Race 7 (241)
THE POLICE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:72-48 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | SCOTIA (BT045) | D Whyte | -- | Soon midfield or behind. Closer order turning in. Shifted away from rail upon straightening for a run. Ran on gamely and took lead 100 M out. Held on. (Promoted.) |
2 | 7 | FINANCIAL SUPREME (BT304) | B Marcus | -- | Never far off travelling kindly along rail. 3rd turning in. Ran on well and took lead 250 M out before being outsprinted by the winner final 100 M. |
3 | 10 | DOLLARS AND SENSE (BT278) | G Boss | -- | Crowded at start and dropped to the rear from wide draw. Took closer order along rail turning in. Unbalanced and checked 200 M out when making ground. Recovered and ran on steadily to grab 3rd place on the line. |
4 | 3 | MY CHIEF (BV044) | S King | -- | Settled towards rear. Took closer order on the inside to be around midfield turning in. Ran on steadily without threatening first pair and lost 3rd place final strides. |
5 | 12 | ELECTRONIC DRAGON (BP019) | K C Tsang | B | Ridden forward and led briefly before settling inside the leader. Regained lead 600 M out. Kept on in straight until weakening final 100 M. |
6 | 9 | STRONGHEART (BT113) | R Fradd | -- | Soon midfield but dropped back to the rear from 1200 M. Held for a run upon straightening until 200 M out. Made up some late ground. (See Racing Incidents.) |
7 | 14 | TOP FIT (BT074) | D Harrison | -- | Inconvenienced at start. Mainly midfield. Hung out rounding home bend. Ran on well 300 M out until not quicken close home. |
8 | 5 | DANETOP (BP015) | F Coetzee | TT | Midfield early. Dropped back towards the rear around the 1000 M. Ran on under pressure upon straightening but effort not sustained final 100 M. |
9 | 1 | CHINA RED (BT303) | K S Yu | B1 | In touch early. Dropped back to midfield or better from 1200 M. Kept on one-paced in straight until no extra closing stages. |
10 | 2 | DIAMOND AND GOLD (BP100) | J Quinn | -- | Covered ground from wide draw in back straight. Midfield or better from 1000 M. Failed to make any impression in straight and weakened steadily final 200 M. |
11 | 11 | LOOK WHO'S ANGEL (BS084) | D Boeuf | -- | Jumped well. Soon settled towards rear. Progressed from 1100 M to be forward of midfield. Kept on in straight until weakened final 200 M. |
12 | 8 | FLOWERS TREASURE (BL080) | C W Mok | -- | Niggled along to maintain midfield position early. Dropped back towards rear from 1200 M. Improved around home bend on outside. No further improvement in straight. |
13 | 13 | PARTIKING (BT243) | F Sanchez | TT1 | Disputed lead briefly before settling in 3rd place. Steadily dropped back from 500 M. |
14 | 6 | THE MAGATON (BV016) | K H Ting | B | Jumped awkwardly. Soon moved up to narrow lead or dispute lead from 1200 M. Headed upon straightening and soon dropped 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 |