Race 8 (207)
THE INTERNATIONAL MILE TRIAL Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | LUCKY OWNERS (CB454) | F Coetzee | -- | Always within about 4Ls of pace in 4th but on and off the bridle until home straight when under strong pressure, 2Ls down at 200 M, rallied gamely to lead final strides. |
2 | 4 | HO CHOI (CC187) | S K Sit | B | Stumbled at start, on fence 2Ls off pace in 3rd until home straight, led 200 M out, collared by winner final strides. |
3 | 2 | CITIZEN KANE (BV260) | C Williams | -- | Soon led, never clear by more than 1L, half a length up off home turn, headed 200 M out, just hung on for 3rd place. |
4 | 12 | BLUE STITCH (CB031) | A Marcus | B/TT | On fence 4Ls off pace in 5th at 800 M, 2Ls 3rd entering straight and at 200 M, kept on well without threatening quinella pair. |
5 | 3 | MERIDIAN STAR (BV177) | D Dunn | B | Settled about 8Ls off pace towards rear down the back, 3-wide and 6Ls down into home straight when steadied, 4Ls down at 200 M, kept on, nearest at finish. |
6 | 6 | RIVER DANCER (CC109) | S Dye | -- | Settled one from rear about 10Ls off the speed until 800 M, 6Ls down and 4-wide into home straight, stayed on well down centre of track and nearest at finish. |
7 | 8 | BOWMAN'S CROSSING (CB138) | D Whyte | SR | About 5Ls off pace and 2-wide down back straight in midfield, similar position but steadied entering straight, kept on only fairly. |
8 | 1 | PRECISION (CA209) | G Schofield | SR | About 6Ls off pace in 8th place at 800 M, closer entering straight, 3Ls down and on fence at 200 M, nearest at the finish. |
9 | 7 | SMART WINNER (CA019) | J Quinn | SR | 3-wide without cover and about 4Ls off pace through to home straight, 3Ls down and 5th at 200 M, no extra. |
10 | 5 | DR MORE (BV164) | R Fradd | -- | About 6Ls off pace in 9th down back straight and had cover, 4-wide and slightly closer entering straight, lacked a turn of foot. |
11 | 11 | BULL'S EYE (BV148) | A Delpech | -- | 4Ls off pace in midfield through to home straight and same at 200 M, faded close home. |
12 | 13 | MAGNIFIER (CA139) | Y T Cheng | B | Slowly away, at least 10Ls off pace in rear down the back, detached and 8Ls down entering straight, no chance. |
13 | 10 | COME SEE YOU (CA368) | W M Lai | -- | Tracked leader in 2nd within 1L of pace until home straight, under pressure 600 M out and dropped out off home turn. |
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 |