Race 9 (570)
AUDEMARS PIGUET JULES AUDEMARS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | COSTA DEL SOL (M111) | Z Purton | B2/TT | Jumped well, sat outside early leader before being shuffled back to 3rd 800m Second into straight, led 350m and pulled clear for easy win. |
2 | 12 | EASY SUCCESS (P170) | M Demuro | TT | Ridden forward but kept wide into turn. Bumped and unbalanced 500m, struck from behind 350m, but kept on well. |
3 | 4 | SUPER CAGA (CK054) | A Suborics | B | Ridden forward 3-4 wide initially before getting cover before turn. Fourth into straight and kept on steadily to the line. |
4 | 10 | KOKODA (P157) | H W Lai | -- | Missed the start, then taken nearer fence. Improved position around turn, switched out straight and ran on strongly. |
5 | 13 | REWARDING HERO (N376) | T Berry | H/XB | Taken back from wide draw, caught flat-footed when field speeded up 800m. Was closing well when bumped 100m. Awkward of heels final stages. |
6 | 5 | B CHOICE (M346) | B Prebble | H/TT | Ridden forward from outside draw and held wide without cover. Circled field to lead 800m, started to give ground gradually from 400m. |
7 | 6 | ROMAN LEGEND (P301) | M Chadwick | TT1 | Bumped, unbalanced start but recovered to race just behind speed. Kept on steadily early straight before tiring final 200m. |
8 | 8 | SANTA FE SUN (P210) | T Clark | -- | Taken forward from wide draw to find cover before turn. Ran into hind quarters of another runner 300m, nearly savaged in straight. |
9 | 2 | GENUINE LEADER (N046) | C Y Lui | B | Came out running and led field to 800m before being headed. Retook lead 400m but soon headed and tired. |
10 | 1 | AFFLUENCE OF RAIN (CL363) | A Delpech | B/TT | Began awkwardly, travelled between horses worse of midfield, raced tight in straight and attempted to savage another horse several times. |
11 | 7 | ISLAND GARDEN (P247) | O Doleuze | B1 | Ridden aggressively to snatch rail position but outpaced and drifted back. Unbalanced when checked 900m. Found nothing in straight. |
12 | 3 | ROYAL PARTNER (N394) | C K Tong | -- | No early speed and soon at rear but wide. Switched out entering straight to make run but only one-paced. |
13 | 14 | LUCKY WARRIOR (M292) | C Y Ho | XB/TT | Jumped OK and held in midfield along fence back stretch and turn. Gave ground soon after entering straight. |
14 | 11 | ORIENTAL FANTASIA (P269) | Y T Cheng | -- | No speed and held wide while drifting back. Was last into straight, gradually falling further behind. |
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 |