Race 8 (317)
THE STEWARDS' CUP Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | ELECTRONIC UNICORN (BT092) | R Fradd | B | 2-wide 6Ls off pace down back straight, crept a little closer round home turn, 4Ls down when quickened up 350 M out, hit front 250 M out, pushed out. |
2 | 11 | RED PEPPER (CA196) | G Mosse | -- | Settled 7 to 8Ls off pace racing 2-wide always tracking ELECTRONIC UNICORN, not match winner's acceleration but finished strongly to draw clear of remainder of field. |
3 | 6 | JEUNE KING PRAWN (BV270) | W C Marwing | -- | Raced 3-wide without cover 3Ls off pace in 5th place, outpaced by winner 300 M out but stuck on dourly, laying in a bit, however, to comfortably claim 3rd place. |
4 | 9 | MERIDIAN STAR (BV177) | S Dye | SR | Drifted back on exiting to sit 8Ls off pace, hard driven 600 M out but responded to pressure. |
5 | 12 | RED SUN (CA046) | F Coetzee | TT | Always in 3rd about 2.5Ls off pace racing 2-wide until straight, well outpaced 350 M out and stayed on at one-pace final 200 M. |
6 | 4 | INDIGENOUS (BP103) | D Whyte | TT | Raced 2-wide 4Ls off pace 1000 M out, similarly placed at top of stretch but soon outpaced, staying on again nearer finish. |
7 | 5 | INDUSTRIAL PIONEER (CA153) | E Legrix | -- | Travelled 8Ls adrift racing 3-wide through first 1200 M, effort at top of straight and 5Ls down 200 M out, ran on evenly final stages. |
8 | 14 | SUN SHINE RIVER (BT078) | B Marcus | -- | Held up in rear 9Ls off pace, turned for home racing 3-wide and still well behind, ran on fairly. |
9 | 8 | MAN OF HONOUR (BS267) | Y T Cheng | H | Led after 200 M raced and never more than 2Ls clear, overhauled by winner 250 M out, no extra. |
10 | 10 | PRIME WITNESS (BV178) | D Dunn | -- | Best away but not able to dominate in front though never more than 2Ls off pace, not come on again from 300 M out, weakened. |
11 | 7 | LUCKY SIX (BV219) | J Egan | -- | Sat 6Ls off pace and 1 to 2-wide until straight when brief effort to quicken, faded 200 M out when 5Ls down. |
12 | 1 | BILLION WIN (BP218) | A Suborics | -- | Settled on fence 3Ls off pace until home straight, soon outpaced. |
13 | 3 | HELENE EXPRESS (BT300) | Hammer-Hansen | TT | Travelled in rear on fence in three or four runners throughout, never closer than 7Ls off pace. |
14 | 13 | SHAXI FORTUNE (BT096) | S King | B- | Always on fence 5Ls off lead until straight, not quicken weakened from well over 200 M out. |
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 |