Race 9 (262)
THE SINOLINK MANGROVE WEST COAST CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-85 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | FOKINE (CE072) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Slipped in well 2-wide and 4Ls off pace in 9th despite wide gate, travelled well into straight, clear run 300 M out and quickened up well to lead at 150 M, driven out, slickly. |
2 | 11 | MY CHOICE (CC283) | Y T Cheng | SR | Had cover when 3-wide through to home straight when within 3Ls of the lead in mid-division, picked up well to be 1L down in 5th at 200 M, stayed on well but winner always held upper hand. |
3 | 5 | GENERAL KINGY (CB039) | C Williams | B | Always within 1L of the pace in 2nd until home straight, upsides and every chance at the 300 M, outpaced by quinella pair final 150 M. |
4 | 1 | GRAND DELIGHT (CB355) | P H Lo | B | Three back on the fence 4Ls off pace in 9th at 1000 M, 3Ls down in midfield when shut out of a run on the fence at 300 M, switched back out and finished well, nearest at the finish. |
5 | 2 | SPECIAL KING PRAWN (CD212) | H W Lai | -- | Led on fence at 1000 M, clear by 1L until home straight, joined at the 300 M and still there at the 200 M, faded through closing stages. |
6 | 3 | COUNTRY MUSIC (CD035) | D Whyte | -- | 3Ls off pace in midfield until top of home straight, every chance when 1L down in 3rd at 300 M, outpaced through final 200 M. (Blood in trachea.) |
7 | 4 | WINTROW (CC175) | A Delpech | -- | 7Ls behind in 12th when 2-wide at 1000 M, 5-wide (widest of all) into home straight when 6Ls down towards rear, made up some late ground. |
8 | 9 | WYNDAM EASY (CB273) | G Mosse | -- | Caught 4-wide without cover at 1000 M when 5Ls off pace in 11th, got in 3-wide with cover at 600 M, 5Ls down in 10th at top of home straight, never troubled leaders. |
9 | 6 | HONOUR SUPREME (CB393) | O Doleuze | SR | 3Ls down in midfield at the 900 M, about 2Ls behind in 3rd entering home straight, outpaced thereafter. |
10 | 14 | GOLDEN CARE (CD188) | C W Wong | TT | 10Ls last at 1000 M, made some minor late ground in straight. |
11 | 12 | PAOBRIDGE (CB073) | C K Tong | B | Couldn't lead but had the box-seat run 2Ls off pace in 3rd or 4th from back to home straight, failed to kick and beaten over 200 M out. |
12 | 8 | OKANAGAN (CD045) | S Dye | -- | Worse than midfield and 4-wide but mostly had cover about 4Ls or 5Ls off pace until home turn, one-paced to line. |
13 | 10 | ABLE CHOICE (CB126) | C Soumillon | B/TT | One from rear when 8Ls off pace at 1000 M, never got much closer. |
14 | 13 | GAUCHO (CE033) | G Schofield | -- | 4-wide without cover when vying for lead at 1000 M, tended to hang out throughout, still wide and 2Ls down in 4th at 800 M and steadily lost position on bend, beaten over 300 M out. |
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 |