Race 8 (376)
THE CENTENARY SPRINT CUP Rating:- 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | VICTOR THE WINNER (G404) | K C Leung | TT | Soon led after a good start, took them along slowly before quickening up the pace 450M, kept on strongly to line gave nothing else a chance. |
2 | 5 | LUCKY WITH YOU (E356) | A Atzeni | -- | Maintained a midfield position 4Ls off the lead on settling, quickened well to go 2nd 300M out, fought hard final 200M but couldn't get closer to winner. |
3 | 2 | WELLINGTON (D176) | H Bowman | B/XB/TT | Held up behind midfield, caught wide no cover after 850M, worked into the race well 500M, kept battling over final 300m but couldn't reach winner. |
4 | 13 | SON PAK FU (G265) | C L Chau | BO | Settled in 4th spot always In touch, held up for clear running after 350M, stuck on well over final 200M for a creditable 4th against higher rated rivals. |
5 | 12 | FLYING ACE (G045) | A Badel | B | Given a waiting ride towards the rear, raced keenly early stages, kept on steadily passing 400M but couldn't get closer to first few. |
6 | 1 | LUCKY SWEYNESSE (G180) | Z Purton | -- | Failed to show early pace, raced keenly in 2nd half of the field further back than intended, no clear run until passing 250M, passed a few late and never looked like winning. (Lame next day.) |
7 | 8 | TAJ DRAGON (H164) | K Teetan | -- | Slow to begin, recovered to race behind midfield, shifted away from fence 500M, disappointed for running mid-straight before closing off well final stages. Could do better. |
8 | 11 | WHIZZ KID (E392) | M L Yeung | V/TT | Chased leader on outside, urged along passing 350M but couldn't finish well enough, weakened over final 200M. |
9 | 10 | PACKING TREADMILL (G161) | J Kah | SR | Began only fairly, not bustled, settled in mid-division further back than intended, failed to improve on straightening. |
10 | 4 | COURIER WONDER (D449) | L Ferraris | H/XB1 | Jumped only fairly, soon taken back to the last spot from a wide draw, had plenty to do top of straight, failed to finish the job. |
11 | 7 | DUKE WAI (C188) | H Bentley | PC | From wide draw shifted across behind runners, settled near last racing keenly early and middle stages, had a lot of ground to make up 400M but gave very little, never a factor. |
12 | 3 | SIGHT SUCCESS (D375) | B Avdulla | E | Jumped awkwardly, urged along to be tracking leader, out-finished from 250M, steadied 100M when giving ground. |
13 | 9 | SUPER WEALTHY (D108) | L Hewitson | V/XB | From draw 1 obtained a position ahead of midfield, couldn't quicken passing 400M, dropped away to finish last. (Jockey reported his horse made a respiratory noise during race.) |
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 |