Race 4 (464)
THE CHEUNG CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:88-64 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | SPECIAL WARNING (BL151) | H K Yim | -- | Jumped well, settling in rear to straight. Switched outwards from last for a clear run 400 M out. Responded well under pressure and ran on to claim victory final stages. |
2 | 14 | LUCKY MONEY (BJ173) | F Coetzee | -- | Settled 6th, midfield into straight. Quickened under pressure to hit front inside 200 M but unable to resist winner's late burst close home. |
3 | 6 | SUMOTORI (BL115) | B Marcus | -- | Midfield to straight. Ran on steadily under pressure to be nearest at finish. |
4 | 7 | SAGAR (BK052) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Well back until making up good ground inside final 300 M to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 3 | GOLDEN EMPEROR (BJ221) | G Childs | -- | Never far off leaders. Briefly hit front upon straightening. Kept on well to line. |
6 | 8 | SATISFACTION (BE088) | A S Cruz | -- | Settled in rear. Quickened well alongside winner passing 300 M but could find no extra 100 M out. (Finished lame.) |
7 | 9 | COLOURS HERO (BK090) | C F Chan | -- | Midfield, travelling wide rounding home bend. Gained narrow advantage briefly over 200 M out but could find no extra and drifted out closing stages. |
8 | 4 | FULL SPEED AHEAD (BK082) | C W Choi | -- | Never far off leaders to straight. Held every chance early but faded steadily passing 200 M. |
9 | 2 | FORTUNE RIDE (BK058) | C K Tse | -- | Slow into stride. In rear until effort along rails home bend. Improved to midfield into straight but hampered shortly afterwards. Never recovered. |
10 | 12 | E TREASURE (BG338) | M Clarke | -- | Towards rear early, improving to midfield approaching 1000 M. Gained 5th entering straight but not much room and had to switch in 400 M out. Found nothing. |
11 | 5 | ROYAL KING PRAWN (BL196) | E Legrix | -- | Slow into stride, losing considerable ground. Remained well back until making some progress early in straight. |
12 | 10 | GOLD CONCEPT (BL195) | K H Ting | -- | Close up. Lost touch and weakened badly from 3rd passing 600 M. |
13 | 1 | CROWN COUNSEL (BG404) | K M So | -- | Prominent. Took up running rounding home bend but dropped out quickly soon after straightening. |
14 | 13 | PRINCE OF MINSTREL (BG407) | W L Ho | -- | Prominent to straight and soon dropped out of contention. |
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 |