Race Meeting:  04/11/2009   Sha Tin

RACE 8 (138)
Class 3 - 1650M - (80-60) Going : FAST
CHICAGO HANDICAP Course : ALL WEATHER TRACK
HK$ 850,000 Time : (27.83) (51.83) (1:15.75) (1:38.93)
Sectional Time : 27.83 24.00 23.92 23.18
Pla. Horse No. Horse Jockey Trainer Act. Wt. Declar. Horse Wt. Dr. LBW Running
Position
Finish Time Win Odds
1 3 NEEDLES AND THREAD (CJ282) O Doleuze T W Leung 130 1057 10 -
7
4
3
1
1:38.93 8.4
2 8 MIGHTY SUN (CK058) M L Yeung Y S Tsui 118 1137 4 SH
4
3
2
2
1:38.95 4.6
3 12 AMAZING CHOICE (CG163) Z Purton D E Ferraris 119 1082 7 2
9
9
5
3
1:39.24 39
4 10 SEA PRINCE (CJ245) D Beadman J Moore 123 1151 11 2-1/2
12
6
4
4
1:39.32 8.6
5 1 GREAT LAND'S STAR (CJ294) C K Tong C Fownes 130 1195 5 2-3/4
10
12
8
5
1:39.36 15
6 4 SUPER GENKI (CH195) M Chadwick A S Cruz 124 1185 6 3-1/4
13
14
11
6
1:39.46 18
7 9 INDUSTRIAL MARVEL (CG188) C W Wong C H Yip 120 1079 12 3-3/4
1
1
1
7
1:39.55 81
8 13 MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) G Cheyne S Woods 119 1205 1 6-1/4
8
11
12
8
1:39.94 15
9 11 SMART CHOICE (CK368) W M Lai T W Leung 121 1046 8 6-1/2
6
7
6
9
1:39.99 11
10 7 GOLDEN TREASURE (CJ087) D Whyte J Size 126 1055 2 7-1/4
3
5
9
10
1:40.10 4.4
11 14 GREAT HERO (CH016) T H So D Cruz 108 1147 3 8-3/4
5
8
13
11
1:40.35 6.1
12 2 TOP HONOR (CE183) G Mosse A Schutz 133 1038 13 12
14
10
10
12
1:40.84 44
13 6 STILTON (CG173) Y T Cheng Y O Wong 125 1060 9 19
11
13
14
13
1:41.96 35
14 5 GOLD WINNER (CK139) H W Lai P F Yiu 125 1093 14 ML
2
2
7
14
1:45.02 99

Note: Special Incidents Index

Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 3 84.00
PLACE 3 27.00
8 20.50
12 88.00
QUINELLA 3,8 156.50
QUINELLA PLACE 3,8 63.00
3,12 323.00
8,12 301.00
TIERCE 3,8,12 7,769.00
TRIO 3,8,12 1,929.00
FIRST 4 3,8,10,12 3,471.00
7TH DOUBLE 11/3 339.00
11/8 28.00
TREBLE 12/11/3 4,005.00
12/11/8 308.00
SIX UP 5,6/5,8/3,11/6,12/5,11/3,8 23,671.00
5/8/3/12/11/3 1,887,244.00
JOCKEY CHALLENGE 1 7 [O Doleuze] Details
Dividend Note: For Winning Combination, "F" denotes "Any Combination" while "M" denotes "Any Order".

Racing Incident Report

GREAT LAND’S STAR was slow to begin. Shortly after the start, STILTON was crowded for room between SMART CHOICE and NEEDLES AND THREAD which shifted in. Near the 1200 Metres, GREAT HERO got its head up and lost ground when checked away from the heels of GOLDEN TREASURE. MAGIC TEMPLE, STILTON, AMAZING CHOICE and GREAT LAND’S STAR, which were following, were checked in consequence. Near the 450 Metres, GOLDEN TREASURE was severely checked to avoid the heels of GOLD WINNER which commenced to weaken back through the field. GREAT HERO, which was following GOLDEN TREASURE, was severely checked in consequence and MAGIC TEMPLE, which in turn was following GREAT HERO, was checked and shifted out away from the heels of that horse. GOLD WINNER continued to give ground in the Straight and finished tailed out. A veterinary inspection of GOLD WINNER after the race did not show any significant findings. The performance of GOLD WINNER was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, GOLD WINNER will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in an official barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. At the entrance to the Straight, SUPER GENKI shifted out and bumped TOP HONOR, resulting in both horses becoming unbalanced. When questioned, W M Lai (SMART CHOICE) stated that he followed MIGHTY SUN throughout the early stages of the race. He said that passing the 1200 Metres when the leading division increased the tempo, MIGHTY SUN was able to establish a break on SMART CHOICE and at the same time he felt that there was an opportunity to shift across to race on the fence as he did not think that GREAT HERO, which had been racing to his inside, was going to maintain that position. He said due to MIGHTY SUN establishing a break on SMART CHOICE, NEEDLES AND THREAD, which had been racing in a three wide position, was able to shift in front of SMART CHOICE passing the 1000 Metres. W M Lai was advised that his riding at this stage of the race had come under notice and that in similar circumstances he would be expected to make every endeavour to maintain a favourable position on his mounts. A veterinary inspection of GOLDEN TREASURE and GREAT HERO after the race did not show any significant findings. GOLDEN TREASURE, NEEDLES AND THREAD and MIGHTY SUN were sent for sampling.

Breed of the Winning Horse-Online
NEEDLES AND THREAD

Sire: Langfuhr

Dam: Fleet Wahine

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