Race 9 (595)
COX'S HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | VIKING TOR (CE207) | B Prebble | CP | Began well from widest draw, settling 3-wide just better than midfield in 5th. Responded well inside final 300 M to assert authority close to home. |
2 | 1 | WALKONTHEWILDSIDE (CG033) | O Doleuze | -- | Slightly slow out. Quickly recovered to mid-division of strung-out field on rails. Snuck up on inside turning in. Ran on quite well from 3L 6th into straight to reach 2nd late. |
3 | 5 | WEI HAI INVINCIBLE (CH258) | M Du Plessis | SR/TT | Began moderately but soon picked up to lead. Led until worn down under pressure inside final 100 M. |
4 | 11 | WILLING STORM (CJ187) | D Whyte | H | Began only fairly but quickly picked up to race outside leader. Settled one back on rails coming out of far side. Came to challenge after straightening holding every chance passing 200 M but found winner too good. Hampered late. |
5 | 9 | LUMINOUS (CE300) | W M Lai | -- | Broke well on rails looking for cover. Settled 2-back on rails in 4th. Similar turning in. Ran home one-paced under pressure. |
6 | 14 | SPARKLING STAR (CD055) | M Nunes | B | Settled towards rear. Produced good late impression inside final 200 M. Did best work late. |
7 | 13 | SOLAR POWER (CE047) | G Boss | TT | Broke well settling in midfield. Made some late impression home. |
8 | 8 | CHEERFUL MASTER (CE309) | H W Lai | B/TT | Broke fairly. Steadied to just worse than midfield. Held rails run to straight. Made modest headway under pressure. |
9 | 2 | FIRST AMONG EQUALS (CC327) | Y T Cheng | B | In last few to straight. Made significant progress down centre of the track inside final 250 M. |
10 | 7 | CALIFORNIA LUCK (CG215) | K L Chui | TT | Not far off in 2L 3rd. Gave ground gradually inside final 200 M. |
11 | 12 | I'M NO SQUARE (CG078) | C K Tong | TT | Began well. Gradually slipped backward towards rear. Ran home one-paced. |
12 | 3 | VISIONARIO (CJ095) | G Mosse | H- | Raced wide towards rear after beginning from bad draw. Made no show in straight. |
13 | 4 | WINNING FELLOWSHIP (CG146) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Raced wide throughout and never better than midfield. Soon weakened after straightening. |
14 | 6 | WISE LOVER (CE095) | C W Wong | B | Soon dropped to rear. Tailed-off throughout. |
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 |