Race 7 (238)
THE LONGINES HONG KONG MILE Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | GOLDEN SIXTY (C238) | C Y Ho | -- | Broke well from the widest draw, gradually settled 3-wide in midfield some 3.5L off the pace, showed great turn of foot to take charge 300 metres out establishing a 3L advantage, won confidently. |
2 | 10 | VOYAGE BUBBLE (E436) | J McDonald | CP | Jumped best from a middle draw before settling within 3L of pace mainly in 5th, fought on well to reach 2nd over 200 metres out but winner too good. |
3 | 13 | NAMUR (J811) | W Buick | H | Unbalanced at start, travelled wide in last few, widest runner turning for home, ran on dourly to claim 3rd over 100 metres out. |
4 | 5 | SOUL RUSH (J808) | J Moreira | B | Unbalanced at start, settled in rear from a poor draw, wide turning for home, ran on well to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 8 | BEAUTY JOY (E058) | M Guyon | H/TT | Settled well behind and waited with, came to challenge under pressure upon straightening, ran on well down the centre of the track. |
6 | 7 | BEAUTY ETERNAL (H008) | Z Purton | -- | Raced keenly in midfield, held place chance over 200 meters out but could find no extra in closing stages. |
7 | 4 | SERIFOS (J807) | Y Kawada | H | Settled towards the rear, did not find much room behind runners early in straight, unable to make any impression closing stages. |
8 | 11 | ENCOUNTERED (G236) | K C Leung | TT | Settled just better than midfield, saved ground turning for home, kept on same pace without quickening under pressure in straight. |
9 | 9 | LIM'S KOSCIUSZKO (H803) | D Lane | XB | Settled in midfield near the rail, baulked behind runners 300 metres out, found no extra inside final 100 metres. |
10 | 12 | CAIRO (J810) | R Moore | XB/B1 | Pressed forward to first few from a middle draw improving steadily to reach 2nd 2-wide rounding home bend, came under pressure to hold place after straightening but had no more to give inside final 250 metres. |
11 | 14 | DIVINA (J812) | C Demuro | H/XB/TT | Slightly slow out, travelled wide behind midfield, one of the widest turning for home, weakened inside final 200 metres. |
12 | 3 | DANON THE KID (H811) | Y Kitamura | H | Travelled wide in first few, kept on in straight until finding no extra inside final 300 metres. |
13 | 2 | CALIFORNIA SPANGLE (E314) | C Soumillon | TT | Held running briefly after first 200 metres, travelled just off the pace in 3rd rounding home bend, did not find much room after straightening, folded up quickly 200 metres out. |
14 | 6 | TRIBALIST (J809) | M Barzalona | -- | Began fairly, took up running 1300 metres out before obtaining rails run shortly after, led until overhauled inside final 300 metres. |
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 |