Race 7 (695)
VACHERON CONSTANTIN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | SPICY SURE (T234) | Z Purton | TT | Pressed forward from wide draw to settle one-off, one-back before turn. Rolled forward in straightening, hit front 200m, shifted in abruptly 100m forcing rider to stop riding but had enough in hand to hold on to win. |
2 | 6 | CIRCUIT LAND (T219) | A Suborics | TT1 | Began only fairly, ridden to make up ground settling along fence four-back from leader. No clear run top of the straight, switched out and finished off strongly. Found to be wounded left hind leg. |
3 | 1 | AMAZING KIDS (T179) | J Moreira | -- | Ridden along from wide draw, racing three-wide abut 3L from leader. Covered extra ground turn while improving position, taken wider in straight and ran on solidly. |
4 | 4 | NOBLE ALPHA (M339) | B Prebble | P | Began well, allowed to stride forward at own pace settling along fence three back from leader. Closed in around turn but blocked for run early in straight. Ran on steadily final 200m. |
5 | 9 | SUNNY PEARL (N434) | K C Leung | XB/TT | Quickly into stride, sharing early pace before taking clear lead passing 1200m. Set good sections, tried to kick clear entering straight, collared 200m but kept on well till swamped final stages. |
6 | 11 | SOLAR KINGDOM (S041) | H N Wong | H | Hard ridden from wide draw to get forward position, settling outside leader before and around turn. Put under pressure passing 300m and gave ground gradually final 200m. |
7 | 13 | CALIFORNIA CHERISH (T101) | M Chadwick | CP1/TT | Began only fairly, ridden but failed to muster, settling in last pair. Made some progress around turn and kept on fairly in straight. |
8 | 12 | FLYING TOURBILLON (T051) | M L Yeung | B/XB1/TT- | Pushed early to hold forward position, settling in box seat. Allowed to relax around turn, shaken up top of the straight and kept on fairly till tiring final 150m. |
9 | 3 | KING OF MONGOLIA (S414) | D Whyte | CP-/TT | Steadied soon after start and shifted across behind runners but unable to get to rail and held 3-wide behind midfield. Wide around turn and only one-paced in straight under hard riding. |
10 | 10 | WINDICATOR STAR (N233) | C K Tong | B/TT | Outpaced, settling at rear away from fence. Made some progress early in straight but never competitive. |
11 | 8 | HURRICANE KID (T285) | C Y Ho | -- | Ridden along between horses in midfield early. Tried to improve around turn but got close to heels 500m and dropped back. One-paced in straight. |
12 | 5 | FAIRY EAGLE (S122) | H W Lai | H-/TT | Ridden to hold forward position settling 2.5L from leader in one-off position. Started to give ground on entering straight and fell back gradually. |
13 | 2 | PRINCE FALCON (T144) | N Rawiller | H | Slow into stride, settling in last pair but away from rail. Shuffled back to clear last around turn and never competitive. |
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 |