GO

Race 4 (070)

THE CHINESE RECREATION CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:72-48   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 FLIRTING DANCER (BK146) M Kinane -- Settled rear until progress between runners passing 600 M. Quickened from 5th early in straight and led 200 M out. Won going away.
2 9 FORTUNE RING (BJ246) K S Lam -- Well back. Improved well from rear and wide into straight. Never threatened winner.
3 10 SUPER BINGO II (BJ028) D Gauci -- Settled behind leaders. 1L 3rd upon straightening. Kept on well.
4 1 EXPLORER (BK172) B Marcus -- Hesitated at start. Soon improved to be among leaders. Gained narrow advantage early in straight but unable to sustain effort in closing stages.
5 3 AMAZING GRACE (BJ277) C W Choi -- Midfield early. Towards rear to straight. Ran on steadily to be nearest at finish.
6 13 GOLDEN DRAGON (BG411) D McKeown -- Ridden early. In last place until making good progress under pressure in straight.
7 8 RED STAR (BJ156) J Lloyd -- Ridden throughout. Steady progress from towards rear early to be mid-division home bend. Continued to improve to 4th into straight but found no extra.
8 7 SEVEN DELIGHT (BJ206) J Marshall -- Mid-division until steadied at 1000 M. Was recovering from towards rear when hampered approaching home turn. Ran home one-paced inside final 400 M.
9 12 GO GO (BK059) F Coetzee -- Well there until steadied 1000 M out. Mid-division into straight. One-paced.
10 14 SPLENDID CHANCE (BG267) D Lee -- Made narrow running to 400 M. Weakened.
11 6 GOLDEN RULE (BH192) K H Ting -- Improved steadily from rear early to be mid-division home bend. Faded from 6th into straight.
12 2 DIAMOND COAST (BK195) D Beadman -- Jumped well. Settled in rear. Never in contention.
13 5 LEADERSHIP (BK176) L T Leung -- Close up. Weakened badly upon straightening.
14 11 EMINENCE (BJ284) W H Tse -- Soon improved to prominent position. Well there until losing touch 600 M out.
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