Race 8 (398)
SACRED KINGDOM HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | DR GOOD HABIT (N300) | M Demuro | TT | Caught 3-wide no cover down the back-straight, strolled forward passing 800M to join leaders, led 450M out, fought off a challenge 150M, kept finding extra in the run home. |
2 | 4 | RADIANT BUNNY (S418) | Z Purton | -- | Up with pace early, 3Ls back in 5th making the turn for home, closed off soundly on straightening, nearest finish. |
3 | 5 | COLOSSUS (T170) | H Bowman | H1 | Held up in midfield about 5Ls behind leaders, saved ground along the inside, driven 500M, ran on steadily. Encouraging debut. |
4 | 2 | CHATER LEGEND (T151) | M Guyon | -- | Guided to a 3-wide spot in midfield 5Ls off the pace, made steady progress over final 300M for a never nearer 4th. (Jockey suspended for not riding out all the way to the end) |
5 | 8 | OUR GENERATION (S248) | N Callan | XB | Began awkwardly, held up towards the rear 6Ls behind leaders, closed off final 400M well and made late impression on leaders. |
6 | 7 | TRAVEL RENYI (S394) | J Moreira | H-/TT | Sat 3-4Ls off the pace, lacked a turn of foot to challenge leaders when driven 450M, stayed on moderately towards the line. |
7 | 13 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | K C Leung | -- | Settled 2Ls back in the group chasing leaders, quickened up smartly to challenge eventual winner 300M, dueled to 150M, run ended and weakened to 7th. |
8 | 6 | MODERN TSAR (S167) | N Rawiller | TT | Held up in mid-division, bustled along 550M, stayed on moderately, lacked room near 150M, angled out and kept on without threat to leaders. |
9 | 11 | MIGHTY EQUUS (P112) | C Y Lui | B | Driven forward, tracked leader from 1000M, not mustered the pace to challenge in straight, held 3rd until 200M, faded towards finish. |
10 | 14 | TERRIFIC MASTER (P436) | K C Ng | TT | Unbalanced at start, dropped back to a rearward position 6-7Ls off the pace, made some progress past beaten horses but never seriously threatened. |
11 | 12 | STRATHEARN (S387) | K Teetan | B | Settled near rear 7-8Ls off the pace, plenty to make up passing 400M, stayed on only fairly in straight and never reached contention. |
12 | 1 | BERLINI (P359) | D Whyte | H | 3-wide towards the rear, travelled keenly early stages, driven passing 400M but could not offer the necessary response. |
13 | 9 | THUNDER FLYER (N132) | B Prebble | H/TT | Up with early pace, took sole lead 1000M, came under pressure inside 600M when taken on by rival, weakened rapidly mid-straight. (Blood in trachea. / Unacceptable Performance) |
14 | 10 | YOUNG WATCHMAN (T003) | M Chadwick | B1/H1/TT1 | Dropped back from 14, failed to muster speed despite ridden along, detached in last over 10Ls off the pace, never involved. |
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 |