Race 7 (690)
AUDEMARS PIGUET HANDICAP Rating:85-60 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | LUCKY OMENS (P146) | D Whyte | B/TT | Slow, settled at rear, suited by pace and switched off. Taken out 600m, wide into straight, ran on strongly, bumped and unbalanced when taking lead 100m, held. |
2 | 8 | AMBASSADORSHIP (N217) | A Suborics | B | Broke well, not rushed, settling 4-back, one-off. Turned a little wide, finished strongly between horses, tightened, bumped and unbalanced 100m, just failed. |
3 | 10 | ADMIRAL LORD (P093) | H W Lai | XB/TT | Began well, ridden forward settling 3-back, one-off. Got clear run entering straight, shifted away from inside horse nearing 100m, kept on well. |
4 | 4 | AUTUMN GOLD (P044) | H Bowman | TT | Broke well, taken to fence, settling 3-back from leader. Switched out 350m to get run, looked chance 200m, shifted out abruptly 100m, swamped. |
5 | 7 | AMBITIOUS CHAMPION (S083) | K Teetan | CP | Began fairly, not rushed and allowed to settle in second half of field in one-off position. Caught behind horses turning for home, finished off nicely when clear final 200m. |
6 | 6 | AGIAAL (N177) | K C Leung | CP | Allowed to stride forward from inside draw settling 4-back the fence. Came off rail turning for home and kept on steadily to be closest at finish |
7 | 3 | CLASSIC JEWELLERY (M329) | B Prebble | -- | Speared out of gate before being eased into box seat behind leader. Made forward move around home turn, looked chance 200m before flattened. |
8 | 9 | SUPREME FRESH (S076) | O Doleuze | CP-/B2/TT | Began well, taken to front and crossed to rail 1800m. Given more rein 1200m to prevent being crossed, kicked further ahead 600m before coming under pressure 200m and fading. |
9 | 11 | WRATH OF FIRE (CL420) | C Reith | -- | No early pace, settling towards rear along fence. No change in position back stretch and final turn, made up some ground in straight. |
10 | 5 | MEDALLIST (N024) | C Y Ho | TT | Pressed forward early to sit behind leader before being crossed and dropping to 3rd passing 1200m. Still in contention 200m before giving ground quickly. |
11 | 2 | WAYFOONG EXPRESS (P262) | Z Purton | B | Shifted across behind horses from wide draw, settling in last pair away from fence. Taken wide into straight but found little under pressure. |
12 | 13 | TOWERING STORM (M401) | T Berry | B/XB | Taken across behind horses from wide draw and last on settling. Under pressure turning for home, responded initially before tiring final 200m. (Rider reported did not travel comfortably). |
13 | 1 | VANILLA (P439) | C K Tong | -- | Slow into stride, got head up and soon at rear along fence. Shaken up turning for home, wide in straight but found nothing when asked. |
14 | 14 | ONGOING VOLATILITY (S103) | T H So | B | Jumped OK, ridden along but left wide 1500m. Circled field to sit outside leader 1200m, but tired quickly soon after straightening for home. |
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 |