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Race 4 (136)

THE HERMES WATCH CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80+   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 HEAVILY ARMED (BK153) D Holland -- Trailed field until home bend. Gained well to 6th at 200 M. Got clear run and charged late to score.
2 4 QUICK ACTION (BL064) B Marcus -- Prominent throughout. Raced 3rd to home bend. Swept into lead at 300 M. Broke 1-1/2Ls clear. Cut down in final strides.
3 12 CHAGALL (BM072) M Kinane -- In last pair to home bend. Improved well along rails to 4th at 250 M. Challenged leader. Kept on strongly.
4 5 SUPER FIT (BK044) A S Cruz -- Dropped from 6th at 1000 M to 11th and wide at 350 M. Improved strongly to 3rd at 100 M but died on his run.
5 8 ABLE MONARCH (BL207) P Strydom -- Settled 9th. Baulked for a run in 10th near 300 M. Drove home sharply near rail to be closest at finish.
6 10 NERVOUS WITNESS (BH195) W L Ho -- Edged up from 9th at 1100 M to 7th at home bend but steadied early in straight, dropping to 12th. Recovered good ground.
7 7 VICTORY AND GOLD (BM122) F Coetzee -- Bumped at start. Held 4th until 500 M. Unable to quicken. Battled on.
8 1 RIGHT WAY (BJ249) H K Cheung -- Bumped at start. Held lead to 300 M. Faded.
9 3 KADBRIDGE (BH229) L O'Sullivan -- Bumped at start. Settled 5th and 6th. Straightened 3rd. Outpaced from 200 M.
10 13 MR HI-LITE (BN057) K C Chan -- Squeezed at start. Raced 11th to 600 M, dropping to 13th at 350 M. Little shift.
11 11 MOUNT HANSEN (BK075) K H Ting -- Kept wide in 5th to 500 M. Weakened from midfield at 200 M.
12 2 OPTIC EMPIRE (BJ151) S King -- Bumped at start. In last few throughout.
13 14 RED RUFFIAN (BJ287) C K Tsang -- Jumped outwards. Travelled 10th to 600 M. Midfield upon straightening. One-paced.
14 9 HAPPY GUY (BK143) S M Tam -- Jumped inwards. Sat 2nd outside leader to 500 M. Weakened rapidly.
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