Race 7 (199)
THE DOLLAR HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1150m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | PURE REALITY (BT090) | D Whyte | -- | Always prominent. Kicked clear from 400 M, won unchallenged. (Promoted.) |
2 | 4 | ABBA (BP305) | R Fradd | -- | Prominent, hung in in early and middle stages. Ran on well for a distant 2nd final 300 M. |
3 | 10 | MR WINNER (BT131) | J Quinn | -- | Towards rear despite being ridden along. Crept a bit closer on home turn, ran on steadily to claim 3rd final strides. |
4 | 5 | SURPLUS (BT118) | Y T Cheng | B | Jumped awkwardly, well back. Made up good ground final 300 M to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 1 | MONEY WINS (BT165) | C W Mok | P2 | Checked when crowded after start, soon last despite being niggled along. Made up a lot of ground towards outer final 250 M to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 14 | TIME STRONG (BM022) | K S Yu | B | Ridden along to be in touch. Kept on one-paced in home straight. |
7 | 7 | SAI KUNG STAR (BP299) | C P Ting | B/TT | Pushed along in midfield or worse. Made up some late ground. |
8 | 13 | PERFECT FUN (BS300) | D Harrison | -- | Always in touch. Unable to quicken in home straight, weakened close home. |
9 | 11 | SILVER COLLECTOR (BP240) | F Coetzee | P1/TT | Prominent early. Steadied at 700 M and dropped gradually towards rear approaching home turn. Made moderate progress final 200 M. |
10 | 6 | ART FRANCAIS (BS136) | E Saint-Martin | P/TT | Better than midfield early. Dropped to midfield from 800 M. No progress in home straight. (Bled.) |
11 | 9 | LOOK WHO'S ANGEL (BS084) | D Boeuf | -- | Ridden to be in touch. Midfield from 600 M, one-paced in home straight until weakening closing stages. |
12 | 2 | TRIUMPHANT SMILE (BS169) | C H Tse | -- | In touch from widest draw. Midfield from 700 M, not in contention afterwards. |
13 | 3 | OPTIC GENERAL (BN029) | C T Cheng | B | Began well from wide draw, always wide and better than midfield. Eased down after being steadied at 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
14 | 12 | WIN PERFECTION (BT146) | C M Ho | B1 | Tardy start, quickly recovered lost ground along rail to lead 800 M out. Headed at 500 M. Dropped out from 300 M. (Rider dropped whip at 300 M.) |
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 |