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Race 7 (565)

THE SPRINT CUP   Rating:-   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 LUCKY SWEYNESSE (G180) H Bowman -- Crowded at start, lacked early pace despite niggling along travelling in 9th, commenced move shortly after straightening responding well inside final 200 metres to assert authority 100 metres out. (Sustained bone fracture)
2 8 INVINCIBLE SAGE (H301) A Badel CP1 Settled one back on rail, shifted out for a run after straightening, quickened to lead over 200 metres out only to be caught by fast-finishing winner 100 metres out.
3 5 FLYING ACE (G045) Z Purton B Settled well behind from the widest draw, trailed the field to the 500 metres, ran on between runners in straight without threatening first two.
4 3 HOWDEEPISYOURLOVE (H093) B Avdulla -- Settled well back in 10th and waited with, shifted widest turning into straight, ran on well inside final 200 metres to narrowly miss 3rd.
5 9 PACKING TREADMILL (G161) L Hewitson SR Prominent to straight, came under pressure upon straightening and steadily faded inside final 200 metres.
6 7 WHIZZ KID (E392) H Bentley V/TT Broke well before taken over 2L back to 4th 3-wide, commenced move 700 metres out disputing lead into straight, unable to sustain effort and overhauled inside final 200 metres.
7 10 NERVOUS WITNESS (E421) L Ferraris H Hard ridden from a poor draw to vie for early lead obtaining rails run in front passing the 800 metres, led until joined into straight, weakened under pressure out of contention inside final 200 metres.
8 4 DUKE WAI (C188) M Chadwick PC-/B2/TT1 Niggled along in worse than midfield early stages, gained closer 3-wide rounding home bend, kept on under pressure from 6th into straight before finding no extra inside final 100 metres.
9 2 LUCKY WITH YOU (E356) A Atzeni -- Never better than midfield, baulked for a run early in straight, one-paced afterwards. (Jockey expressed ground concern)
10 11 TOMODACHI KOKOROE (H303) K Teetan TT Niggled along in better than midfield on rail, travelled keenly behind runners coming onto home bend, kept on from close-up 6th into straight before yielding ground inside final 200 metres.
PU 6 ADIOS (G338) K De Melo TT Towards rear on rails, dropped away noticeably after straightening, did not finish.
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