Race 9 (702)
THE MEMBERS CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | INVICTUS (N282) | T Berry | B | Hard ridden from wide draw and surges to the front 1300m, then dropped anchor. Shaken up 300m and skipped away for easy win. |
2 | 4 | I SMELL MONEY (M019) | C Y Lui | PC | Began well and led field into first turn along rail. Dropped to 2nd 1300m, popped off fence 1200m to sit outside leader. Kept on steadily in straight. |
3 | 5 | HORSE APLENTY (M376) | D Whyte | B | Began well before settling 3-back the fence. Blocked for run entering straight and jockey forced to stop riding 250m. Got clear late to snatch 3rd placing. |
4 | 3 | DARS AUTO (M418) | Z Purton | -- | Jumped with field and settled 3-back, one-off back stretch. Peeled out entering straight but only one-paced and just pipped for place money. |
5 | 12 | SKIP COURT (P298) | K C Leung | B | Began OK and gradually cut in to fence 4-back from leader. Came off rail turning for home and ran on steadily. |
6 | 10 | CULTURAL CITY (N263) | W C Marwing | B/H/XB | Began awkwardly and then crowded out, dropping to rear. Held 3-wide 800m, swung very wide into straight, kept on one paced. |
7 | 6 | CIRCUIT STAR (N220) | K C Ng | TT | Taken back from wide draw but trapped 3-wide into first turn. Remained in last pair before making late ground in straight. |
8 | 14 | JOLLY GOOD (CL134) | Y T Cheng | SR/B2/TT | Hard-ridden from the start but failed to muster along rail. Shaken up final turn but only limited response. |
9 | 1 | EAGLE POWER (P038) | W M Lai | B/TT | Ridden out from start but trapped wide and did not travel. Came off bridle 600m, under pressure from final turn but limited response. |
10 | 2 | SUPERNINSKY (N266) | A Suborics | H/TT | Ridden to obtain forward position settling one-off behind early leaders. Looked chance turning for home before turning one-paced. |
11 | 7 | XILAI XIANZI (N088) | C Y Ho | TT | Hard ridden from wide draw but caught wide 1400m and taken back to last. Peeled out turning for home and ran past tired horses. |
12 | 8 | SMILING WATCH (M325) | M L Yeung | B/H | Taken forward to sit 2-back the fence before taking box seat when runner-up left fence 1200m. Out of gas entering straight and slipped back gradually. |
13 | 13 | YUE LU TREASURE (CJ184) | C W Wong | B | Crowded out at start and dropped towards rear, 10L from leader. Shifted out in straight under whip toward outer fence. |
14 | 9 | BETTER ANNOUNCE (N254) | H W Lai | B | Fractious in gate, removed and replaced. Slow into stride, dropped to last 400m becoming tailed off. Unacceptable performance. |
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 |