Race 7 (552)
THE CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE Rating:- 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | SILENT WITNESS (CC140) | F Coetzee | -- | Bounced well and led with ease. Sat calmly in front with a length's advantage final 400 M. Kicked away from its pursuers final 250 M and cruised home for its record setting 11th straight win. |
2 | 3 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (CB243) | G Mosse | V/TT | In rear section despite being ridden along early. Niggled along until being pressured 500 M out. Quickened well on straightening and was closest at finish. |
3 | 2 | ELECTRONIC UNICORN (BT092) | R Fradd | B | Settled at the rear. Turned out on straightening and closed the race off strongly. |
4 | 6 | SUPER KID (CC305) | G Schofield | -- | Settled behind midfield. Niggled rounding home turn and quickened well when pressured on straightening. Closed the race off well despite laying in final 200 M. |
5 | 7 | CHEERFUL FORTUNE (CC088) | D Whyte | -- | Broke well and settled behind the pace. Pressured 400 M out and kept on strongly before fading final 100 M. (Bled.) |
6 | 13 | ABLE PRINCE (CC348) | W C Marwing | B | Ridden forward to race alongside the leader. Followed leader closely into home straight. Ran on fairly to the finish. |
7 | 8 | MERIDIAN STAR (BV177) | B Prebble | B | Settled in a rearward position until straightening. Made up ground in the final 200 M. |
8 | 4 | FIREBOLT (CB256) | A Marcus | B/SR | Travelled just behind the pace. Unable to quicken when pressured on straightening and was one-paced to line. |
9 | 12 | KIMBERLEY MINES (CA367) | H K Yim | -- | Ridden to midfield early but fell back to rear section after steadying at 900 M. Near last at 400 M and only ran past a few beaten runners closing stages. |
10 | 5 | GRAND DELIGHT (CB355) | S Dye | B | Wide and without cover at midfield early stages. Made ground rounding home turn in a 3-wide position to reach within a length of leader 400 M. Found no extra thereafter. |
11 | 9 | FIGURES (CC307) | T Mundry | -- | Jumped awkwardly. Stayed within 3Ls of leader until 400 M. Faded away thereafter. |
12 | 11 | SUPER BROSE (CC017) | K M Chin | TT | Ridden along from the gate and then settled on fence at midfield after 1000 M. Drifted back steadily to rear section rounding home turn. Made no impression in the straight. |
13 | 10 | PRIME WITNESS (BV178) | Y T Cheng | -- | Raced within 3Ls of the pace until home straight. Couldn't pick up on straightening and weakened final stages. |
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 |