Race 7 (260)
THE LONGINES HONG KONG MILE Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | BEAUTY GENERATION (V380) | K C Leung | B/TT | Strode forward 3-wide to lead before crossing to fence and setting slow pace. Picked up speed approaching home turn, kicked ahead 400m and kept on strongly to the line. |
2 | 12 | WESTERN EXPRESS (A090) | S Clipperton | -- | Jumped well, taken forward, settling one-out 2L from leader. Swung a little wide into straight, finished off well but unable mow down leader. |
3 | 2 | HELENE PARAGON (V167) | T Berry | H | Jumped OK, ridden but no speed, dropping towards rear along fence. Taken wide home turn, wider in straight, finished strongly to grab minor placing. |
4 | 7 | SEASONS BLOOM (V410) | J Moreira | TT | Began well but no speed, dropping to last on settling. Taken to centre field on straightening and ran on well to finish behind place-getters. Had substantial amount of blood in trachea. |
5 | 13 | LANCASTER BOMBER (B809) | R Moore | XB | Raced mostly one-out in midfield. Made forward move on straightening to look a chance 200m before turning one-paced. |
6 | 8 | HORSE OF FORTUNE (T118) | U Rispoli | -- | Pressed forward from an outside draw to race outside hind-quarters of leader. Kept tabs to 200m when flattened and swamped. |
7 | 1 | BEAUTY ONLY (S411) | Z Purton | H/TT | Taken in for cover shortly after start, dropping one-out towards rear. Under pump turning for home but only one-paced. |
8 | 11 | SICHUAN DAR (T375) | N Rawiller | TT | Raced along rail behind midfield before losing position around home turn. Finished off nicely in straight. |
9 | 5 | JOYFUL TRINITY (V110) | G Mosse | TT- | Taken in for cover soon after start, settling one-out behind midfield. Took inside run in straight and kept on fairly. |
10 | 6 | LIGHTNING SPEAR (B807) | O Murphy | -- | Jumped OK, holding rail in midfield. Stayed on rail around turn but only one-paced in straight. |
11 | 4 | SATONO ALADDIN (V613) | H Bowman | B/TT | Bumped and unbalanced start, dropping to rear. Rolled forward 4-wide from 800m to get within 4L of leader at turn-in before tiring. Had substantial amount of blood in trachea. |
12 | 3 | CONTENTMENT (S391) | B Prebble | P | Pressed forward racing 3-wide without cover 3L from leader to turn. Under pressure on straightening and faded. |
13 | 9 | KARAR (B808) | P-C Boudot | -- | Began awkwardly, shifted out and bumped rival before pressing forward along rail 3L from leader. Travelled keenly from 1000m and gave ground quickly in straight. |
14 | 14 | ROLY POLY (B810) | J Heffernan | CP/XB | Ridden along from widest draw looking for cover but held 4-wide behind midfield. Shuffled back to last turning for home, one-paced in 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 |