Race 8 (278)
HUNG SHUI KIU HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | GOODWOOD (CA167) | A Delpech | -- | Didn't break well, 2-wide and 5Ls off the pace in 9th 800 M out, 3-wide and 4Ls down in 11th and held up for a run off final bend, clear at 300 M and 1L down in 6th at 200 M, kept on well to lead 50 M out. |
2 | 2 | MY CHOICE (CC283) | A Marcus | SR | Settled about 7Ls off the pace in 12th and 2-wide down the back straight, closer but 5-wide in midfield turning for home, good pace to just about lead 200 M out, grabbed by winner 50 M out, no extra. |
3 | 6 | STRONG SUN (CB305) | D Whyte | B- | 2-wide and 6Ls off the pace in 11th 800 M out, 3-wide off home turn in midfield when 4Ls down, picked up well to dispute lead 250 M out, ran on well but was narrowly held by quinella pair. |
4 | 9 | DESERT STRIKE (CB054) | G Schofield | SR | On fence 4Ls off the pace in 7th at 1000 M and similarly placed turning for home, always outpaced by principals in home straight and hung out under pressure. |
5 | 4 | SUPER SPRINT (CA274) | W C Marwing | V | Always prominent, 2-wide and 3Ls off the pace in 4th at 800 M, 3-wide and 1L down in 3rd into home straight, disputing lead and every chance 300 M out, no extra through final stages. |
6 | 3 | SUPER PRINCE (CD126) | F Coetzee | CP | Had the run of the race in 4th 2Ls off the speed on fence from 1200 M out to home straight, couldn't accelerate with principals and always held. |
7 | 8 | BOWIN (CB398) | H K Yim | -- | 2 and 3-wide with cover down back straight and was one from rear 8Ls off the speed 800 M out, 4-wide without cover 700 M out, and 6-wide (widest of all) turning for home, 1L down in 7th at 200 M, no extra. (See Racing Incidents.) |
8 | 14 | MADE IN HONGKONG (CD139) | S K Sit | TT | On fence 5Ls off the pace in 10th 800 M out, 2-wide and 5Ls down in 12th entering home straight, kept on at the one-pace. |
9 | 7 | SHINING DRAGON (CC181) | W Woods | -- | Led on fence 1100 M out, led by about half a length through to home straight, headed about 250 M out, faded. |
10 | 10 | UPBEAT (CC347) | S Dye | -- | pressed on from wide gate to be 2-wide and about half a length off the pace from 1000 M to home straight when holding every chance, one-paced and swamped 200 M out, dropped out. |
11 | 12 | DESERT STORM (CA048) | P H Lo | TT | Never on terms, on fence 8Ls off the speed 800 M out, 4-wide into home straight when one from rear and 6Ls off the pace, no impression. |
12 | 13 | ENAMELLED (CD011) | C Williams | -- | 2-wide and 4Ls off the pace in 6th 1000 M out, driven along entering straight when 3-wide and 3Ls off the pace in 6th, very one-paced. |
13 | 1 | BORN DRAGON (BS215) | G Mosse | B | Caught 3-wide without cover in 5th place 1000 M out when about 4Ls off the speed, similarly placed but under strong pressure entering straight, faded out. |
14 | 5 | GOLD SANDFIELD (CD054) | Y T Cheng | -- | Caught 3-wide without cover at 1200 M and 1L off pace in 3rd position, 3-wide without cover in 5th when 3Ls off the speed at 800 M, soon in trouble, detached entering straight, tailed off. (Significant amount of mucus in trachea.) |
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 |