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Race 9 (515)

THE SKOL CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:100-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 BUNDLE OF LOVE (N324) C Y Lui P2 Jumped awkwardly but went quickly to the front before easing into box seat behind leader. Shaken up entering straight, hit front 250m and kept on strongly.
2 2 COSMIC BOOM (N019) D Whyte H/XB/TT Taken forward to sit one-back, one-off into and around turn. Switched out to challenge 350m but unable to narrow gap.
3 1 SILVER GRECIAN (L323) O Doleuze TT No early speed and shuffled back gradually, becoming last around the turn. Swung widest into straight and ran on strongly.
4 11 AMIGO (CK358) R Fourie B A little slow to move and soon last on the fence. Improved slightly around turn and ran on steadily final 400m to be closest at finish.
5 4 CHEETAH BOY (L192) H W Lai B/H Outpaced early before settling two-back the fence going into the turn. Got clear rails run entering straight and kept on steadily.
6 9 RUMBA KING (M172) Y T Cheng P1 Outpace early and settled just behind midfield but 3-wide. Still well back 400m but was doing best work final 200m.
7 7 FIONN'S TREASURE (M386) K C Ng P1 No early pace and kept away from fence despite good draw, entering turn 3-wide. Hard ridden from 400m but only once paced.
8 12 GREEN ZONE (M302) C Y Ho B Buffeted by a couple of horses at start, ridden vigorously but unable to muster and trapped wide without cover. One paced final 300m.
9 5 SHAHJEE (M151) B Prebble B Taken forward from wide draw but trapped 3-wide, two-back before turn. Lay out around turn and only one-paced in straight.
10 8 KA YING KID (P189) T Clark XB/TT No early pace but cut in to fence shortly after start. Kept close to fence after that but only one-paced in straight.
11 10 MASQUERADER (N234) A Suborics B Hard ridden to go forward from wide draw, taking clear lead before the turn. Looked chance entering straight before being flattened.
12 3 GOOD WORDS (L371) M Chadwick TT Taken forward from wide draw to sit outside early leader, dropping to 3rd before turn. Tired soon after entering 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