Race 9 (247)
LONDON HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | FINAL ANSWER (CL178) | D Beadman | XB/H/TT | Jumped fast, soon ran up to occupy the box-seat, blocked and bumped early in the home straight, quickened well when clear 200 M out, hit front at 150 M, kept on soundly to win. |
2 | 4 | TRIUMPHANT COLOURS (CL414) | W C Marwing | SR | Settled one-off in the mid-division, hampered at 1000 M, responded well when asked for efforts 400 M out, ran on soundly for 2nd. |
3 | 1 | SUPREME WIN (CK204) | O Doleuze | CP | Crowded after start, settled one-off just off the pace, bumped at 1000 M, blocked early in the home straight, bumped again at 200 M, ran on well for 3rd when clear at 150 M. |
4 | 10 | GOOD STRIKE (CJ351) | C Williams | -- | Settled 2-3Ls off the pace on rail, blocked at the top of the home straight, quickened well when clear 150 M out, just late for a place. |
4 | 13 | FLYING COLOURS (CJ111) | M Guyon | CP | Raced on-pace but caught 3-wide with no cover, on heels at 1000 M, kept on satisfactorily under maximum pressure, bumped and crowded in the concluding stages, just missed a place. |
6 | 5 | ALWAYS SOMETHING (CK288) | D Whyte | -- | Crowded after start, settled one-off just behind the mid-division, swung widest for home, only made up gradual ground down centre of the straight, rather one-paced. |
7 | 6 | SUPER BOY (CK405) | J Lloyd | TT | Bumped at start, urged along to occupy a one-off spot just off the speed, ran on to contest the lead 350 M out, bumped at 300 M, caught by the winner near 150 M, soon flattened. |
8 | 3 | GOOD WORDS (CL371) | M Chadwick | TT | Raced handy early but caught 3-wide with no cover, ran up to share the lead halfway, held ground until got tired near the 200 M, soon faded. |
9 | 8 | BLAZING SADDLES (CL319) | B Prebble | -- | Taken to the rear from gate 13, took time to pick up early in the home straight, made some late progress final 200 M. |
10 | 12 | ISLAND SUPER (CH297) | T Angland | TT | Taken rearward from the widest alley and travelled 7Ls off the speed, responded only fairly when asked for efforts in the home straight, failed to make up any ground. |
11 | 9 | TOUCH GO (CL254) | Y T Cheng | -- | Widely drawn, taken to a 3-wide spot near the rear, shifted widest for home, gave no response when asked for efforts, made no progress in the home straight. |
12 | 2 | EASY WINNER (CL138) | T H So | P-/TT- | Lacked early speed as usual, pushed hard to hold a 4-wide spot in midfield, travelled with no cover throughout the trip, crept closer rounding the bend, got tired 300 M out, gave ground. |
13 | 14 | LOYAL ARMY (CJ237) | C W Wong | -- | Bumped at start. pushed up to share the lead on rail, held ground until got tired near the 200 M pole, weakened sharply. |
14 | 11 | STREET CAT (CK037) | H W Lai | CP/TT | Slow to begin, travelled 5Ls off the pace on rail, disunited in action 350 M out, eased out. (Lame left fore.) |
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 |