Race 6 (458)
SHAN KING HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | PRETTY TRIO (CB343) | E Saint-Martin | SR | Always about 2-wide and 5Ls off the pace from 1200 M to home straight, picked up well to be 2Ls down 200 M out, kept on finding, led final strides, tidily. |
2 | 6 | SHANGHAI FRIEND (CB153) | W C Marwing | B | Bit keen early on, had cover 3-wide about 5Ls off the pace from 1200 M to homestretch, staying on and 3Ls down 200 M out, ran on very strongly final 200 M, couldn't get there. |
3 | 3 | SILVERBIRD (CB335) | D Whyte | -- | Had no cover when 3-wide about 2Ls or 3Ls off the pace until 800 M out, 2-wide until home straight when travelling well, led 180 M out, kept on but was tossed out of quinella in final strides. |
4 | 12 | STEP FORWARD (CB166) | E Legrix | B | Keen early on, raced 2-wide 3Ls off the speed 1200 M out, 4Ls down entering straight, 2Ls down 200 M out, stayed on well but couldn't get to principals. |
5 | 9 | LUCKY DICE (CB101) | M Kinane | SR-/B1 | On fence 6Ls off the pace 1200 M out, niggled along 700 M out, 2-wide and 6Ls down entering straight, 4Ls down 200 M out, kept on well for hard riding to be nearest at the finish. |
6 | 1 | MAGNIFICENT (CB390) | G Mosse | B- | Had box seat run 2Ls off the pace on fence through to home straight, picked up to be half a length off the lead 200 M out, still with place prospects 100 M out, swamped close home. |
7 | 13 | EQUUS ZEPHYRUS (CA147) | S Dye | -- | Slowly away, 2-wide and 8Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3-wide and 7Ls down entering straight, 5Ls down 200 M out, kept on okay at same pace, nearest at the finish. |
8 | 8 | SWAGGIE (CB128) | O Doleuze | B2 | Bit keen early on, 3-wide with cover about 4Ls off the pace from 1200 M out to home straight, kept on at one pace to be nearest at the finish. |
9 | 2 | QUICK NEWS (CB178) | R Fradd | B/TT | Bumped exiting gates, led on fence by about 1L from 1300 M to home straight, still in front but all out at the 200 M, headed 180 M out, faded. |
10 | 14 | WONDERFUL LIFE (BV285) | F Coetzee | TT | Settled towards rear upon exiting, raced 3 and 4-wide without cover down the back straight when about 8Ls or 9Ls off the pace, posed no kind of threat in home straight. |
11 | 5 | WINNING FIESTA (CC043) | A Marcus | B | Bumped exiting gates, raced 2-wide 7Ls off the pace 1000 M out, driven along when 4-wide and 8Ls down into home straight, no impression. |
12 | 10 | MONETARY STAR (CB429) | M W Leung | -- | Slowly away, on fence about 4Ls off the pace until home straight, was very one-paced from then on. |
13 | 11 | VAJRA (CB067) | C Williams | B | Tracked leader out 2-wide 1L off the pace through to home straight, quickly came under pressure, dropped out instantly. |
14 | 7 | JUSTINIAN (CB324) | S K Sit | -- | Bounded and was checked exiting gates, on fence 8Ls off the pace 1000 M out, already detached in rear and driven along when 10Ls off the pace entering home straight, no chance. |
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 |