Race 4 (219)
DUBAI HANDICAP Rating:80+ 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | HORSE OF FAME (BS182) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Mainly prominent, losing position briefly around home bend. Quickened well inside final 300 M to take charge 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
2 | 11 | INDUSTRIALIST (BV064) | D Boeuf | -- | Jumped awkwardly losing ground. Improving to be prominent when checked at 1200 M. Renewed effort from midfield coming out of back straight. Ran on under pressure to hit front over 200 M out but soon collared. (See Racing Incidents.) |
3 | 1 | MADE TO FIGURE (BS161) | D Whyte | -- | Hampered at start but soon recovered to rear of midfield. No clear passage early in straight. Switched out and ran on steadily inside final 250 M to be nearest at finish. |
4 | 7 | SUN SHINE RIVER (BT078) | R Fradd | -- | Remained well back until making good progress down centre of straight to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 6 | TRIPLE EXPRESSO (BS141) | L Dettori | B | Travelled wide in midfield or worse. Quickened to hold some chance early in straight but could find no extra closing stages. |
6 | 13 | RED ZONE (BP304) | G Boss | -- | Travelled in last few. Despite baulked for a run on rails turning in and again hampered inside 200 M, ran on down straight to be nearest at finish. |
7 | 5 | CHAMPIONSHIP (BT059) | B Marcus | -- | Settled in rear of midfield. Was making modest progress when hampered inside 200 M. Not ridden out hard thereafter. |
8 | 4 | SWEETHEART (BS099) | M Kinane | B | Close up early settling in midfield to straight. Ran on steadily under pressure before hampered inside 200 M, then kept on. |
9 | 2 | TEQUILA POP (BP088) | E Legrix | P | Never nearer. Kept on past beaten runners closing stages. |
10 | 9 | ALF (BT058) | G Childs | B | Raced prominently and wide far side. Improved to 2nd outside leader home bend disputing lead early in straight. Unable to sustain effort over 200 M out. |
11 | 3 | AGGRESSIVE DRAGON (BP022) | F Coetzee | -- | Made running until joined early in straight. Found no extra over 200 M out. |
12 | 14 | THE OSCARS (BP287) | W M Lai | B | Raced keenly far side and prominent to straight then weakened. |
13 | 8 | FASTEST STAR (BP047) | P Smullen | TT | Niggled along and travelled around midfield to straight then weakened. |
14 | 10 | WASABI (BP109) | M W Leung | -- | Well there to 800 M then gradually weakened. (Heart irregularity.) |
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 |