Hong Kong International Racing Championships - 14th December 2008

[Grand Armee]

Here are the fields:

[FONT=&#33775]Cathay Pacific[/FONT] [FONT=&#33775]Hong Kong[/FONT] [FONT=&#33775]Vase (Group 1) - 2400m[/FONT]
[FONT=&#33775]HK$14 million (US$1.8 million)[/FONT]



1) Doctor Dino (FR)
2) Douro Valley (AUS)
3) Mores Wells (GB)
4) Packing Winner (NZ)
5) Muhannak (IRE)
6) Sixties Icon (GB)
7) Poseidon Adventure (IRE)
8) Purple Moon (IRE)
9) Mourilyan (IRE)
10) Buccellati (GB)
11) Dickens (GER)

12) Ambitious General (AUS)
13) Jaguar Mail (JPN)

Douro Valley is owned by friends of mine in a syndicate formed on the racing forum website: Racing Australia.

 

[Grand Armee]

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint​

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Country /​

Region​

Int'l Rating​

Selected Horses​

Age​

Sex​

Wt.​

Trainer​

AUS​

121​

Apache Cat (AUS)

6​

g​

126​

Greg Eurell

FR​

120​

Marchand D'Or (FR)

5​

g​

126​

Frederic Head

SAF​

117​

Mythical Flight (SAF)

4​

g​

126​

Sean Tarry

HK​

114​

Enthused (NZ)

5​

g​

126​

John Size

HK​

114​

Sunny Power (AUS)

6​

g​

126​

Francis Lui

UAE​

113​

Diabolical (USA)

5​

h​

126​

Saeed Bin Suroor

HK​

113​

Green Birdie (NZ)

5​

g​

126​

Caspar Fownes

SIN​

111​

Waikato (NZ)

5​

g​

126​

Laurie Laxon

GER​

110​

Abbadjinn (GER)

4​

g​

126​

Peter Rau

JPN​

110​

Laurel Guerreiro (JPN)

4​

c​

126​

Mitsugu Kon

GB​

110​

Moorhouse Lad (GB)

5​

g​

126​

Bryan Smart

UAE​

110​

Star Crowned (USA)

5​

h​

126​

Rashed Bouresly

JPN​

110​

Tosho Courage (JPN)

6​

h​

126​

Kaneo Ikezoe

HK​

106​

Inspiration (AUS)

5​

g​

126​

John Moore

 

[Flame]

Umm Linngari should be in there somewhere, he's been trained for a race in Hong Kong.

 

[KingKillone]

That's the selected race for Linngari:

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (International G1) - Turf 2000M Horse Name Country / Region Age Sex Trainer Wt. Int'l Rating Viva Pataca (GB) HK 6 g John Moore 126 122 Eagle Mountain (GB) SAF 4 c Mike de Kock 126 122 Linngari (IRE) GB 6 h Sir Michael Stoute 126 119 Loup Breton (IRE) FR 4 c Elie Lellouche 126 117 Balius (IRE) FR 5 h Carlos Laffon-Parias 126 116 Out Of Control (BRZ) USA 5 h Robert Frankel 126 116 Artiste Royal (IRE) USA 7 h Neil Drysdale 126 114 Hearthstead Maison (IRE) GB 4 c Mark Johnston 126 114 Estejo (GER) GER 4 c Ralf Rohne 126 113 Hawkes Bay (GB) HK 6 g David Hall 126 110 Viva Macau (FR) HK 5 h John Moore 126 110 Sight Winner (NZ) HK 5 g John Size 126 108 Trincot (FR) FR 3 c Philippe Demercastel 123 114 Lush Lashes (GB) IRE 3 f Jim Bolger 119 119

 

[NATIVE DANCER]

Really love the filly of jim bolgers hope she goes close.

 

[NATIVE DANCER]

lush lashes draws stall -10 and eagle mountain stall-5

 

[DistantView]

lush lashes draws stall -10 and eagle mountain stall-5

I backed Jaguar Mail last week for the Vase based on information from a highly respected source. Duoro Valley could be a nice e/w alternative.

Have been told to back Armada in the Mile.

The sprint is there for Apache Cat and the e/w recommedation is Laurel Guerriero.

Eagle Mountain for me in the last race.

 

[Irish Stamp]

I´ve backed Jaguar Mail too DV. 14´s into 6´s today with the bookmakers.

Have also backed Green Birdie at 16´s in the Sprint and Super Hornet in the Mile.

 

[sunybay]

I took Viva Pataca(9/4) and Super Hornet (6/1), I like especially the later.

 

[Gamla Stan]

Anywhere know where you can watch these online? And anywhere that will accept PMU bets?

I think Natagora is no 12/1 shot, she ran a corker behind Paco Boy. Laa Rayb could place at a massive PMU price.

Eagle Mountain should hose up.

 

[betsmate]

Zeturf emailed me saying they are taking PMU bets.

 

[ItalianStallion]

Gamla this is being shown on ATR so I would hazzard a guess that it will be shown on their website.

 

[crazyhorse]

super run by linngari, and lush lashes last. eagle mountain easy!

ex-german trainer andreas schütz did the biz with good baba in the mile. exciting little break from jumps!

 

[Gamla Stan]

Didn't end up getting out of bed for it at the end but just seen the replay:

http://www.hkjc.com/english/replay/..._date=14/12/2008&race_no=8&speed=500&venue=ST

Eagle Mountain was hugely impressive, De Kock is an absolute genius. Anyone know what the PMU paid just so I can kick myself? The HKJC website says 55HK$ which is obviously not 54/1!

 

[sunybay]

Viva Pataca with no room, impossible to know the result.


Good Ba Ba looked very good again today, surprised he was not fav in the PMU there.

Doctor Dino lucky catching Purple Moon in the line.


sprint, poor race, Apache Cat not very well ridden either

 

[betsmate]

Eagle Mountain paid 3.50 I think.

 

[Flame]

Eagle Mountain was 4.9/1, Linngari a staggering 51/1, had I knew Linngari would have been that big I would have had a nice bet on him, how can a 3rd in a Champion Stakes be allowed to go off at 50/1 !!