Race 10 (614)
GASCOIGNE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 14 | TREMENDOUS ADD (CL044) | Y T Cheng | H | Even getaway, positioned 3 wide in midfield with cover, never too far away in a compact field, 2Ls back turning, let down nicely from 300 M holding rivals well over the concluding stages. |
2 | 5 | NAPA II (CJ248) | J Lloyd | -- | Lobbed box seat 1 out 1 back behind speed, ready to strike on bend, angled out at 350 M and made a strong bid but found winner had more dash final furlong. |
3 | 9 | LOCAL POWER (CH296) | C W Wong | B | Lacked early speed as usual, pushed hard to catch up 4-5Ls off the pace, crept closer rounding bend and swung widest for home, ran on down centre of the straight, finished off soundly for 3rd. |
4 | 2 | SOARING DRAGON (CH183) | D Whyte | B/TT | Out in line, pressed on but unable to slot in, caught 4 wide without cover 2Ls off speed, worked into it turning and took over at 300 M, lost place last 50 M. |
5 | 4 | RIVER CAPTAIN (CL130) | O Doleuze | B1 | No early speed, ended up in rear division, only 3 to 4Ls back in compact field, had most of the field to beat turning and held up at 300 M, came through well when clear. |
6 | 7 | RIBOT LEGEND (CK030) | G Cheyne | -- | Bounced out to hold spot on leaders back, had run of race throughout, inside runs opened at 400 M and held up to 300 M, but lacked a turn of foot and just held ground final furlong. |
7 | 11 | SUPER GENKI (CH195) | S K Sit | B/TT | Tardy into stride, ridden along for first part to tack onto field 4 to 5Ls down on circle, came wide and made some late progress without threatening. |
8 | 3 | MAJESTIC HEART (CH319) | C Y Ho | B/H | Lost considerable ground at start, 5Ls off 2nd last horse early, did work but pace slackened mid-section so eventually tacked on, in traffic in straight and finished OK in circumstances. (See Racing Incidents.) |
9 | 12 | BEJEWELED (CH289) | D Dunn | -- | Away only fairly, raced 3Ls away on rails behind the bulk of the field, had something to offer but again never got a clear run in straight and was not fully tested. |
10 | 10 | OPEN SESAME (CL091) | B Prebble | XB/H | Out with there, drove through to lead, set terms to suit, stacked field up to 900 M, folded cheaply under pressure final 300 M. |
11 | 13 | CLASSA (CK267) | H W Lai | B | Fair to begin, unable to get nearer than 4 wide, did have cover 2 to 3Ls back, got closer under riding turning, weakened out final 300 M. |
12 | 1 | ARION OF CHIU TON (CK136) | W C Marwing | SR | Showed some speed, couldn't cross and caught 5 wide without cover, did too much despite steady tempo, faded out late. |
13 | 6 | SILVER SUN (CE126) | M W Leung | -- | Urged along to share the lead 3-deep without cover, did work and got tired passing 300 M, soon dropped out. |
14 | 8 | SUISSE D'OR (CL195) | M L Yeung | -- | Well enough away, went on to sit outside leader, had some attention from outside horses but pace to suit, niggled turning and gave on cheaply. |
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 |