Welcome to the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races 2008 – The Turf World Championships. This year’s CXHKIR will welcome its largest ever number of global racing stars to Sha Tin on Sunday, 14 December. Four G1 races, worth a combined HK$62m (approx. US$8m) in stakes, have invited a record 37 international runners to join 18 of the very best from Hong Kong. Sixteen individual G1 winners are present from 11 racing jurisdictions overall. In the FORM GUIDE of each race, the PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS 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. A preliminary SPEED CHART has been included to assist in identifying likely positions in running. Please note that this is preliminary only and the 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 is the FORM ANALYSIS, which highlights 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. This information is correct as of 2nd December 2008. You may visit the International Races website at www.cxhkir.com for updates. Contents Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (G1) ..............................................................................4 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (G1) ...........................................................................14 Cathay Pacific Kong Kong Vase (G1) ...........................................................................24 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (G1) ........................................................................34 Key Races Sectional Photographs .................................................................................40 Trainer Profile ................................................................................................................48 Jockey Profile ..................................................................................................................54 Betting Guide ..................................................................................................................59 Race Track Abbreviations .............................................................................................61 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 2007 Ramonti (FR) 5h UAE S bin Suroor 126 1/2 4.8 2.02.8 Won – Queen Elizabeth II S. (G1) 1600 G Godolphin L Dettori 2nd – Moulin de Longchamp (G1) 1600 S Won – Sussex S. (G1) 1600 G 2006 Pride (FR) 6m FR A de Royer-Dupre 122 SHd 3.5 2.01.6 Won – Champion S. (G1) 2000 GS N P Bloodstock Ltd C Lemaire 2nd – Arc de Triomphe (G1) 2400 G 3rd – P. Foy (G2) 2400 G 2005 Vengeance Of Rain (NZ) 5g HK D E Ferraris 126 Nk 1.8F 2.04.5 Won - CX Cup Trial [G2] 2000 GF Raymond Gianco Chow Hon Man & the A Delpech 5th – Sha Tin Trophy [G3] 1600 GF Executors of the Estate of the late Chow Nam 8th – National Day Cup 1400 G 2004 Alexander Goldrun (IRE) 3f IRE J S Bolger 119 SHd 22 2.03.3 Won – Opera (G1) 2000 G Mrs Noel O'Callaghan K Manning 2nd – Pretty Polly S. (G1) 2000 G 4th – Diane (G1) 2100 GS 2003 Falbrav (IRE) 5h GB L M Cumani 126 2 1.7F 2.00.9 3rd – Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) 2400 F T Yoshida and Scuderia Rencati L Dettori Won – Queen Elizabeth II S. (G1) 1600 GF 2nd – Irish Champion S. (G1) 2000 GF 2002 Precision (FR) 4g HK D Oughton 126 SHd 65 2.07.1 7th – Chevalier Cup [G3] 1600 GF Wu Sai Wing M Kinane 3rd – Cup Trial [G3] 2000 GY 6th – Sha Tin Trophy [G3] 1600 GF 2001 Agnes Digital (USA) 4c JPN T Shirai 126 Hd 3.9 2.02.8 Won – Tenno Sho Autumn [G1] 2000 Y Takao Watanabe H Shii Won – Nambu Hai [G1] 1600 dirt Won – Nippon TV Hai [G3] 1800 dirt 2000 Fantastic Light (USA) 4c UAE S bin Suroor 126 1-3/4 2.9F 2.02.2 3rd – Japan Cup (G1) 2400 F Godolphin L Dettori 5th – Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) 2400 F 4th – Turf Classic Invitational (G1) 2400 F Statistics (Year 1988 – 2008) No of Races 21 Leading Jockey L Dettori 3 Wins – Fantastic Light ('00), Falbrav ('03) & Ramonti ('07) 1 Pld – Tobougg ('01) Leading Trainer S bin Suroor 2 Wins – Fantastic Light ('00) & Ramonti ('07) 1 Pld – Tobougg ('01) Win % of Favourite 29% 3yo Colts & Geldings 11 starters (3 Plds) 3yo Fillies 8 starters (1 Win) - 3 - Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (Group 1) WORLD’S RICHEST 2000M TURF RACE HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) w Performance Analysis Horse Details Easy Analysis Jockey & Trainer Statistics Age/ Int’l Current Season Latest CXHKIR CXHKIR CXHKIR Name Rep Wt. G1 G2 G3 Dist Good Wet Jockey Trainer Sex Rating Record Starts Record Record Eagle Mountain SAF 4c 126 122 9 99 99 99 99 99 2:1-1-0-0-0 - K Shea - M F de Kock - ’07 Cup 2nd Viva Pataca HK 6g 126 122 99 ? ? 