Race 7 (446)
JOHAN CRUYFF HANDICAP Rating:105-80 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | DR MORE (BV164) | S Dye | -- | Settled 3-wide towards about 7Ls off speed. 5-wide into straight and asked the question 300 M out, lengthened well to collar tearaway leader close home, readily. |
2 | 1 | SCORE (BS204) | D Dunn | -- | Smartest away from widest draw and tracked leader, became 2-wide from 600 M. Took over 500 M out and quickly drawing a few lengths 400 M out, headed near home when finding winner too strong. |
3 | 9 | NORTHERN GOLD BALL (BV008) | W C Marwing | -- | 6Ls off lead rear of midfield on rail. Gradually shifted out rounding home bend to be 3-wide entering straight. Steadied after straightening then made steady headway final 300 M to be nearest at finish. |
4 | 8 | SUPER BLITZ (CB120) | O Doleuze | P1 | Held up 3 or 4-wide at rear. Switched 6-wide after straightening and made up good ground final 300 M. |
5 | 6 | GREENMORE (BT194) | M Cahill | B | Niggled but outpaced at rear. Attempted to improve along rails after straightening but was tightened for room approaching 200 M. Ran on a bit when into clear. |
6 | 11 | HIGH SPIRITS (BT233) | Y T Cheng | TT | From outside gate failed to muster early speed and was caught 3-wide in midfield or slightly worse. Minimal effort around 300 M, then kept on one-paced. |
7 | 4 | WINNING BOY (BT220) | D Whyte | B | 4Ls off lead in mid-division on fence. Crept closer 2 or 3-wide rounding home turn. One-paced when unable to keep with principals from 400 M, gave ground final 200 M. |
8 | 5 | FORWOOD (CB136) | A Suborics | -- | Steadily dropped to rear racing 2-wide. Only ran past beaten runners closing stages. |
9 | 3 | CARACOLER (CA365) | A Marcus | B | Fractious in stall, not far off about 1-1/2Ls off lead in 4th. Moved closer on home bend to be behind leader swinging for home. Dropped out from the 300 M. |
10 | 12 | DESERT STORM (CA048) | M W Leung | B/TT | Handy early then steadily dropped to midfield 1200 M out. Checked when disappointed for running 300 M out, did not recover, weakened closing stages. |
11 | 14 | EPIC EXPRESSION (CB158) | W M Lai | -- | Ridden but outpaced early, steadily improved to 6Ls off lead rear of midfield. Made no impression in home straight. |
12 | 7 | SNOWSTORM (CB255) | K H Ting | B | Well there early, then travelled 3-wide without cover in midfield 1200 M out. Moved closer 4 or 5 wide rounding home bend to be behind leaders turning in. Dropped away quickly inside 400 M. |
13 | 2 | TRILLION WIN (BT258) | L Dettori | B | Prominent 3rd on rail. Struggled to keep up upon straightening and dropped away tamely. (Moderate amount of blood in trachea.) |
PU | 13 | RIGHT HONORABLE (CB142) | S K Sit | B1 | From wide gate pressed on to dispute lead, clear advantage and gradually shifting across to reach rail 1200 M out. Dropped out rapidly near 500 M, tailed off into straight and collapsed near 300 M. |
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 |