Race 2 (078)
ELIZABETH ARDEN HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | GLOBE RIVER (CD228) | C K Tong | V/TT | Best to begin and led early before handing up near the 1200 M and box seating on the rail. Worked to the lead near the 250 M and fought on strongly. |
2 | 2 | GENERAL SPEEDEE (CG193) | O Doleuze | TT | Settled on the back of the speed, 1 off with cover, ran on strongly. |
3 | 1 | ACCELERATOR (CG179) | Y T Cheng | XB | Slow to begin, then ridden along to settle slightly worse than midfield, the fence. Finished off well despite being checked near the 50 M. |
4 | 8 | GLOBAL WAY (CG158) | A Delpech | V-/B2/TT | Landed midfield, 3 wide no cover and overraced early. Remained wide for the remainder of the trip, kept on soundly. |
5 | 13 | MAJIN BUU (CC334) | M W Leung | V | Raced 1 out, 1 back, peaked on his run after looming as a contender inside the 300 M. |
6 | 6 | OPTIC KING (CE139) | K L Chui | SR/CP | Settled outside the leader, weakened over the concluding stages. |
7 | 14 | RISING WIN (CC089) | W M Lai | SR | Began awkwardly, lost ground and settled in last position. Took runs through the field in the straight and closed off strongly, but experienced some traffic problems over the later stages. |
8 | 11 | CHOSEN ONE (CD347) | M Nunes | -- | Slowly away, settled behind midfield 3-4 deep with cover. Ran on fairly. |
9 | 4 | TELECOM TYCOON (CC039) | P H Lo | B/TT | Raced midfield, 4 deep no cvoer, kept on well despite tough run. |
10 | 12 | SPEED OF LIGHT (CC333) | Z Purton | TT | Settled behind midfield, 2 wide with cover, copped a check near the 800 M. Closed off satisfactorily without threatening. |
11 | 5 | NOBLE ZOOM (CC298) | S Dye | -- | Parked midfield, the fence. Kept to the inside in the straight but didn't go on. |
12 | 7 | DONGGUAN VICTORY (CB382) | S K Sit | B2 | Ridden along, early but didn't muster and settled along the fence near the tail of the field. Struggled in the run home. |
13 | 3 | SPICY HOT (CH064) | D Beadman | CP1 | Began only fairly, couldn't go the early speed and raced in 2nd last position. Failed to respond to pressure over the final stages and weakened noticeably. (To trial.) |
14 | 9 | KING'S CHOICE (CG040) | H W Lai | -- | Gave in quickly, turning for home after settling the pace. |
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 |