Race 8 (672)
LION ROCK HANDICAP Rating:75-55 2200m Sha Tin Soft
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | DANEFACTOR (CA006) | W C Marwing | -- | Soon led, never clear by more than 2Ls clear through to home straight when travelling well, 1L clear and vulnerable 200 M out, stayed on gamely, just hung on. |
2 | 2 | EXPLOSIVE POWER (BV129) | F Coetzee | -- | 4Ls or 5Ls off pace in 3rd until 600 M out, 3-wide and 3Ls down at top of home straight, 2Ls down in 3rd at 200 M, finished off strongly, just failed. |
3 | 5 | MY FAVOURITE (CA125) | S Dye | -- | On fence and between 6Ls and 8Ls off pace in 4th or 5th place until the 800 M, 2Ls down in 2nd entering straight, every chance when 1L down 300 M out, kept on at same pace. |
4 | 6 | FORTUNE DANCER (BS081) | D Dunn | P-/V2 | On fence 12Ls off speed in 10th 1600 M out, 10Ls down 800 M out, 5-wide into straight when 4Ls off pace, stayed on well to be nearest at the finish. |
5 | 12 | LIGHT FOOT (CB436) | M Walker | -- | 7Ls off pace out 2-wide in 7th 1600 M out, 6Ls down in 4th at the 800 M, 3-wide into stretch when 5Ls down, 4Ls down and outpaced at 200 M, stayed on again close home to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 8 | WATCH ME WIN (CA211) | A Marcus | B/TT | Slowly away, on fence 7Ls off the pace in 6th 1600 M out, 8Ls down at the 800 M, 5Ls down on fence into home straight, never able to challenge. |
7 | 9 | MONZA KING (BV280) | D Whyte | B2 | 2-wide and 12Ls off speed in 11th 1600 M out, 10Ls off pace at 800 M, 6-wide (widest of all) into straight when 7Ls down, no impression. (See Racing Incidents.) |
8 | 7 | CUPID (BV043) | P H Lo | SR | 2-wide and 10Ls off speed in 9th through to 800 M out, 4-wide into home stretch when 6Ls off pace, 4Ls down at the 200 M, never threatened. |
9 | 3 | HAPPY CONTENDER (CC152) | S K Sit | BO | Soon in 2nd place, never worse than 2Ls off pace, driven to get within 1L of DANEFACTOR at 1000 M, 2Ls down into home straight, faded steadily. |
10 | 1 | GOLD FIELD (CC096) | C K Tong | -- | Awkwardly away, on fence 9Ls off pace in 8th 1600 M out, 8Ls down at the 800 M, 3-wide into straight and still towards rear when squeezed for room 400 M out, posed no threat whatsoever. |
11 | 4 | HIGH SKY (BS203) | G Mosse | B | 2-wide and 8ls off pace in 7th at 1600 M, niggled along 1200 M out, 7Ls down 800 M out, all out into straight when 6Ls off pace, beaten 300 M out. |
12 | 11 | HAPPY FORTUNE (CA307) | Y T Cheng | -- | Always rear, never better than 10Ls off lead at any stage. |
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 |