Race 8 (062)
THE CELEBRATION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:- 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | BEAUTY GENERATION (V380) | Z Purton | B/TT | Travelled well outside the leader, took over leaving the bend, raced to a 3L lead passing 200M, well in control thereafter. Impressive performance under top weight. |
2 | 8 | PING HAI STAR (A375) | S Clipperton | B/TT | Restrained after the start, waited with in a rearward spot 6Ls off the pace, picked up strongly turning home, closed off fastest to claim 2nd inside 50M, not reached runaway winner. |
3 | 9 | BORN IN CHINA (T103) | M L Yeung | B | Awkwardly away, recovered to race in 5th spot 3-4Ls off the pace, moved up to 2nd passing 200M, couldn't get closer to runaway winner, lost 2nd 50M out. |
4 | 4 | BEAUTY ONLY (S411) | N Callan | H/TT | Slow to begin, held up behind midfield 6Ls off the pace, stayed on well to go 4th late. |
5 | 11 | NOTHINGILIKEMORE (V388) | K Teetan | B | With leaders early, sat in 4th passing 1000M, kept on steadily final 400M, not pace to challenge leaders. (lay out rounding home turn and in the straight.) |
6 | 13 | CALIFORNIA WHIP (A114) | A Sanna | B/H/TT | Bustled along to be leading along the fence, headed early straight, no extra late and swamped by rivals. (Lame next day.) |
7 | 2 | SEASONS BLOOM (V410) | C Schofield | TT | In mid-division 5Ls off the good pace, stayed on over final 400M without threat. |
8 | 6 | SOUTHERN LEGEND (A252) | D Whyte | V | Ahead of midfield in 6th position, responded only fairly when driven along 500M, never dangerous. |
9 | 5 | FIFTY FIFTY (A287) | G van Niekerk | -- | Chased leaders in 3rd, well placed to strike 400M but ran on at same speed only. |
10 | 14 | ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) | C Y Ho | TT | Failed to muster speed early stages, raced back in the field 3-wide no cover, couldn't pick up turning in, never involved. |
11 | 7 | EAGLE WAY (A093) | U Rispoli | B/TT1 | Eased back to race in the rear, 7Ls to make up 400M, made no real progress in the run home. |
12 | 10 | HORSE OF FORTUNE (T118) | C Murray | -- | Held up in midfield along the inside, driven along near 400M but couldn't muster the speed to challenge, faded final 150M. |
13 | 3 | THEWIZARDOFOZ (T251) | M Chadwick | B | From wide draw taken across behind runners, settled near rear 7-8Ls back, failed to finish off in the straight. |
14 | 12 | DINOZZO (V246) | H N Wong | B | Dropped back on jumping from wide draw, raced as the backmarker from 1000M, swung widest home, didn't respond to riding in the 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 |