Race 6 (567)
THE CHEUNG CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | TERRAFERMA (CG016) | H W Lai | B/TT1 | Took lead approaching 1200 M. Kept on well in straight and held off late charge from placed horses inside 100 M. |
2 | 11 | CLASSIC HORSE (CD378) | O Doleuze | CP | Away awkwardly. Towards rear about 5Ls back at 1200 M. Improved along rail to be in midfield taking the turn. Shifted out and ran on well final 300 M to be nearest at finish despite hanging in. |
3 | 10 | JOYFUL WORLD (CC200) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Soon moved up along rail to be inside the leader. 1L or so back from 1000 M. No chance with winner in straight and got outsprinted by 2nd horse 100 M out. (Cut right hind.) |
4 | 6 | HAPPY CRUSADER (CE080) | D Whyte | V/TT | Midfield or better and trapped wide and without cover. About 4Ls down from 1200 M. Kept on in straight without troubling placed horses. |
5 | 7 | CONQUEROR (CE270) | H K Yim | B-/CP1 | Niggled forward and moved up steadily along rail to midfield or better from 1200 M. 2Ls down rounding the turn. One-paced in straight. |
6 | 8 | AMERICAN VICTORY (CD375) | Y T Cheng | B | Always at rear. Wide turning in. Made up good ground final 200 M but simply set too big a task. |
7 | 12 | TRIUMPHANT GLORY (CB368) | W M Lai | B | Midfield or worse from 1200 M. About 5Ls down towards rear and wide turning in. Made up some ground inside 200 M. |
8 | 3 | SMART FELLOW (CG031) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Always thereabout. 3Ls back from 1000 M. Kept on in straight until no extra 100 M out. |
9 | 9 | CAN OPENER (CE196) | B Prebble | H | Soon midfield or better despite jostling with another runner at start. 3Ls back at 600 M. Never a factor in straight. |
10 | 13 | FLASH HARRY (CB180) | M W Leung | CO-/SR | Knuckled and lost ground at start. Recovered to be in midfield or better from 1200 M. Hung in at 800 M. Held up in straight near 300 M and steadied off heels at 200 M. No further progress. |
11 | 1 | PEARL OF INDIA (CD298) | K T Yeung | B | Prominent just 1 to 2Ls behind the speed. Hung out rounding the turn. Weakened 250 M out. (Mucopus.) |
12 | 4 | ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) | C K Tong | -- | Led to 1200 M before travelling in a 3-wide position about 1L off the lead. Dropped out quickly from 250 M. |
13 | 14 | BIG WINNER (CD229) | C Munce | B/TT | Always at rear. Never a factor. (Mucopus.) |
14 | 5 | KA KA SMART (CG042) | S Dye | B1 | Towards rear. Never in the race. |
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 |