Race 5 (105)
THE HONG KONG CHINA'S ASIAN GAMES MEDALLISTS CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | INVINCIBLE SAGE (H301) | H Bowman | -- | Taken back from gate 1, raced towards rear, 4 lengths or so back, hard ridden after passing 300M, showed very good response, hit the front 75M, soon in command, eased closing stages. |
2 | 13 | SUPER COMMANDER (D350) | K Teetan | V/TT | Commenced well, raced prominently, took the lead 350M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner final 75M. |
3 | 3 | FLYING HIGH (E204) | M Chadwick | TT | Bumped start, positioned a length or so back on the stands' side, hard ridden after passing 300M, pressed leader and every chance 100M, no extra final 50M. |
4 | 2 | EXPLOSIVE WITNESS (B001) | L Hewitson | SR/XB | Jumped with them, raced towards rear, 2 away from the stands' rail, hard ridden from 350M, closed off well to make frame without threatening. |
5 | 9 | BEAUTY WAVES (H294) | Z Purton | XB1 | Began awkwardly and made contact, tracked leaders, nearer to the middle track, hard ridden from 250M but only showed limited response, weakened gradually inside final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
6 | 7 | METRO WARRIOR (D387) | A Atzeni | B | Began well from gate 13, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on the stands' rail, no clear run until approaching 200M, finished off evenly. |
7 | 1 | PLEASANT ENDEAVOR (E114) | K C Leung | B | Bumped shortly after start, raced in midfield, 2 away from the stands' rail, similar position in the middle stages, hard ridden after passing 400M but only showed limited response, one-paced to the line. |
8 | 12 | DIVINE SHINING (G373) | M L Yeung | BO/H/TT | Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the stands' side, unable to obtain clear run final 400M and hampered near 250M, not able to test properly. (See Racing Incidents.) |
9 | 8 | SPARKLING KNIGHT (C201) | A Hamelin | -- | Away with them, raced in midfield, nearer to the middle track, hard ridden from 400M but only showed limited response, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
10 | 6 | KIMBERLEY (H329) | L Currie | B1/TT1 | Slightly slow out, showed no early speed, raced at tail, 8 lengths back at 400M, passed some tired runners final 200M. |
11 | 11 | SUPER AXIOM (E105) | H T Mo | H/P/TT | Bumped shortly after start, sent forward to take the lead, peaked and headed 350M, weakened final furlong. |
12 | 10 | MERCHANT PRINCE (H268) | K De Melo | H-/B/TT | Bumped on jumping, raced towards rear, hard ridden from 350M but failed to make any progress. |
13 | 5 | KA YING SPIRIT (E217) | Y L Chung | B/TT | Moderately away, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind, 3 away from the stands' rail, peaked 300M, hampered 250M, weakened thereafter. (Blood in trachea.) (See Racing Incidents.) |
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 |