Race 2 (637)
HONG KONG 100 VIPS HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | ALICE TOO (CG309) | P Strydom | B/XB/TT | Settled 3 back the paint. Straightened up 3 wide and quickened well to have the race in its keeping a 100m out. |
2 | 7 | DANESOUTH (CL001) | W C Marwing | PC-/H/P2/TT | Enjoyed the run of the race box seating. Punched through to lead after the 250m but was collard over the final 100m. |
3 | 9 | ROCKET AND GOLD (CH015) | B Prebble | B/TT | Settled just back from midfield, 2 wide with cover. Rounded the home turn 6 deep and maintained a strong gallop all the way down the running. |
4 | 6 | GREEN GLORY (CJ177) | J Lloyd | B/TT | Rated behind midfield the fence. Ran on soundly over the final stages to land in the frame. |
5 | 11 | NOBLE TWINS (CH257) | W M Lai | B | Parked 3 back, 2 deep with cover. Straightened 5 wide but didn’t find much extra in the run home. |
6 | 3 | SPEED RACER (CK207) | C K Tong | CP | Camped close to midfield 2 wide with cover. Loomed up approaching the 200m, but plugged away one paced thereafter. |
7 | 2 | RAIN OF THUNDER (CJ352) | Z Purton | BO | Made his run third from the rear, 1 off with cover. Made reasonable late ground. |
8 | 14 | KING GALILEO (CL028) | M Chadwick | -- | Was left racing 3 wide without cover after the 1200m, whilst travelling slightly worse than midfield. Came wide in the straight but was one paced over the final stages. |
9 | 8 | FOREST FOUNTAIN (CJ047) | T Angland | B/TT | Copped a bit of interference early settling at the tail of the field 1 off with cover. Weaved a passage through towards the inside and made modest ground. |
10 | 5 | EPEE DE HUA (CJ307) | Y T Cheng | B | Strolled forward from the outside barrier to eventually cross and race as joint leader, 1 off after the 900m. Was swamped over the final 100m. |
11 | 1 | SHAM SHUI PO (CL182) | C Y Ho | SR/V | Settled 1 out 1 back. Had every chance but was a beaten horse prior to the furlong. |
12 | 4 | CHEERFUL DOUBLE (CK396) | D Beadman | B | Settled with the backmakers along the fence, but never really travelled and failed to close off. (see incident report) |
13 | 12 | LIGHTNING MOUNT (CH082) | G Cheyne | B | Settled as equal leader along the paint. Gave in very timidly early in the straight. |
14 | 13 | FIERCE (CK339) | H W Lai | V/XB | Travelled at the rear of the field 3 wide with cover after being taken back from a wide gate. Struggled in the home straight. |
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 |