Race 7 (235)
THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG MILE Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | GOOD BA BA (CE201) | O Doleuze | TT | Bumped at start, soon taken back to settle in last few stalking HAPPY ZERO, went wide into straight, finished off race strongly down centre of straight to assert authority final strides. |
2 | 6 | HAPPY ZERO (CK079) | D Beadman | XB/H | Settled behind midfield, went wide into straight, loomed up to hold every chance inside final 200 M, only to be overshadowed by GOOD BA BA at the finish. |
3 | 12 | FELLOWSHIP (CG292) | Z Purton | TT | Settled on rails in better than midfield within 3Ls of speed, disputed 3rd when closer up turning in, fought on dourly to hold every chance inside 200 M only to be out-sprinted close to home. |
4 | 2 | EGYPTIAN RA (CE002) | F Coetzee | TT | Shared pace down far side after beginning from a wide draw, eventually took over coming out of back straight, led them until joined 300 M out, fought on well to only narrowly miss a placing final strides. |
5 | 13 | FERNELEY (CL612) | K Fallon | SR/XB/TT | Soon taken back to travel behind midfield, did not find much room early in straight, finished off race quite well inside final 200 M. |
6 | 10 | CONFRONT (CL610) | R Moore | SR/E/XB | Settled at the back, came under pressure soon after straightening, fought on gamely to do best work late. |
7 | 9 | ALEXANDROS (CK640) | L Dettori | XB | Settled in forward of midfield, soon came under pressure after straightening, gradually faded. |
8 | 3 | ABLE ONE (CG108) | B Prebble | -- | Broke well, settled one back on rails, came under pressure to draw level with EGYPTIAN RA after straightening, soon faded out of it inside 200 M. |
9 | 14 | SWEET HEARTH (CL613) | G Mosse | SR | Settled at the back and last one into straight, only ran past well-beaten runners closing stages. |
10 | 5 | GRIS DE GRIS (CL609) | T Thulliez | SR | Slightly inconvenienced at start, settled on rails in midfield, saved ground on inside turning in, kept on same pace without quickening. |
11 | 8 | SIGHT WINNER (CJ049) | D Whyte | -- | Settled 2-wide in 2L 3rd, faded gradually in straight. |
12 | 11 | DUFF (CL611) | F Berry | -- | Did not begin well, travelled in midfield to straight, did not find much room early on, faded under pressure inside final 200 M. |
13 | 4 | RACING TO WIN (CL608) | H Bowman | B | Began with others, soon taken back to midfield but remained 3-wide far side, switched out to challenge approaching home turn but soon weakened under pressure. |
14 | 7 | PRESSING (CK603) | N Callan | -- | Prominent and wide without cover, gave ground quickly from approaching 500 M. |
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 |