Race 8 (240)
THE LONGINES HONG KONG CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | ROMANTIC WARRIOR (E486) | J McDonald | TT | Raced keenly early stages before settling in 5th about 4Ls off leader, quickened up impressively early straight, led 300M then ran away to win by emphatic margin. Career best performance. |
2 | 6 | DANON THE KID (H811) | Y Kitamura | -- | Began only fairly, restrained to race behind midfield, ran on mildly passing 350M, got up for 2nd close home but never able to challenge the runaway winner. |
3 | 9 | MONEY CATCHER (G171) | S De Sousa | B- | Never far off from leaders, in 4th spot making home turn, moved up to challenge early straight but quickly beaten by winner 300M, held 2nd until 50M. |
4 | 7 | TOURBILLON DIAMOND (E054) | H Bowman | B/TT | From wide draw taken back to last about 10Ls off the pace, made his move 600M, stayed on moderately, never a threat to winner. |
5 | 5 | RUSSIAN EMPEROR (E198) | B Shinn | SR-/B2 | Reserved in midfield, peeled out 500M to challenge, kept on without threat. |
6 | 11 | GEOGLYPH (H812) | W Buick | -- | Began awkwardly, held up in mid-division, stayed on fairly over final 400M, never dangerous. |
7 | 3 | JACK D'OR (H810) | Y Take | -- | Settled ahead of midfield, gave limited response when shifted out to challenge early straight, out of contention 200M. |
8 | 8 | KA YING STAR (C198) | L Ferraris | V/TT | Driven forward to chase leader 2-wide, led briefly top of straight, run ended 200M out, faded towards the line. |
9 | 12 | LEI PAPALE (G812) | J Moreira | H | From draw 1 moved up to chase leader along inside, responded fairly top of straight, soon out of contention. |
10 | 1 | PANTHALASSA (H809) | Y Yoshida | -- | Urged along to take lead entering first turn, took them along at good pace, lost lead 350M, weakened towards the finish. |
11 | 4 | ORDER OF AUSTRALIA (E804) | R Moore | B/XB/TT | Dropped back to race towards the rear, came under pressure 600M, gave no response turning for home, never involved. |
12 | 10 | SAVVY NINE (D056) | K Teetan | B/XB | Settled down near last, pushed along 600M from home, soon weakened to finish tailed out. |
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 |