Race 4 (261)
ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG RACING JOURNALISTS (DIVIDED) Rating:120-64 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section -1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | FASTABOB (BK041) | D Beadman | -- | Held in rear of bunched field. Quickened well from third last into straight and hit front 200 M out for ready win. (Bled.) |
2 | 12 | STAR OF LIHLIN (BH180) | R Thompson | -- | Broke well but settled in last place to straight. Ran on well inside final 200 M to claim 2nd closing stages. |
3 | 3 | COMPRADORE (BJ220) | B Marcus | -- | Held in rear to straight. Not much room early and hampered when attempting a run 200 M out. Kept on well for 3rd. |
4 | 4 | LUCKY OPTIMISTS (BJ147) | A Munro | -- | Well there. Held for a run along rails from 1L 5th into straight with some late gain once into the clear inside final 100 M. |
5 | 9 | GOLDEN EMPEROR (BJ221) | F Coetzee | -- | Outpaced early but soon picked up to be a little worse than mid-division. Ran on steadily under pressure to be nearest at finish despite hampered at 200 M. |
6 | 5 | SABOATAN (BJ187) | J Marshall | -- | Prominent. Unable quicken under pressure when sharing pace 250 M out and swamped. |
7 | 8 | MUHIM (BD115) | S M Tam | -- | Outpaced early. Towards rear. Not much room along inner rails down straight. |
8 | 2 | NOBLE DANCER (BJ273) | G Mosse | -- | Midfield. Just kept on same pace in straight. |
9 | 7 | PEARL OF INDIA (BG240) | D Gauci | -- | Soon took up running and was joined upon straightening. Unable to hold place final 200 M. |
10 | 6 | DJANGO (BH017) | M Kinane | -- | Given reminders early and hard ridden to be behind leaders approaching home bend. Held every chance early in straight but had no response when asked. |
11 | 11 | JACKO (BH249) | N Tiley | -- | Prominent early but took back to midfield passing 1000 M. Gradually faded from 6th into straight. |
12 | 14 | CALIFORNIA PRINCE (BH089) | A S Cruz | -- | In touch to 300 M and weakened. |
13 | 10 | FORTINBRAS (BE136) | B Thomson | -- | Raced wide throughout. Prominent early. Midfield around home bend and dropped out upon straightening. |
14 | 13 | ORIENTAL SOVEREIGN (BH165) | W H Tse | -- | Prominent early but gradually losing ground. Reached last approaching home turn. |
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 |