Race 4 (289)
ZHU JIANG HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | PLANET RULER (CB359) | G Mosse | -- | Settled in close up position from poor draw. Took lead coming out of back straight. Went some 1-1/2L clear after straightening and just defied runner-up's strong late challenge. |
2 | 5 | GEM OF INDIA (CC008) | S Dye | -- | Broke well. Settled in first few. Finished well to miss narrowly. |
3 | 6 | COMPANION (CA273) | W C Marwing | -- | Close up. Kept on steadily in straight. |
4 | 10 | GRAND FIGHTER (CA225) | A Suborics | B | Forward of midfield. Made modest progress early in straight but found no extra late. |
5 | 14 | DANDY BUNNY (BV328) | Y T Cheng | -- | Settled well back. Ran on down centre of straight doing best work at finish. |
6 | 13 | SUPER FORCE (BV141) | C Soumillon | -- | Wide around midfield. Kept on one pace in straight. |
7 | 4 | BORN DRAGON (BS215) | D Dunn | B | Settled in rear. Ran on steadily in straight. |
8 | 7 | MODERN PROSPECT (CC070) | R Fradd | -- | Never better than midfield. |
9 | 2 | SMILING FOREST (BV286) | D Whyte | BO | Near better than midfield. Kept on one pace under pressure. |
10 | 1 | GALLANT HORSE (CA128) | C Williams | -- | Never better than midfield. Kept on well. |
11 | 11 | EXCITING TIMES (CB169) | F Coetzee | TT | Well there to 300 M then gradually weakened. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 9 | SHINING GEM (CA180) | P Smullen | SR/H | Never nearer. |
13 | 3 | SUPER SPRINT (CA274) | G Schofield | SR1 | Began fairly but quickly improved to forward of midfield. Dropped out shortly after straightening. (See Racing Incidents.) |
14 | 12 | GOLDEN SPIRIT (CA215) | J Spencer | -- | Made no show. |
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 |