Race 4 (374)
SAPPHIRE HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | CLASSIC FIGURE (CL279) | Z Purton | XB-/H2/P2/TT | Taken forward from widest gate, raced close 2nd 2 deep without cover, led just after 400m, gamely repelled challenge. |
2 | 10 | MR AWARD (M065) | Y T Cheng | TT | Rolled forward from wide gate, slotted 2 deep with cover 4th 2Ls off lead, strong traveller into stretch, closed on bridle to leader's flanks 350m, hard-ridden 200m, unable to pass. |
3 | 14 | NEWSWIRE TOO (CJ040) | M Guyon | B | Good break, settled 5th on paint, tight for room on turn, closed out readily on inner under strong drive. |
4 | 7 | EPATANT (CL349) | N Callan | B2 | Raced midfield 2 deep with cover 4Ls off pace, shaken up 400m, all out to briefly take 3rd at 200m, run tapered in final 100m. |
5 | 13 | DUKE'S VICTORY (CL262) | C Y Ho | V | Bumped at start, trapped 3 deep no cover in midfield from wide alley, 4 wide into stretch, ridden 400m, kept on soundly without threatening. |
6 | 11 | POLYGOLD (CK309) | B Doyle | CP | Crowded start, dropped 1 from rear on rail, switched 3 deep for progress from 800m, 5L back when 5 wide off turn, solid run to wire. |
7 | 1 | SUNSEEKER (CL161) | G Mosse | B | Lacked pace at break, 3 deep with cover worse than mid rank, edged wider for clear run at 400m, steady progress to line. |
8 | 5 | FANTASTISCH (CK017) | T Clark | XB | Raced in mid pack 2 deep with cover, threw head up when close to heels at 600m, one paced in home straight. |
9 | 9 | SPEED RACER (CK207) | C K Tong | B | Slow break and crowded, taken forward on paint to sit midfield, switched off rail at 350m, plugged on at same speed. |
10 | 12 | GLITTERING (CJ343) | K C Leung | -- | Early speed to lead, soon taken to rail, a touch keen in front, headed just after 400m, no response, faded thereafter. |
11 | 4 | HERO'S WIN (M170) | D Whyte | B/SR | Bumped at start, raced eagerly near rear 2 deep with cover, checked off heels 1000m and 900m, on heels again 500m, wide off turn, crowded 400m, one paced. |
12 | 2 | KING OF FISH II (CL264) | O Doleuze | CP | Rousted from gate to race 3rd on paint, hard ridden off turn, fading 7th when squeezed up at 200m, no extra. |
13 | 8 | SAME SAME (CL064) | M Du Plessis | H | Slow from gate and bumped, raced in last trio on rail, off heels 600m, last entering home straight, struggled in run home. |
14 | 6 | SUGAR ON TOP (CG274) | B Prebble | B | Last to break, raced detached at rear, progress on outer from 600m, widest off home turn, found nothing in stretch. |
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 |