Welcome to the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races 2007 – the Turf World Championships
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Welcome to the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races 2007 – The Turf World Championships. For each of the four international races, the PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS summary table provides you with a bird-eye's view of the race. This at-a-glance guide gives you a full form summary of the horses in a simple and concise table. Another handy tool is the INTERNATIONAL RATINGS CHART. In weight-for-age races like the Cathay Pacific HKIR, generally speaking, the higher a horse's rating, which is based on racing performance, the better its chance to win. This year preliminary a SPEED CHART has been included to assist in identifying likely positions in running. Please note that this is preliminary only and full Speed Map will be available after barrier draw in the SpeedPOWER Form Guide on www.hkjc.com/english/formguide /formguide.asp. If you need further information and analysis, just flip over to the next section where you will find the COMPREHENSIVE PAST PERFORMANCE of the horses. Also included are the FORM COMMENTS, which highlight the notable achievements and racing characteristics of each horse. Another feature is the RATINGS HISTORY CHART. This chart indicates the quality and consistency of a horse's previous 10 starts through a graphical illustration of the ratings achieved in these races. Contents Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (G1) ........................................................ 5 Cathay Pacific Kong Kong Vase (G1) ......................................................... 17 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (G1) ......................................................... 29 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (G1) .......................................................... 41 Key Races Sectional Photographs ............................................................... 48 Trainer Profiles ............................................................................................. 56 Jockey Profiles .............................................................................................. 60 Betting Guide ................................................................................................64 Race Track Abbreviations ........................................................................... 65 Disclaimer In the preparation of this Form Guide, the Club endeavours to offer the most current, correct and clearly expressed information to the public. Nevertheless, inadvertent errors in information may occur. In particular but without limiting anything here, the Club disclaims any responsibility and accepts no liability (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for any direct or indirect loss or damage arising from any inaccuracies, omissions or typographical errors that may be contained in this Form Guide. The Club also does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or fitness for purpose of the information contained in this Form Guide. - 1 - Previous Winners Year Horse / Owner Age/ Trained Trainer / Wt. Winning Odds Race Lead-Up Form Sex Jockey Margin Time 2006 Absolute Champion (AUS) 5g HK D J Hall 126 4-1/4 6.4 1.07.8 Won - Premier Bowl [G3] 1200 GF Mr & Mrs Eddie Wong Ming Chak B Prebble Won - Class 1 1200 GF 4th - Sha Tin Vase 1200 S 2005 Natural Blitz (AUS) 5g HK D Cruz 126 1-3/4 28 0.57.6 3rd - CX Sprint Trial [G2] 1000 GF Lam Yin Kee G Schofield 12th - Premier Bowl 1200 GF 4th - Sha Tin Sprint [G3] 1000 GF 2004 Silent Witness (AUS) 5g HK A S Cruz 126 1-3/4 1.3F 0.56.8 Won - CX Sprint Trial [G2] 1000 GF Arthur Antonio da Silva & F Coetzee Won - Chairman’s Sprint [G1] 1200 GF Betty da Silva Won - Centenary Sprint [G1] 1000 GF 2003 Silent Witness (AUS) 4g HK A S Cruz 126 1 1.3F 0.56.5 Won - Sprint Trial [G2] 1000 GF Arthur Antonio da Silva & F Coetzee Won - Sha Tin Sprint [G3] 1000 G Betty da Silva Won - Sha Tin Vase [G2] 1000 GY 2002 All Thrills Too (AUS) 5g HK D A Hayes 126 1-1/2 3.9F 0.56.4 Won - Sprint Trial [G3] 1000 GF Alan Lam Man Bun G Mosse Won - Premier H. 