Race 9 (274)
THE CHINESE CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:84+ 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | OUR CLASS (CA086) | S King | B/TT | Led by a length from 1000 M out to home turn, skipped 1.75Ls clear 200 M out, stayed on well. |
2 | 6 | BEST OF THE BEST (BS031) | W C Marwing | -- | Tacked across from wide draw to rails but 7Ls off speed in rear until 500 M out, soon improved but not clear run until 200 M out, finished off strongly once in clear. |
3 | 8 | TRIPLE EXPRESSO (BS141) | J Egan | B | Not break well but soon on the fence in midfield about 3Ls off speed, quickened up well to hold 2nd place 2Ls off winner 200 M out, grabbed for 3rd spot just metres from line. |
4 | 11 | HAPPY MOMENTUM (BV264) | H K Yim | -- | Held up 2-wide and 5Ls off speed until straightening up, switched out wider to challenge 300 M out, ran on strongly to be nearest finish. |
5 | 4 | KENWOOD MELODY (BV014) | W Woods | B | 5Ls off speed through early stages on fence, crept a couple closer on bend, quickened up well straight to be 1.75Ls down in 2nd 200 M out, no extra final 100 M. |
6 | 1 | BILLION WIN (BP218) | D Whyte | -- | Settled 2-wide and 4Ls off speed until home straight, disappointed for a run until 200 M out, ran on but too late. |
7 | 7 | MAN OF HONOUR (BS267) | Y T Cheng | H | 3-wide and 5Ls off pace until home straight, steadied 200 M out when short of room and still 5Ls down, ran on again through beaten horses final 200 M. |
8 | 5 | CHARMING CITY (BT182) | S Dye | B/TT | On fence and never worse than 2Ls off pace until home straight when travelling well, not quicken up at top of straight and beaten over 200 M out. (See Racing Incidents.) |
9 | 9 | WINNING COUNTER (CA008) | M W Leung | BO/TT1 | 4-wide and 2 to 2.5Ls off speed until home stretch, never really threatened in straight and beaten 200 M out. |
10 | 3 | SOLID CONTACT (BP168) | R Fradd | -- | Thereabouts racing 2-wide and 2 to 2.5Ls off pace until 400 M out, not quicken at top of stretch and beaten over 200 M out. |
11 | 12 | HANDBAG DRAGON (BT253) | K C Tsang | -- | Held 2nd spot racing 3-wide 1L off lead until straightening, very much outpaced in stretch. |
12 | 2 | PRIME WITNESS (BV178) | D Dunn | -- | Took keen hold early on racing 3-wide and 2.5Ls off speed, 2-wide and 3Ls down turning in, no further impression. (See Racing Incidents.) |
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 |