Race 8 (344)
BILLION WIN HANDICAP Rating:90-70 1800m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | SURE FIT (CB248) | F Coetzee | P1/TT | 2Ls off pace and 2-wide in 3rd at 1200 M, led at 800 M by a neck, disputing lead entering straight and at 200 M, kept on resolutely under pressure, tough and game win. |
2 | 4 | MIGHTY HUGO (CB413) | S Dye | -- | Caught 4-wide without cover when 3Ls off pace in 6th at 1200 M, 2Ls down at 800 M, improved out 4-wide to dispute lead entering straight and at 200 M, kept on gamely, no extra final 50 M. |
3 | 6 | LUCKY HANDS (CD159) | C Williams | -- | 4 and 5-wide down the back with and without cover, 5Ls off pace in 10th 1200 M out and at 800 M, driven along 5-wide into stretch when 3Ls down in midfield, ran on very well for a place. |
4 | 12 | MOMENTUM (BT279) | A Marcus | SR2 | 8Ls down and 3-wide in 12th at 1200 M, 6Ls down in 13th 800 M out, 6-wide (widest) into straight when 3Ls down in midfield, staying on well and 1L 5th at 200 M, no extra close home. |
5 | 10 | PEAK POWER (BV002) | R Fradd | P | 7Ls off pace and 2-wide in 11th 1200 M out and at 800 M, 4-wide into straight when 4Ls down in midfield, switched inside and every chance of a place when 2Ls down in 3rd 300 M out, one-paced. |
6 | 14 | TOP PRIZE (CC097) | M W Leung | -- | Under pressure early on, 9Ls off pace against the rail and one from rear at 1200 M, 6Ls down in 12th at 800 M, 5Ls down off home turn, made a little late ground but was always well held. |
7 | 1 | SHANGHAI KING (CC188) | D Whyte | TT | 5Ls off pace and 2-wide in 9th at 1200 M, 4Ls down in midfield at 800 M, pressed on to be 1L down in 3rd into straight and at 300 M when with every chance, faded badly final 200 M. |
8 | 8 | SONGS OF PRAISE (CB005) | K McEvoy | B | 3Ls off pace in 5th on fence at 1200 M and same at 800 M, under pressure to hold this position entering straight, dropped out steadily. |
9 | 11 | ELEPHANT DANCE (CA391) | W M Lai | -- | Had cover when 3-wide and 4Ls off the pace in 8th at the 1200 M, a little closer 800 M out, under pressure to maintain this position entering straight, very one-paced on the run-in. |
10 | 5 | LUCKY SABRE (BV122) | T Mundry | -- | Never on terms with principals, 10Ls last at 1200 M, 7Ls last at 800 M, 6Ls down in rear and 5-wide entering straight, ran on past a few tired rivals late on. (Lame.) |
11 | 2 | SURVEYOR (CC159) | G Mosse | -- | Raced half a length off the pace in 2nd 1200 M out, 1L down in 4th at 800 M, rapidly losing ground entering straight when 4Ls down, soon eased down. |
12 | 13 | BY MEMORY (CD053) | Y T Cheng | B1/SR1 | Led by a neck 1200 M out but was headed at the 800 M, struggling to keep up when back-pedalling in midfield entering straight, faded right out. |
13 | 7 | EVER SUCCESS (CB229) | D Boeuf | B | Awkwardly away, 3-wide without cover in 4th when 2Ls off the pace 1200 M out, 1L down in 3rd at 800 M, faded from 600 M out and well behind and eased down 300 M out. |
14 | 3 | MADE JOY (CD114) | W Smith | -- | 2-wide and 4Ls down in 7th at 1200 M, 3Ls down in midfield at 800 M, fading out when 2-wide and 6Ls down entering the homestretch, soon well behind and eased down. |
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 |