Race 8 (608)
GINZA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | SOLAR (CC198) | S Dye | B | Settled in rear about 8Ls off pace at 1000 M, 6Ls down in 11th on fence at final bend, briefly without clear run at 200 M when 4Ls down, impressive acceleration once clear to lead 20 M out. |
2 | 5 | GREAT ACHIEVEMENT (CD250) | G Mosse | TT | Keen at 1200 M and 3-wide no cover when 2Ls off speed in 3rd at 800 M, 1L down in 2nd at final bend and led narrowly 250 M out, hung out under pressure and headed close home. |
3 | 9 | LIFELINE RAPIDE (CD204) | R Fradd | TT | Awkwardly away, always towards rear until home straight about 5Ls or 6Ls off the speed, 3Ls down in midfield at 200 M, kept on well, nearest at finish. |
4 | 14 | ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) | Y T Cheng | -- | Soon led, crossed to fence at 900 M to lead by 1L until home straight, headed 250 M out, weakened a little final 100 M. |
5 | 1 | DILIGENT (CC285) | D Whyte | -- | 2-wide and 4Ls off pace in midfield from back straight to home turn, 2Ls down in 4th at 200 M, outpaced when checked at 50 M. |
6 | 11 | FAST TRACK (CB375) | C Brown | P- | A neck down in 2nd when 2-wide at 1000 M, 1L down from 800 M to home stretch, steadily outpaced. |
7 | 8 | MY LUCK (CE256) | B Prebble | -- | 2-wide and about 3Ls off pace better than midfield until final bend, still near enough at 200 M but weakened sharply thereafter. |
8 | 13 | ADAIKALI (CE181) | K Darley | CP1 | 6-wide without cover when 3Ls off pace in midfield at 800 M, pressed on forward 4-wide on straightening when 2Ls down in 4th at final bend, 2Ls down at 200 M, weakened late. |
9 | 10 | SUPER CHARGE (CC299) | G Schofield | CP | Bumped at start losing ground, 4Ls off pace in midfield entering straight, failed to quicken up. |
10 | 2 | SPARKLING STAR (CD055) | L Innes | B | Settled towards rear about 5Ls or 6Ls off speed until final bend when 4-wide, never landed a blow. |
11 | 12 | AWESOME EAGLE (CE077) | O Chavez | TT | Awkwardly away losing ground, keen at 1100 M, 4-wide with cover when 4Ls off pace at 800 M, under pressure when 5-wide on straightening for home, no impression thereafter. |
12 | 7 | AMSTERDAM (CE140) | M Rodd | TT | Had the run of the race 3Ls on fence in 5th or 6th from back to home straight, weakened quickly. (Abnormal breathing noise.) |
13 | 4 | WINNING SUNSHINE (CB291) | E Saint-Martin | -- | 5-wide but with cover when 3Ls off pace at 800 M in 6th, 6-wide (widest of all) entering home stretch, beaten 300 M out. |
14 | 6 | SUGAR AND SON (CE264) | P H Lo | -- | Awkwardly placed on fence when keen at 1200 M, towards rear when 5Ls off pace at 1000 M, struggling to lie up entering straight, faded. |
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 |