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Race 9 (138)

THE PREMIER BOWL (HANDICAP)   Rating:95+   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 ABLE FRIEND (P303) K Teetan CP Restrained, shifted across behind runners settling at rear. Last into straight, shifted out 300m when denied run, finished strongly down centre track to win close home.
2 2 GOLD-FUN (P045) D Whyte V Lost ground start but picked up quickly to settle four-back into turn. Came off fence entering straight, powered through to lead 150m, run down final strides.
3 5 PENIAPHOBIA (S143) J Moreira CP/TT Bumped start but quickly into stride, settling behind leader to turn. Took split top of straight to roll forward, collared shortly afterwards but kept on well to line.
4 11 CHARLES THE GREAT (N171) C Schofield SR/TT Shifted across behind runners and last on settling. Stayed on rail around turn, took runs between horses in straight before powering home final 150m.
5 4 LUCKY NINE (L259) B Prebble H Began well but not pushed settling one-off, three-back. Took closer order turning for home, swung wide, kept on steadily to the line.
6 8 NOT LISTENIN'TOME (T235) N Callan TT Urged forward from an outside draw, racing three-wide without cover 2L from leader. Moved forward 400m to look a chance but one-paced final 100m.
7 12 SMART VOLATILITY (P049) Y T Cheng XB1 Bumped, stumbled shortly after start, then ridden along 3-wide behind midfield. Made forward move top of straight to get within striking range 200m then one-paced.
8 6 DUNDONNELL (S110) N Rawiller H/SR No early speed and caught wide without cover toward the rear after jumping from an outside gate. Lost position around turn, one-paced in straight.
9 13 GOLDEN HARVEST (N236) R Fourie TT Began awkwardly, shifted out and bumped, then pressed forward in one-off position 3L from leader. Rolled forward top of straight to look a chance before flattened final 100m.
10 14 TOUR DE FORCE (N297) K C Ng B No early pace, settling toward rear close to fence. No clear run early in straight, switched out 300m but blocked again 200m when finishing well.
11 9 SECRET SHAM (P174) K C Leung H/XB Began OK, not pressured, racing towards rear in one-off position. Switched out wide in straight to make run but found little under pressure.
12 10 BUNDLE OF JOY (P180) T H So -- Began well, ridden to hold rail three-back from leader. Got close to heels top of straight, gave ground steadily from 200m.
13 7 AMBER SKY (N241) M L Yeung TT Pressed forward from wide draw to lead before crossing to fence 800m. Set hot pace to 350m when collared and faded gradually.
14 3 AEROVELOCITY (P069) Z Purton V/TT Began well, ridden forward, stalking leader to straight. Under pressure from 400m and gave ground rapidly. Found to have irregular heart rhythm and substantial blood in trachea.
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