GO

Race 8 (381)

THE STEWARDS' CUP   Rating:-   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 ROMANTIC WARRIOR (E486) J McDonald TT Caught wide no cover early stages before pushing on to race outside leader, cruised to the lead 300M then kicked clear final 150M for a scintillating win.
2 3 LUCKY SWEYNESSE (G180) K C Leung -- Crossed to the lead before home turn, led at good pace, couldn't hold off the mighty Romantic Warrior 300M but fought on well to finish a clear 2nd.
3 2 VOYAGE BUBBLE (E436) Z Purton CP Jumped awkwardly, chased leaders in a 3-wide spot without cover, couldn't go with first two passing 300M, battled on late stages to hold 3rd.
4 8 MY WISH (J256) A Badel -- Chased leader early, drifted back after being steadied 800M, had difficulty obtaining clear running 350-250M before running on mildly to the line to share 4th spot.
4 9 SUNLIGHT POWER (H244) C Y Ho -- From wide draw taken back to last after the start, raced wide no cover from 800M, ran on mildly in the straight to share 4th spot posed little threat to first two.
6 4 BEAUTY JOY (E058) B Avdulla TT Close enough to leaders down the back straight but got shuffled back over the home turn, ran home one paced final 400M. Never dangerous.
7 6 GALAXY PATCH (H399) M Guyon V/TT In midfield, raced keenly early and middle stages, drifted back to the rear after being checked 800M, ran home fairly final 400M. No impression on leaders.
8 7 STRAIGHT ARRON (G435) D B McMonagle B-/V2 Bumped after the start, raced towards the rear 3-4Ls back, failed to pick up on straightening and was never a threat.
9 5 RED LION (H115) H Bowman -- Led early stages before settling down in a trailing position behind leader, came under pressure making the home turn then weakened away badly to finish tailed out. (Trainer could offer no explanation for the performance.)
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