1/24/2010 Hong Kong Classic Mile(G1) Beauty Flash(4-year-old Series)

Race Meeting: 24/01/2010  Sha Tin

Hong Kong Group One - 1600 Metres THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE HK$ 8,000,000.00  56k      Broadband

Going : Good Course : Turf - "A" Course Race Time : (24.30) (47.33) (1.11.41) (1.34.39) Sectional Time : 24.30 23.03 24.08 22.98

Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Trainer Actual Wt. Declar. Horse Wt. Draw LBW Running Position Time Win Odds 1 1 BEAUTY FLASH (K314)  C Soumillon A S Cruz 126 1159 14 -  1 1 1 1 1.34.39 1.8 2 5 CHATER WAY (L093)  D Whyte D E Ferraris 126 1162 3 2-3/4   9 9 7 2 1.34.86 15 3 2 TUSCAN SPIRIT (K055)  C Williams J Size 126 1124 2 3-1/2   5 5 6 3 1.34.93 18 4 4 SUPER PISTACHIO (L099)  F Coetzee A S Cruz 126 1048 5 4-1/2   6 6 8 4 1.35.09 25 5 6 ABLE SPEED (K210)  G Mosse J Moore 126 1088 6 4-1/2   3 3 3 5 1.35.10 44 6 12 AMIGO (K358)  J Lloyd C W Chang 126 1208 13 5-1/4   14 14 14 6 1.35.23 37 7 8 STRAIGHT FORWARD (L100)  M Chadwick A S Cruz 126 1139 10 5-3/4   4 4 4 7 1.35.31 76 8 11 ALGARVE (K239)  B Prebble D J Hall 126 1151 9 6   11 12 11 8 1.35.36 4.6 9 7 BEAUTY LEGEND (L143)  Z Purton C Fownes 126 1111 7 6-1/4   8 7 5 9 1.35.41 14 10 13 CERISE CHERRY (L141)  W C Marwing D Cruz 126 1071 8 8   10 10 9 10 1.35.67 40 11 3 WHITE JADE (K131)  D Beadman J Moore 126 1164 11 8-1/2   2 2 2 11 1.35.75 11 12 9 APPRECIATION (K161)  O Doleuze J Size 126 1112 1 9   7 8 10 12 1.35.85 53 13 14 MOONWALK (L083)  W Pike J Size 126 1101 12 9-1/4   13 13 12 13 1.35.88 34 14 10 CHEERFUL DELIGHTS (L184)  H W Lai L Ho 126 1073 4 12-1/4   12 11 13 14 1.36.33 99 Dividend Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$) WIN 1 18.50 PLACE 1 11.50 5 27.50 2 42.50 QUINELLA 1,5 141.50 QUINELLA PLACE 1,5 52.50 1,2 69.50 2,5 260.00 TIERCE 1,5,2 2,661.00 TRIO 1,2,5 699.00 FIRST 4 1,2,4,5 3,435.00 7TH DOUBLE 1/1 211.50 1/5 166.50 Racing Incident Report CHEERFUL DELIGHTS was slow to begin. From a wide draw, MOONWALK was taken across behind runners shortly after the start. Approaching the 1300 Metres, WHITE JADE was restrained away from the heels of BEAUTY FLASH (C Soumillon) which shifted in when not clear. C Soumillon was severely reprimanded and advised to ensure he is sufficiently clear when shifting ground in similar circumstances. Inside the 100 Metres, AMIGO, which had a tendency to lay in, shifted in slightly, resulting in CERISE CHERRY being steadied when crowded onto the hindquarters of ALGARVE which was hampered as a consequence. For the major part of the race, BEAUTY LEGEND travelled wide and without cover. When questioned, F Coetzee (SUPER PISTACHIO) stated that it had been anticipated that STRAIGHT FORWARD would lead the race and he was instructed to obtain a position behind that horse if possible. He said SUPER PISTACHIO, which became stirred up behind the barriers, did not show natural speed in the early stages. He said he did consider riding SUPER PISTACHIO along aggressively after the start to obtain a forward position as instructed, however, he felt that had he done this, the horse would not be able to finish off the race. He said for this reason SUPER PISTACHIO raced further back in the field than had been intended. He did say however that when ridden in this manner, SUPER PISTACHIO finished off the race well. When questioned, M Chadwick stated that he had been instructed to lead on STRAIGHT FORWARD if possible, however, if the pace was fast in the early stages, he should take a sit behind the speed. He said STRAIGHT FORWARD began awkwardly and then did not show the pace that he anticipated. He added that STRAIGHT FORWARD hung in in the early stages and when he observed BEAUTY FLASH and WHITE JADE improving to his outside, he allowed those horses to cross rather than make use of STRAIGHT FORWARD to lead. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of ALGARVE, B Prebble stated that he was surprised in the early stages of the race that the horse did not travel well enough to be able to take up a slightly more forward position. He said it had been hoped that ALGARVE would be able to race a little closer than it was obliged to today. He said irrespective of this, he was able to follow the eventual runner-up, CHATER WAY, throughout the race and that horse was able to draw a margin on ALGARVE in the early part of the Straight. He said, in his opinion, ALGARVE did not show the turn of foot that it had in its previous races and stayed on only one-paced in the run to the line. A veterinary inspection of WHITE JADE after the race did not show any significant findings. BEAUTY FLASH and CHATER WAY were sent for sampling. by http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/results.asp?racedate=24/01/2010&raceno=8&venue=ST

