Race 5 (559)
AUDEMARS PIGUET PROMESSE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | GREENESSY (CE001) | F Coetzee | CP | Broke fairly and pushed along to race beside the leader. Shortly after the 1000 M went forward to take lead on rail to straight. Responded strongly when asked 350 M and pulled away from the rest inside final 200 M. |
2 | 13 | NOBLE HEART (CC355) | C K Tong | B | Jumped fairly from wide draw and steadily eased to a rear- ward position closer to rail. Switched wide on straigh- tening to obtain clear running. Made up good ground inside final 200 M to snatch 2nd place on the line. |
3 | 3 | PICTURE PERFECT (CD297) | D Whyte | B | Broke with field and niggled along to take narrow lead on fence. After the 1000 M was headed and raced in 2nd place to straight. Responded quite well when asked 350 M but was overhauled by 2nd placegetter on the line. |
4 | 5 | SPINNING CITY (CB252) | G Mosse | B/TT1 | Began awkwardly and soon recovered to race in a prominent position on rail through to straight. Under pressure 350 M out and ran on fairly but was never in position to trouble the principals. |
5 | 11 | SEASONS KNACK (CC242) | W M Lai | P | Broke with field and raced in midfield or better on rail through to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 350 M out and did best work over the concluding stages. |
6 | 1 | LUCKY CHAMPION (CD178) | M Rodd | -- | Broke fairly and soon settled in better than midfield 2 wide. Switched out on straightening to obtain clear running. All out 300 M out and ran on fairly but became one-pace in the closing stages. |
7 | 9 | HAPPY CRUSADER (CE080) | R Fradd | SR | Jumped fairly from wide draw and steadily settled in midfield 3 wide without cover. Made headway from the out- side at home turn to be 2Ls off pace on straightening. Kept on fairly to the line when asked 350 M out. |
8 | 7 | LUCKY KING (CA304) | W C Marwing | B | Tardy start and soon settled in worse than midfield 2 wide. Whilst running on fairly was baulked for a run near the 200 M and continue to close the race off fairly when running was obtained around the 150 M. |
9 | 10 | PERFECT MISSION (CC306) | O Chavez | SR | Jumped fairly from wide gate and soon eased to the rear around 3 wide to straight. Near the 100 M whilst closing the race off fairly was steadied when crowded for room and became one-pace thereafter. |
10 | 14 | CLASSA VICTORY (CB174) | H W Lai | -- | Best out from an outside draw and steadily settled in worse than midfield 3 wide through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out but failed to quicken. |
11 | 6 | BRILLIANT FLASH (CE042) | S Dye | -- | From the widest gate was immediately steadied to the rear but on rail through to straight. Kept on same pace when asked 400 M out and ran past couple of beaten runners in the closing stages. |
12 | 8 | SUPER IDEAL (CC223) | A Delpech | TT1 | Jumped awkwardly and soon recovered to race in midfield or worse on rail through to straight. Only able to run on evenly to the line when asked 350 M out. |
13 | 2 | THE KING (CD384) | D Dunn | TT | Began well from wide gate and niggled along to race in a prominent position 2 wide through to straight. Stayed one- pace when asked 400 M out and steadily faded inside final 200 M. |
14 | 4 | ROYAL FALCON (CE091) | O Doleuze | TT | Began awkwardly and niggled along to race in midfield around 2 wide through to straight. Unable to show much impression when asked 400 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 |