Race 9 (569)
AUDEMARS PIGUET JULES AUDEMARS HANDICAP Rating:105-80 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | GIANT TREASURE (T148) | D Whyte | H- | Ridden along from wide draw, settling midfield in one-off position. Swung wide entering straight and ran on strongly to just get up on time. |
2 | 1 | BEAUTY ONLY (S411) | N Callan | H/TT | Shifted across behind runners from wide draw, settling along rail 4-back from leader. Had to switch very wide in straight to get run and finished strongly, just missing out. |
3 | 2 | KABAYAN (P345) | H Bowman | CP | A little slow into stride but made up ground quickly between horses, settling three-back, one-off at turn. Urged forward top of straight to look a chance 200m and kept on well. |
4 | 6 | EROICO (T009) | J Moreira | -- | Began well and quickly in box seat, keeping tabs on leader. Blocked for a run in the straight. Surged through gap 150m, but flattened last strides to miss out on third spot. |
5 | 14 | TRUMP (P106) | M L Yeung | -- | Bumped and unbalanced start but hard ridden to go forward, settling three-quarters of a length behind leader. Battled on gamely until fading final strides. |
6 | 10 | DEEP THINKER (N159) | C Y Lui | CP | Got off well, made full use of inside draw to settle along rail three-back from leader. Stayed on rail entering straight and boxed on gamely without looking dangerous. |
7 | 9 | ROYAL PARTNER (N394) | C Y Ho | TT | No early speed, boxing on towards the rear, five-back from leader. Switched out in straight to make run and kept on fairly. |
8 | 11 | RACING HERO (N157) | H N Wong | B/TT | Pressed forward from inside draw to lead on settling. Put under pressure turning for home but kept on strongly till passing 200m when could find no more and faded. |
9 | 7 | GONNA RUN (T094) | K Teetan | B | Ridden along early to hold ideal spot one-back, one-off. Still in contention top of straight but started to give ground from 200m. |
10 | 3 | LORD SINCLAIR (N447) | O Doleuze | TT | No early speed, steadied passing 1300m, dropping to second last. Taken wide in straight to make run nut never competitive. |
11 | 5 | LET ME GO (P215) | T Berry | H/XB | Shifted across behind runners from wide draw and last on settling. Never got into the race after that. |
12 | 8 | FIGHT HERO (T186) | C K Tong | -- | Began awkwardly, shifted in and bumped, then urged forward, settling 3L from leader but wide without cover. Kept on well to 200m when tired. |
13 | 13 | RAINBOW FIGHTER (N193) | T H So | XB/TT | Shifted across behind runners from wide draw, settling towards rear but kept well away from fence. Taken wide in straight but found nothing and faded. |
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 |