BEAUTY FLASH 거 2005 NZ 밤색 전적:(0/0/0)  SW	Golan 골란 갈 1998 IRE  G1 11전(4,2,1) 2 f, 0sw	Spectrum 스펙트럼 갈 1992 IRE {1700} G1 367 f, 16sw	Rainbow Quest 갈 1981 USA [P] G1
			River Dancer 갈 1983 IRE
		Highland Gift 갈 1993 IRE  w 2 f, 1 w, 1 sw	Generous 밤 1988 IRE  G1
			Scots Lass 1982 GB
	Wychwood Rose 밤 1998 NZ  전(0,0,0) 0 f, 0 w, 0 sw	Volksraad 볼크스래드 갈 1988 GB * LS 56 f, 56sw	Green Desert 갈 1983 USA {1200} G1
			Celtic Assembly 1981 USA  W
		Wychwood Lass 밤 1992 NZ  0 f, 0 w, 0 sw	Clay Hero 흑 1985 AUS  G1
			Sequita 밤 1983 USA

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Beauty Flash dominates the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Classic Mile
24 January 2010
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Top rated Beauty Flash defeated his opponents easily in the first leg of the four-year-old series, the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Classic Mile, and his trainer Tony Cruz immediately declared he would also tackle the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby Trial on 16th February before the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby on 14th March.

"With a horse like this, you have to go all the way, he's a real beauty and he's lived up to his name," Cruz said after winning the domestic Group One event for the third time in four years after Floral Pegasus in 2007 and Helene Mascot in 2008.

Cruz also praised the rider, Belgian ace Christophe Soumillon, for taking the initiative and going straight to the front from the widest draw in the 14-runner field when no other horse appeared willing to lead.

Beauty Flash set good sections throughout the 1600m journey at Sha Tin and never looked in danger of being caught, coasting to the line with nearly three lengths to spare from Chater Way, ridden by champion jockey Douglas Whyte, with Tuscan Spirit (Craig Williams) a battling third, a half length further back. Beauty Flash's stablemate Super Pistachio was fourth and John Moore-trained Able Speed fifth.

"The plan was to have him close to the pace but when nobody wanted to lead I took him to the front," Soumillon said. "He was relaxed throughout and gave me a good feel. I have no doubt he will run out at the Derby distance the way he travelled today."

Cruz, who is looking for his record seventh Derby success having won the event four times as a jockey and twice as a trainer, said no one gets tired of winning derbies.

"For a horse, a Derby is a once in a lifetime experience, but for me the more the merrier," he said.

Cruz said he was also pleased with the run of Super Pistachio who was ridden by his former stable rider Felix Coetzee.

"He is a 2,000m horse and he will get better as the races get longer. I expect him to go closer in the Derby Trial," he said. Cruz also warned against ruling out the chances of his third runner in the Classic Mile, Straight Forward who finished seventh after travelling in fourth place for most of the mile trip.

"I am happy with the way my three horses ran today and I will be looking forward to the next two four-year-old races," Cruz said.

Beauty Flash is owned by Sa Sa cosmetic chain owner Mr Kwok Siu-ming who specially invited Soumillon for the ride because of his big race experience. He also admitted that before the race he did have some doubts about the horse's stamina, but that these have since been cleared.

"I was a little nervous as to whether Beauty Flash would get the trip but once I saw him travelling so easily in front, I was sure he would be hard to run down," he said.

Whyte said Chater Way, who travelled in midfield until the turn, ran as well as expected and would come on for the run.

"Obviously, the winner was too good today but this was only Chater Way's fourth start here and he can improve from this," Whyte said.

Trainer John Moore, who said he was happy with the run of Able Speed who finished fifth, though he was more pleased with the run of his other Derby prospect, Irian, who finished fifth in an earlier race over the distance of 1400m.

"I am looking forward to when he meets Beauty Flash, which should be very interesting indeed," he said.

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