Race 8 (506)
THE BMW HONG KONG DERBY 2017 Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | RAPPER DRAGON (V082) | J Moreira | H | Began well to be 4th, never far, moved strongly into contention 450M, soon led entering straight, pressed by runner-up 150M but found extra in reserve. First horse to complete the 4YO Classic Series. |
2 | 3 | PAKISTAN STAR (V325) | S De Sousa | B/H/TT | Taken across behind runners, sat last over 10Ls off the pace early stages, ran on well final 400M between runners, pressed winner final 150M but always held. |
3 | 2 | BEAUTY GENERATION (V380) | Z Purton | B/TT1 | In mid-pack, caught 3-wide first turn before improving into a 2-wide position passing 1150M, tried hard but not finishing pace of first 2 inside 200M, kept on to hold 3rd. |
4 | 5 | SEASONS BLOOM (V410) | N Rawiller | TT | Tracked leaders early, shuffled back to midfield in middle stages, saved ground on the inside throughout, finished off honestly but comfortably held by first 2 over final 200M. |
5 | 10 | HELENE CHARISMA (A129) | D Whyte | H | From draw 14 taken across behind runners, given a waiting ride towards the rear, 3-wide home turn, last at 400M and no clear run until 300M, stayed on well to go 5th near line without threatening top 4. |
6 | 4 | EAGLE WAY (A093) | T Berry | B/H | Dropped back to near the rear 9Ls off the pace early, brought widest 600M and rousted, stayed on without troubling first few. |
7 | 9 | PRAWN BABA (A002) | C Williams | B/H | Slow to begin but soon improved to a midfield position along the rail, shuffled back to near the rear 900M, got past a few over final 400M but at no stage a threat to leaders. |
8 | 8 | BOOMING DELIGHT (A113) | R Moore | -- | Restrained in midfield along the 2-path, difficult to settle 1400M, in touch turning home but kept on same pace only, soon out of contention. |
9 | 14 | CIRCUIT HASSLER (A041) | B Prebble | B/H/TT | Overcame wide draw with ease, raced outside the pace in first half, remained close up turning in but couldn't go on passing 250M. |
10 | 6 | GOLD MOUNT (A112) | G Mosse | TT | Behind midfield, switched to 3-wide entering back straight, bustled along 500M but not quickened, crowded for room 350M and ended up last, passed some tired runners late. (Lame next day.) |
11 | 12 | DINOZZO (V246) | H Bowman | -- | Held up in midfield early stages, shifted out 3-wide 1100M and moved up to join leader 800M, no extra 300M and dropped away. |
12 | 11 | MY DARLING (V142) | K Teetan | -- | Soon led, took them along slowly early stages, pressed by rival 1300M, tracked leaders home turn, gave way 350M. |
13 | 7 | LIMITLESS (A115) | N Callan | H/XB | Slow to begin, restrained behind midfield, proved difficult to settle, 9th at 400M, failed to quicken when driven. |
14 | 13 | RODRICO (A091) | S Clipperton | B/H | Awkwardly away, chased leaders 3-wide without cover, injected pace and took up the lead from 1300M, run ended passing 250M, weakened to last. |
B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
"1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |