Race 7 (074)
THE JCI HONG KONG SENATE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Sha Tin Wet Slow
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | RICKFIELD (V046) | M F Poon | XB | Taken well back from a wide gate and waited with, commenced move rounding home bend and the widest runner turning into straight, finished off race strongly to assert authority over 100 metres out. |
2 | 3 | WARM THE VOICE (B268) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Raced wide in last few after beginning from the widest gate, commenced move rounding final bend to be 1L ahead of eventual winner turning in, ran on well under pressure but outsprinted closing stages. |
3 | 11 | DEAL MAKER (B023) | C Schofield | H | Broke well to lead early, settled just off the pace in 3rd coming off first bend, remained in similar one-out-one-back position to home straight, ran on to hold some chance 200 metres out but didn't last. (Tactic questioned) |
4 | 4 | BEAR SLAM (C143) | N Callan | -- | Settled within 3L of pace in 6th just better than midfield travelling wide throughout, came to challenge entering straight reaching 2nd over 200 metres out, unable to sustain effort. |
5 | 2 | HUANGSHAN (C214) | A Domeyer | B-/PC1/TT1 | Travelled wide in worse than midfield after beginning from a wide gate, gained slightly closer coming onto home bend, kept on steadily in straight without quickening. |
6 | 1 | PACKING WARRIOR (C069) | K Teetan | B/TT | Picked up steadily from a moderate start to settle 3-wide close-up in 3rd, ran on to hit the front upon straightening only to be collared inside the final 100 metres. |
7 | 8 | RULETHEROOST (B299) | A Sanna | CP | Moderate start from a wide gate, settled behind midfield in 10th near the rail, dropped to last few turning in, only went past well-beaten horses. |
8 | 14 | HO HO FEEL (T029) | T H So | H/XB | Settled well behind, kept on past well-beaten horses in home straight. |
9 | 10 | WILLIE WAY (T281) | K C Leung | B | Lacked early speed and given reminders, travelled in last few before dropping to last into home straight, only ran past well-beaten horses late. |
10 | 12 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | H W Lai | V | Settled not far off the pace in 5th on the rail, in similar position turning for home, weakened noticeably inside the final 200 metres. |
11 | 6 | TANG FLEMING (A067) | H N Wong | B/TT | Jumped fairly, improved steadily to take up running 2-wide turning into back straight, obtained rails run coming onto home bend but soon flattered, folded up quickly after straightening. |
12 | 9 | CLEAR CHOICE (A426) | J Moreira | B/TT | Settled in midfield near the rail, came under pressure rounding final bend, weakened steadily on straightening. |
13 | 13 | UNICORNBABY (C203) | L Hewitson | B | Recovered swiftly from an awkward start to be up with the pace on the rail, came under pressure entering home straight but folded up quickly. |
14 | 7 | PERFECT TO PLAY (B095) | Z Purton | H/TT | Settled in rear of midfield, dropped out tamely in 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 |