GO

Race 9 (386)

THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:110-85   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 PENGLAI XIANZI (CK248) M L Yeung TT Jumped well to hold box seat behind leaded. Boxed in 400m before getting run between horses to win drawing away.
2 12 TALLEY CLOSE (M280) R Fourie TT Taken back from wide draw and near last entering straight. Switched wide and finished strongly but hung in closing.
3 10 KEEN MARIE (N123) C Y Ho PC- Ridden forward to sit 4th, one-off the fence. Pulled out 400m and kept on well to the line.
4 8 MAJESTIC FALCON (M236) B Prebble H No early speed and held at rear along fence. Crowded 850m, no run 400m, blocked again 200m. Ran on well when clear.
5 2 FAIR TRADE (CK345) Z Purton -- Began fairly but badly crowded 900m, losing position. Checked 400m when denied run, recovered but crowded near line.
6 11 GOOD WORDS (L371) M Chadwick TT Taken straight to the front and set leisurely pace to 200m. Boxed on well when challenged and ovetaken.
7 13 GIFT IS GIFT (M053) K C Leung SR-/H1/B2 Ridden up to sit outside leader to straight. Drew level 400m but unable continue. Tried to savage winner 50m.
8 9 FUN RIDER (CK231) T Clark B Taken back from wide draw and trailed field to straight. Taken widest 400m, doing best work final final stages.
9 3 VOILE ROUGE (M343) K C Ng B/TT Driven forward but unable to cross, caught 4-wide without cover for much of the way, weakened passing 300M.
10 7 FLASH KNIGHT (N173) D Whyte H Held behind midfield on rails to straight, but unable to get run until 300m. One-paced final. Bled from both nostrils.
11 6 FAT CHOY OOHLALA (L250) G Mosse B/TT Ridden forward from wide draw but trapped wide into turn. Bumped and unbalanced 400, checked 150m losing position.
11 14 AMIGO (CK358) C K Tong B No early speed and held towards rear but wide. Covered extra ground around turn and finished wide without threatening.
13 1 BEAUTY FLASH (CK314) O Doleuze TT Began OK but badly crowded for space 900m, then checked 850m dropping back. Never likely after that.
14 4 NEW VISION (M028) T Angland B/TT Began well and held 2-back the fence to turn. Dropped back quickly after straightening. Found to have irregular heart rhythm.
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