99 99 99 2:2-0-0-0-0 D Beadman 11:2-1-0-2-6 J Moore 36:1-1-3-3-28 ’06 Cup 4th Linngari GB 6h 126 119 99 99 99 99 99 99 7:2-1-1-1-2 ’06 Mile 5th R L Moore 4:0-0-0-0-4 Sir M Stoute 8:2-1-1-0-4 Loup Breton FR 4c 126 117 9 99 99 99 9 99 5:1-1-1-0-2 - A Crastus - E Lellouche 9:2-2-1-1-3 Balius FR 5h 126 116 9 8 9 99 99 99 5:1-2-1-1-0 - G Mosse 30:5-3-4-2-16 C Laffon-Parias - Out Of Control USA 5h 126 116 9 99 ? 99 99 9 7:0-3-0-1-3 - G K Gomez 2:0-0-0-0-2 R J Frankel 1:0-0-0-0-1 Artiste Royal USA 7h 126 114 99 9 99 99 99 99 5:1-2-1-1-0 - L Dettori 45:5-6-3-4-27 N D Drysdale 5:0-0-0-1-4 Estejo GER 4c 126 113 99 ? 8 99 99 99 7:2-1-0-2-2 - D Porcu - R Rohne - ’06 Mile 4th Bullish Luck HK 9g 126 110 99 ? ? 99 99 99 2:0-0-0-0-2 ’05 Mile 4th - - A S Cruz 27:3-3-1-6-14 ’04 Cup 2nd Hawkes Bay HK 6g 126 110 8 ? ? 99 99 99 3:0-2-0-0-1 ’07 Vase 10th B Prebble 9:1-1-0-1-6 D J Hall 4:1-1-0-0-2 Viva Macau HK 5h 126 110 9 8 99 99 99 99 4:1-0-0-0-3 ’07 Vase 12th - - J Moore 36:1-1-3-3-28 Sight Winner HK 5g 126 108 ? ? ? 99 99 9 4:1-1-0-0-2 - D Whyte 29:1-2-3-4-19 J Size 13:0-3-0-0-10 Trincot FR 3c 123 114 8 99 99 99 99 99 7:4-0-1-0-2 - I Mendizabal 1:0-0-0-0-1 P Demercastel - Lush Lashes IRE 3f 119 119 99 ? 99 99 99 99 9:4-2-0-0-3 - K J Manning 5:1-1-0-0-3 J S Bolger 5:1-1-0-0-3 International Ratings Chart Name International Rating (4 lb. weight allowance added to rating for fillies and mares) Eagle Mountain 122 Viva Pataca 122 Linngari 119 Loup Breton 117 Balius 116 Out Of Control 116 Artiste Royal 114 Estejo 113 110 Bullish Luck Hawkes Bay 110 Viva Macau 110 Sight Winner 108 Trincot 114 Lush Lashes 119 + 4 - 4 - Speed Chart This map shows what appear to be the preferred racing styles of these horses, but many of them are versatile and the all-important barrier draw will affect where they will be positioned in running. There is a very short run to the first bend and jockeys on horses with bad draws may be forced to adjust their tactics. * Full speed maps will be available after barrier draw in the SpeedPOWER Form Guide at www.hkjc.com/english/formguide/formguide.asp Winners and Starters Statistics (Year 1988 - 2008) Representing Winners % to total Starters % to total % of winners to Country winners starters starters per country AUS 1 4.8% 24 9.0% 4.2% CAN 0 0.0% 1 0.4% 0.0% DEN 0 0.0% 2 0.8% 0.0% FR 2 9.5% 26 9.8% 7.7% GB 2 9.5% 26 9.8% 7.7% GER 0 0.0% 7 2.6% 0.0% HK 5 23.8% 101 38.0% 5.0% IRE 1 4.8% 8 3.0% 12.5% JPN 3 14.3% 14 5.3% 21.4% MAC 0 0.0% 1 0.4% 0.0% MRA 0 0.0% 3 1.1% 0.0% NZ 3 14.3% 29 10.9% 10.3% SIN 1 4.8% 4 1.5% 25.0% UAE 2 9.5% 7 2.6% 28.6% USA 1 4.8% 13 4.9% 7.7% Total 21 100.0% 266 100.0% - 5 - Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (Group 1) - 2000m - Turf - Right-handed Course EAGLE MOUNTAIN (GB) 飛鷹山 4 b c M F de Kock (SAF) K Shea 126 lb (122) Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Masskana (IRE) (Darshaan (GB)) (-) (-) Owner(s): Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 130 122 122 3200m HK Career : - Right-handed : 4 (2-0-1-0-1) Jockey : 2 (1-1-0-0-0) 125 117 117 2800m Pre Import : - ST-Turf : - GF+ : 4 (1-2-0-0-1) 120 113 110 112 112 110 2400m 115 Lifetime : 15 (4-6-1-1-3) Non-Turf : - G : 2 (0-2-0-0-0) 2000m 110 2008 : 2 (1-1-0-0-0) Dist : 2 (1-1-0-0-0) Y : 1 (0-0-0-0-1) 105 1600m 100 1200m G1 : 7 (0-3-1-1-2) Trk/Dist : - S/Hvy : 8 (3-2-1-1-1) 95 800m 1st Up : 5 (1-2-0-0-2) 1800-2200 : 3 (1-2-0-0-0) HK$ : 15,015,240 21/10 5/5 2/6 1/7 14/7 28/7 12/8 20/10 3/10 25/10 G1 win: Nil Pos Index Date Perf Race Category & Name Track Dist/Course/Going Wt Jockey Draw Race Sectional Time Race Horse Last Pos & Margin in Running Finish Odds Winner/Second Rating Time 2 Sectionals 4/14 - 21/10/06 110 G1 Racing Post Trophy - 2yo NBY, GB 1600 St H 126 M Kinane 9 - - - - 1.43.74 - - - - - 4 3.5 8/11F Authorized 5/24 - 5/5/07 113 G1 2000 Guineas S.