Race 5 (137)
CHICAGO HANDICAP Rating:56-16 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | AMERICA SUPREME (BL088) | D Holland | -- | Settled in 8th early, making swift progress from halfway to be close up entering straight. Hit front over 200 M out and kept on well to the line. (Promoted.) |
2 | 11 | FORTUNE LINK (BK212) | K H Ting | -- | Towards rear until effort Home Bend. Switched out from midfield upon straightening and ran on quite well inside final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
3 | 13 | MONEY FOUNTAIN (BK174) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Soon ridden to 5th, making steady headway in back straight to be 2nd rounding Home Bend. Gained slender advantage early in straight but unable to sustain effort inside 250 M. |
4 | 7 | MAGICIAN (BE077) | H K Yim | -- | Hesitated at start, losing ground. In last few to straight. Made up a lot of ground inside final 300 M to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 1 | GOTCHA (BL135) | B York | -- | Well there in 3rd before losing ground passing 1000 M. Recovered to 1L off pace entering straight and ran on steadily but without threatening. |
6 | 6 | ROYAL HORSE (BK068) | B Marcus | -- | Settled in midfield. Effort rounding Home Bend. Kept on one pace from 2L 5th into straight. |
7 | 2 | EXCEL TREASURE (BK102) | M Kinane | -- | Mostly in midfield. One-paced in straight. |
8 | 12 | PARADISE (BJ155) | K C Chan | -- | Well there. Took up running passing 1400 M and led to straight. Dropped away quickly upon straightening. (See Racing Incidents.) |
9 | 14 | POLYGAIN (BJ030) | W Ryan | -- | Well back until making some impression closing stages. |
10 | 5 | SPIRITS BAY (BH225) | G Mosse | -- | Towards rear until making swift progress from 1000 M to be close up 4th approaching straight but soon weakened. |
11 | 10 | FREEDOM REIGNS (BG370) | D Gauci | -- | Always rear. |
12 | 3 | DIAMOND HEAD (BD095) | E Legrix | -- | Well there early, dropping to midfield halfway. Weakened further in straight. |
13 | 9 | BEAT THEM UP (BJ234) | P Hutchinson | -- | Led early stages. Chased leader to Home Bend and faded. |
14 | 8 | GOLDEN STAR (BK220) | J Marshall | -- | Always towards rear. Found nothing in straight. |
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 |