Race 8 (024)
GUANGZHOU HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | REGENCY HORSE (CE229) | F Coetzee | CP/TT | Jumped well, ridden forward to lead with good tempo, travelled well under good hold, found plenty in straight when challenged. Good win. |
2 | 10 | CROWNED GEM (CE056) | G Mosse | SR/V/TT | Jumped with them, settled well midfield 6th, 2 wide, given easy time throughout. Ridden along on turn, obtained rails run and chased gamely, just failing to run down winner. |
3 | 8 | CIRCUIT KINGDOM (CB046) | B Prebble | -- | Jumped well, caught 3 wide early, restrained to worse than midfield 3 wide with cover, eased 4 wide turn, ran on well in straight to grab 3rd. |
4 | 7 | DETERMINATION (CD075) | S Dye | -- | Began awkwardly, restrained back to 2nd last 2 wide 10L from lead, tended to overrace, made run between horses on turn, eased across heals at 250 M and finished strongly. |
5 | 13 | ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) | H W Lai | -- | Jumped well, ridden forward 3 wide early, obtained cover 2 wide 5th, niggled along at turn and tried hard to line without threatening winner. |
6 | 2 | LUCKY DANSKE (CD364) | E Saint-Martin | CP/TT | Began awkwardly, ridden hard, pushed forward 4 wide to sit 3 wide outside leader putting pressure on, travelled well past 400 M, wide run took its toll and faded out of it. |
7 | 6 | MILITARY OPTION (CD237) | O Doleuze | B | Began slowly, ridden up to be midfield 2 wide, travelled well to turn obtained fence run at 400 M and battled evenly in straight. |
8 | 11 | SUPER FANTASY (CD162) | C Munce | TT | Jumped well, taken hold of and restrained to 4th last 3 wide, failed to settle and pulled way forward 3 wide. Made run 4 wide on turn, only battled in straight. |
9 | 4 | PICTURE PERFECT (CD297) | D Whyte | B | Jumped well, settled well 4th on rails behind leader, given good ride to turn, failed to obtain clear run early in straight but only laboured when asked for final effort. |
10 | 3 | FORTUNE BOY (CC378) | G Schofield | CP | Average to begin, settled 3 wide midfield with cover. Improved position approaching turn wide under hard riding, found very little in straight. |
11 | 9 | ELEPHANT DANCE (CA391) | W M Lai | -- | Began fairly, settled 3rd last on rails, always battling to keep up, eased 2 wide turn but gradually lost touch in straight. |
12 | 12 | A PLUS FIT (CD013) | M W Leung | B | Average to begin, ridden hard to sit outside the leader, good tempo, put under pressure at 400 M and quickly gave in, not knocked about. |
13 | 14 | VINCERE (CE324) | Y T Cheng | -- | Began awkwardly, settled midfield on fence, struggled to hold position, lost ground on turn and dropped out to be beaten a long way. |
14 | 1 | CHATER ROYALE (CE318) | A Delpech | TT1 | Fairly away, settled last on fence pulling, struggled to keep in touch, put under pressure at 600 M, found nothing. |
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 |