1200 G 8th - Premier H. 1400 H 2001 Falvelon (AUS) 5h AUS D J Bougoure 126 SHd 4.9 0.57.0 2nd - Emirates Classic (G2) 1200 G Mrs D Falvey, L Towner, L Stewart, D Oliver 3rd - Schillaci S. (G2) 1000 Y Kelly & B Daunt 3rd - Manikato S. (G1) 1200 S 2000 Falvelon (AUS) 4c AUS D J Bougoure 126 Hd 5.5 0.56.7 10th - Salinger S. (G1) 1200 S Mrs D Falvey, L Towner, L Stewart, D Oliver Won - Schweppes S. (G2) 1000 S L Kelly & B Daunt Won - Schillaci S. (G2) 1000 Y - 5 - Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (Group 1) 7th leg (Finale) of the Global Sprint Challenge HK$12 million (US$1.6 million) Performance Analysis w Horse Details Easy Analysis Age/ Int'l Good 2007 Name Rep Wt. G1 Distance Wet Sex Rating Going Placings Absolute Champion HK 6G 126 120 5:1-0-0 25:6-4-3 23:5-4-2 5:1-0-1 21-42 Benbaun GB 6G 126 120 6:1-0-1 32:12-9-2 30:11-8-2 5:1-1-0 10111 Sacred Kingdom HK 4G 126 120 Nil 8:7-0-0 8:7-0-0 Nil 1114-11 Marchand D'Or FR 4G 126 118 7:2-1-1 5:0-1-0 7:3-1-0 7:3-1-1 8814123 Scintillation HK 7G 126 114 3:0-0-0 22:6-5-2 33:11-5-3 3:1-1-0 11-663 Tiza FR 5G 126 113 7:0-1-0 19:8-4-4 21:6-5-3 5:2-1-1 823910361 Desert Lord GB 7G 126 112 5:1-1-1 37:6-4-5 34:6-5-1 6:0-1-2 3602533 Why Be SIN 5G 126 110 Nil 26:20-3-2 5:4-0-1 16:11-3-1 113121321 Galeota GB 5G 126 107 3:0-1-0 16:6-3-1 13:5-3-1 6:2-0-2 21312031 Royal Delight HK 5G 126 107 Nil 10:6-0-1 13:6-1-0 1:0-0-1 89-51 Sunny Sing HK 5G 126 107 1:0-0-0 18:4-1-1 21:7-2-2 4:0-0-0 004 Sunny Power HK 5G 126 104 Nil 7:5-2-0 12:6-3-0 1:1-0-0 67821-121 Green Birdie HK 4G 126 101 1:0-0-0 12:3-2-2 10:2-2-1 4:1-0-1 6124-368 Miss Andretti AUS 6M 122 120 10:5-1-1 25:18-1-2 22:17-2-1 6:2-1-1 11110-11 International Ratings Chart Name International Rating (4 lb. weight allowance added to rating for fillies and mares) Absolute Champion 120 Benbaun 120 Sacred Kingdom 120 Marchand D’Or 118 Scintillation 114 Tiza 113 Desert Lord 112 Why Be 110 Galeota 107 Royal Delight 107 Sunny Sing 107 Sunny Power 104 Green Birdie 101 Miss Andretti 120 + 4 - 6 - - 7 - Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (Group 1) - 1200m - Turf - Right-handed Course ABSOLUTE CHAMPION (AUS) 騏綵 D J Hall (HK) B Prebble 126 lb (120) ex Genius And Evil 6 b/br g Marauding (NZ) - Beauty Belle (AUS) (Ideal Planet (AUS)) 1200M Turf Right-handed: 17 starts: 6-2-1 Season Age Start(Win - 2nd - 3rd) 1000-1200M: 25 starts: 6-4-3 2006/07 5 4 ( 3 - 1 - 0 ) G1 win: '06 CX HK Sprint 1200m 2007/08 6 2 ( 0 - 1 - 0 ) 130 121 125 117 Before Import 8 ( 1 - 1 - 2 ) 120 112 111 111 115 108 After Import 20 ( 5 - 3 - 1 ) 110 102 105 96 First Up 8( 1- 1- 1 ) 100 95 95 90 Turf/Good 23 ( 5 - 4 - 2 ) 22/1 30/4 21/5 25/6 29/10 10/12 4/2 4/3 21/10 17/11 Turf/Wet 5( 1- 0- 1 ) Prizemoney won: HK$16,012,000 Date Track Dist/Course/Going Pos Rating Race Category & Name Wt Margin Odds Jockey Time Winner/Second 22.1.06 ST, HK 1000 St GF 3/11 90 - HSBC Premier Bauhinia Sprint - hcp 112 -1.5L 19 Y T Cheng 0.56.6 Billet Express 30.4.06 ST, HK 1200 RH G 5/14 96 - Cl.1 hcp 128 -1.3L 10 B Prebble 1.09.4 Regency Horse 21.5.06 ST, HK 1200 RH S 4/12 95 - HSBC Premier Sha Tin Vase - hcp 116 -1.8L 4.7 B Prebble 1.12.6 Regency Horse 25.6.06 ST, HK 1200 RH GF 1/12 102 - Cl.1 hcp 126 +0.8L 7.6 B Prebble 1.08.5 Brains Trust 29.10.06 ST, HK 1200 RH GF 1/14 108 [G3] HSBC Premier Bowl - hcp 111 +SH 35 W M Lai 1.08.1 Sunny Sing 10.12.06 ST, HK 1200 RH GF 1/13 121 G1 CX HK Sprint 126 +4.3L 6.4 B Prebble 1.07.8 Silent Witness 4.2.07 ST, HK 1000 St GF 2/10 112 [G1] Centenary Sprint 126 -0.8L 1.7F B Prebble 0.56.4 Scintillation 4.3.07 ST, HK 1200 RH GF 1/10 111 [G1] Chairman's Sprint 126 +SH 1.3F B Prebble 1.08.2 Planet Ruler 21.10.07 ST, HK 1200 RH GF 4/14 111 [G3] Premier Bowl - hcp 126 -2L 9.1 K L Chui 1.07.6 Royal Delight 17.11.07 ST, HK 1200 RH GF 2/10 117 [G2] CX Sprint Trial 128 -2.8L 4.9 E Saint-Martin 1.07.5 Sacred Kingdom World's top-ranked sprinter for 2006 after a record-breaking victory margin of 4.3Ls in this race last year (lowered own track record, one since eclipsed three times!). Added a local Gr.1 at the distance (less impressively) and later spelled after surgery. Has returned as good as ever and conceded 5lbs when 2nd beaten 2.8Ls by Sacred Kingdom in Sprint Trial latest and improvement expected.