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Race 8 (804)

THE SHA TIN MILE TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:115-90   1600m   Sha Tin   Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 RISE HIGH (A238) Z Purton XB Jumped well, restrained in the 4th spot 3Ls off leader, quickened up strongly when asked 400M, led inside 200M, drew away towards the line for hat trick of wins.
2 10 RIVET (B088) K Teetan B/TT A bit slow away, took up the running from 1500M, led uncontested, kept going well turning in, no match when winner loomed 200M, held 2nd comfortably.
3 3 JOLLY BANNER (V077) M F Poon B Chased leader along the fence, shifted out early straight to continue forward, stayed on for 3rd without threatening top 2. (Jockey dropped whip 200M.)
4 7 DOCTOR GEOFF (A409) J Moreira H Bumped after the jump and got badly unbalanced, in 2nd place chasing the pace, hung in under pressure early straight, lacked a strong finishing kick, outsprinted by first 2, kept on mildly for 4th.
5 6 JOYFUL TRINITY (V110) C Schofield B-/V1 Checked on jumping, held up behind midfield 4-5Ls off the pace, tried hard in the straight but couldn't get closer to leaders.
6 5 ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) C Y Ho TT Failed to muster speed despite ridden along, ended up towards the rear 6Ls behind leader, couldn't quicken up passing 400M, ran on same pace to line.
7 9 SUPER FLUKE (T382) U Rispoli B- Taken back from wide barrier, settled down 6Ls back near last, couldn't muster the pace to challenge.
8 1 BORN IN CHINA (T103) D Whyte B Held up behind mid-division, 4Ls off leader at 400M, plodded home, never involved.
9 2 DINOZZO (V246) S Clipperton B Not hurried after the start, settled 3-wide in rear, brought wide home but failed to finish off.
10 4 PRAWN BABA (A002) H N Wong P Ridden along early stages but failed to muster, ended up 3-wide behind midfield, under serious pressure 500M, dropped away early straight.
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