Race 7 (288)
CHANG JIANG HANDICAP Rating:95-75 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | BEST LUCK (CC062) | B Prebble | TT2 | Jumped awkwardly and settled 2-wide behind midfield until home straight. Quickened well and fought on gamely to deny rival near the line. |
2 | 6 | EXPECTATIONS (CD078) | A Delpech | -- | Among leaders shortly after start and then was eased back to midfield. Swung out on straightening and picked up well. Matched strides inside with winner final 200 M but fell short near the post. |
3 | 12 | SPARKLING STAR (CD055) | C Williams | B | Dropped back steadily from widest draw and trailed field from 1000 M. 8Ls down in last place at 400 M and closed the race off with a strong rally. |
4 | 9 | JOLLY GOOD FORTUNE (CD274) | M Rodd | -- | Stumbled out of the gates. Settled 3-wide at midfield until straightening. Kept on steadily in the straight to make the frame. |
5 | 5 | NOBLE SILENCE (CD238) | O Doleuze | -- | Off slowly and settled in a rearward position until straightening. Kept on fairly and made up some ground in the straight. |
6 | 14 | GOOD HEART (CC026) | W M Lai | B- | Trailed field shortly after start. Remained in a rearward position rounding home turn and rallied in the straight to be closest at finish. |
7 | 7 | AMAZING VICTORY (CC085) | C Soumillon | TT | Began well and raced in the forward position early stages. Kept within 3Ls in 4th after 1000 M and was 3-wide making the turn. Moved into the lead briefly final 300 M but faded thereafter. (Mucus.) |
8 | 2 | CLASSIC DELIGHT (CD372) | D Whyte | -- | Slowly away and raced in rear section. Ridden along in a 4-wide position rounding home turn. Only kept on same pace in the straight. |
9 | 4 | BEARCAT (CC038) | F Coetzee | -- | Jumped well and led briefly early stages. Took a sit at 1000 M and raced 3Ls behind the leaders. Kept in a prominent position home turn but lacked a response when asked inside 300 M. |
10 | 13 | OKANAGAN (CD045) | S Dye | -- | Missed the kick slightly and was niggled along early stages. 6Ls behind the leader in 5th at 800 M. Closed to within 3Ls on straightening but couldn't find extra thereafter. |
11 | 11 | GALLANT KNIGHT (CC189) | D Holland | -- | Jumped well and was eased back to race 4-wide in rear section. Continued in similar position rounding home turn and lacked a rally in the straight. |
12 | 3 | NORTHERN GOLD BALL (BV008) | Y T Cheng | -- | Settled on fence behind midfield until straightening. Never quickened and tired closing stages. |
13 | 1 | WYNDAM EASY (CB273) | H W Lai | -- | Ridden up to be among leaders early stages. Took a narrow lead after 1000 M and kept a 1L advantage into the straight. Found nothing thereafter and weakened final 300 M. |
14 | 8 | GREEN WARRIOR (CD385) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Raced among leaders in the early stages. Kept alongside the leader home turn but weakened shortly after straightening and finished tailed 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 |