Race 8 (173)
THE HONG KONG TOURISM CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 14 | OSCAR STAR (CC046) | A Delpech | -- | 3-wide without cover and keen early on when 1L off pace in 3rd, sent on to be 1L off pace in 2nd out 2-wide at 800 M and same into home straight, led over 200 M out, ran on well. |
2 | 8 | REAL PARTNER (CD313) | D Whyte | TT | Held up 8Ls off pace when 2-wide in 11th at 1200 M, same margin behind when 4-wide into home straight, ran on very strongly late to take 2nd place close home. |
3 | 7 | SPINNING CITY (CB252) | G Mosse | B | On fence 7Ls off pace in 9th place at 1200 M, 6Ls down in midfield off home turn, ran on fairly well and just hung on for a place. |
4 | 1 | WIND WINNER (CD266) | F Coetzee | -- | On fence 4Ls off the pace in 5th at the 1200 M, tended to hang out on the circle, 4-wide and 5Ls off pace in 5th when hampered off final bend. (Finished 5th, placed 4th.) |
5 | 3 | GREEN TREASURE (CD225) | T Mundry | -- | 5Ls off pace when 2-wide in 6th at 1200 M and same at 400 M when severely hampered, checked again when 5Ls behind at 200 M, still finished off well in 6th, placed 5th. |
6 | 13 | DONGGUAN VICTORY (CB382) | B Prebble | -- | On fence 5Ls off pace in mid-division at 1200 M, about 4Ls off pace in 4th when shifting out at 400 M, ran on fairly well late. (Finished 4th, placed 6th.) |
7 | 12 | TSZ WAN FORTUNE (CC367) | W M Lai | -- | Soon led on fence, raced too freely early on, never clear by more than 1L until the home straight, headed 250 M out, soon faded. |
8 | 10 | JUST A MARTIAN (CD197) | S Dye | -- | Settled about 10Ls off pace in 13th at 1200 M, 9Ls behind in rear when 3-wide into home straight, ran on well, never nearer. |
9 | 4 | MIRACLES (CC073) | G Schofield | -- | 6Ls or 7Ls off pace when 3-wide mostly with cover in 9th or 10th down backstretch, 4-wide into home straight when 7Ls off pace, made some moderate late headway. |
10 | 2 | EVER SUCCESS (CB229) | C K Tong | B | 2-wide and half a length off pace in 12th at 1200 M, box-seat run on fence at 800 M in 3rd, 4Ls down in 3rd and losing touch off home turn, faded. |
11 | 11 | SEASONS KNACK (CC242) | P H Lo | P | On fence 9Ls off the speed in 12th at 1200 M, 8Ls behind off home turn, didn't trouble leaders. |
12 | 6 | CLASSA VICTORY (CB174) | H W Lai | B | Slowest away, 12Ls last at 1200 M, 9Ls down off home turn in 13th, no impression. |
13 | 5 | TRAVIANO (CD370) | W Woods | -- | 6Ls behind the speed in 8th when 2-wide at 1200 M, 3-wide and under pressure entering straight when 7Ls down, very one-paced. |
14 | 9 | THOUSAND WINS (CD352) | Y T Cheng | -- | Over-raced early on when prominent 2-wide and 3Ls off pace in 4th at 1200 M, all out when 4-wide into home straight when 5Ls down in midfield, dropped away quickly. |
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 |