Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	2	DESIGNS ON ROME (P270)	J. Moreira	J. Moore	123	126	2.5	1.9	3		2:01.9	11-11-12-1	77.21 22.56 22.19
2	3	MILITARY ATTACK (N175)	Z. Purton	C. Fownes	123	126	5.1	5.1	8	SH	2:01.9	8-8-8-2	76.81 22.84 22.32
3	6	CRITERION (T613)	H. Bowman	D A Hayes	117	126	18	39	9	1	2:02.1	2-2-2-3	76.09 23.08 22.97
4	1	CIRRUS DES AIGLES (L623)	C. Soumillon	C Barande-Barbe	123	126	16	15	4	1.50	2:02.2	7-6-7-4	76.57 22.92 22.71
5	12	HELENE SUPER STAR (S152)	M. Demuro	A. S. Cruz	109	126	16	36	7	2	2:02.2	10-10-9-5	76.89 22.76 22.61
6	8	FARRAAJ (T603)	A. Atzeni	R. Varian	115	126	11	9.5	6	3	2:02.4	4-5-5-6	76.37 23.04 23.02
7	9	ARCHIMEDES (T614)	Y. Iwata	H Fujiwara	111	126	22	22	2	3.50	2:02.5	6-7-6-7	76.53 23.04 22.94
8	5	CALIFORNIA MEMORY (L135)	M. Chadwick	A. S. Cruz	118	126	13	18	11	4	2:02.5	12-12-11-8	77.13 22.64 22.82
9	11	SAME WORLD (N098)	N. Rawiller	J. Moore	110	126	86	99	5	5.25	2:02.7	1-1-1-9	75.97 23.12 23.70
10	10	PLEASURE GAINS (P246)	G. Mosse	K. L. Man	111	126	38	99	1	5.50	2:02.8	3-3-3-10	76.21 23.12 23.49
11	7	ENDOWING (N371)	B. Prebble	John Size	117	126	20	32	10	5.75	2:02.8	9-9-10-11	77.05 22.80 23.03
12	4	BLAZING SPEED (P192)	N. Callan	A. S. Cruz	121	126	6.6	6.9	12	6.25	2:02.9	5-4-4-12	76.29 23.12 23.55

Sire:Holy Roman Emperor

Breed of the Winning Horse:DESIGNS ON ROME

Dam:Summer Trysting

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	2	19.5
place	2	11
	3	16
	6	79
quinella	2-3	45.5
quinella place	2-3	24.5
	2-6	94
	3-6	232
tierce	2-3-6	1053
trio	2-3-6	379
first 4	1-2-3-6	800
7th double	(1-2)	$22.0
7th double consulation	(1-3)	$12.5

Recap by phillip woo

Odds-on choice, Designs On Rome was ridden patiently third from the rear and three deep with cover, was revved up 700m out, swung the final bend furthest out and dashed strongly to nail Military Attack on the wire by a nose. Military Attack settled behind midfield and one off the rails, cornered two from the right, swept to the front 50m out and kept on gamely to lose out in a bob of heads. Outsider Criterion settled one off in second behind the leader Same World, advanced to the front 300m out and kept on gamely to find only a couple too good. He can return to Australia with his head held high. Cirrus Des Aigles had cover one off in midfield, straightened five deep and kept plugging away to grab a First-4 spot 100m out. Helene Super Star produced a huge run five-to-six deep to come from behind midfield near the rails after a slow break to earn a pay cheque despite racing 14 points beyond his handicap. Farraaj enjoyed a nice run one off in fifth, cornered four deep and kept on evenly. Archimedes stayed to the inside following a rail's run in midfield and ran on steadily without menacing.

Racing Incident Report

Race Eight: (240)-THE LONGINES HONG KONG CUP - Group One - 2000Metres

HELENE SUPER STAR reared as the start was effected and then shortly after the start was crowded for room between FARRAAJ which was taken out by SAME WORLD and MILITARY ATTACK which shifted in.

This resulted in HELENE SUPER STAR losing ground.

From a wide barrier, CALIFORNIA MEMORY was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

After the 1100 Metres, ENDOWING was taken wider by MILITARY ATTACK which shifted out.

Neat the 100 Metres, PLEASURE GAINS momentarily raced tight between FARRAAJ and ARCHIMEDES, both of which shifted ground marginally.

Near the 25 Metres, MILITARY ATTACK (Z Purton) shifted out and bumped DESIGNS ON ROME, causing both horses to become unbalanced.

DESIGNS ON ROME and MILITARY ATTACK then raced tight over the concluding stages.

Z Purton was reprimanded.

Throughout the race, BLAZING SPEED travelled wide and without cover.

A veterinary inspection of BLAZING SPEED immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

DESIGNS ON ROME and MILITARY ATTACK were sent for sampling.