST trailed the field throughout and finished distanced. The performance of LADY FIRST was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, LADY FIRST will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in an official barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. AURELIAN was slow into stride.

Looks like it didn't take much to wipe the rust off Mr. Whyte!

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by CSC

Looks like it didn't take much to wipe the rust off Mr. Whyte!

Amen to that!

Forgot to mention, Tsui won the trainers race...

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20080916a.asp

[my miss storm cat]

Well since we still don't have the official HK thread for the season (yet!) , I don't want to be annoying by starting a Happy Valley (the happiest place on earth!!!!! ) thread so just gonna say that I really like Amo / Diamond Supreme (either order) in R6.

Poor Puerto Rico... down to Class 4 now.

Good luck to Wait for Me in that one (R2)... don't live up to your name.

[my miss storm cat]

Wait for Me won , Puerto Rico wasn't last (7th), and my boys were off the board (Har Har Charms won , Douggie up).


Racing Incident Report
FLORAL PICASSO was slow to begin. Shortly after the start, AMO became unbalanced after being bumped by BELONG TO CASA which was carried in by THUNDER FLASH. In this incident, AMO and BELONG TO CASA lost ground. No action was taken. Throughout the race, RICH DRAGON travelled wide and without cover and near the 150 Metres was bumped and carried wider by DIAMOND SUPREME which shifted out. B Prebble (BEAUTIFUL DREAMER) explained his mount was reluctant to race truly in the early stages. He said near the 700 Metres BEAUTIFUL DREAMER which was continuing to race ungenerously got its head on the side and hung in away from RICH DRAGON. He said at the same time TREASURE RAIDERS shifted out slightly when being steadied away from the heels of FLYING SPRINTER. He said as a result BEAUTIFUL DREAMER struck the heels of TREASURE RAIDERS and was checked severely. In the circumstances, no action was taken. DIAMOND SUPREME and FLORAL PICASSO, which were following, were checked severely in consequence. BEAUTIFUL DREAMER was sent for an official veterinary inspection. A veterinary inspection of BEAUTIFUL DREAMER after the race did not show any significant findings. When questioned regarding the performance of DIAMOND SUPREME, K T Yeung said prior to the race the horse was on the toe as is usual. He said after receiving interference near the 800 Metres DIAMOND SUPREME was reluctant to stretch out for some distance. He did say the horse made some ground in the Home Straight despite hanging out. DIAMOND SUPREME was sent for an official veterinary inspection and sampling. A veterinary inspection of DIAMOND SUPREME after the race did not show any significant findings. HAR HAR CHARMS and RICE FIELD were sent for sampling.

Pic of WFM... awww...

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20080918.asp