Race 1 (750)
ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS PLATE Rating:- 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | SO CAFFE (S258) | T Berry | -- | Moderate start, settled mainly two back in 5th on rails, obtained a clear run over 300 metres, quickened well to take command 150 metres out, won at ease. |
2 | 2 | FOTOGENIC (S114) | K C Leung | H1/TT1 | Prominent early, shuffled back to 3L 7th approaching home turn, tight between runners upon straightening, ran on well to be nearest at finish. |
3 | 12 | DASHING FELLOW (S284) | J Moreira | H1 | Began fairly, settled in rear of midfield, slightly worse entering straight, finished off race strongly. |
4 | 3 | GREAT SPEED (S251) | M Chadwick | TT | Jumped fairly from a poor gate, soon dropped well behind, switched out for a run down the centre of the track after straightening, finished off race strongly. |
5 | 10 | WATCH KING (S116) | C Reith | TT1 | Jumped moderately, settled behind midfield on rails, saved ground turning in, kept on steadily without quickening under pressure. |
5 | 13 | JOYEUX (S340) | M Du Plessis | -- | Jumped fairly, settled in rear of midfield, remained similar turning in, kept on well in straight. |
7 | 6 | MIGHTY WONGCHOY (S050) | T Angland | -- | Jumped fairly from the poor draw settling in forward of midfield early, gradually dropped back behind midfield approaching home bend, hampered about 350 metres out, fought on steadily. |
8 | 7 | SENSIBLE CHOICE (S048) | W M Lai | B1/TT | Broke well from a poor draw, ridden along to take up running passing 900 metres crossing to rails shortly afterwards, headed when no extra inside final 300 metres. |
9 | 14 | RAGING BULL (S370) | B Prebble | -- | Raced prominently and wide without cover to straight, soon faded under pressure. |
10 | 5 | JUST ACE (S005) | K Teetan | B | Jumped well, holding narrow lead on rails early on, ceded advantage to take box-seat run coming out of back straight, remained same turning in, hit the front under pressure briefly 300 metres out, swamped passing the 200-metre mark. |
11 | 11 | CHEERFUL FRAME (S300) | T H So | -- | Soon outpaced and intractable, only ran past well-beaten horses closing stages. |
12 | 9 | SUM WIN DRAGON (S148) | H W Lai | -- | Soon dropped well behind, never seen with a chance. |
13 | 1 | FRESH AND FRESH (P407) | A Suborics | -- | Prominent to 500 metres, dropped away quickly after straightening. (Questioned for disappointing performance.) |
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 |