Race 7 (067)
CHENGDU HANDICAP Rating:54-34 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | ORIENTAL PEARL (CB233) | D Dunn | -- | Soon led narrowly on fence, ceded lead to NOBLE HERO 800 M out, sharing lead turning in, went 1L clear on the bridle 200 M out, drew clear though hung out slightly on run-in. |
2 | 14 | THE GRAND ROOF (CB083) | A Marcus | -- | Raced 2-wide with cover about 5Ls off pace down backstretch, 3Ls down turning for home, 1.5Ls off pace 200 M out, just hung on for runners-up spot. |
3 | 13 | LASER GLORY (CB312) | K C Tsang | -- | 2-wide and 3Ls or 4Ls off speed through to 600 M out, closer and travelling well on the turn, 1.5Ls down 200 M out, kept on well but lost 2nd place on line. |
4 | 10 | BRILLIANT (BV278) | S Dye | B | Slowly away, never better than 8Ls off pace and 2 or 3-wide through to home straight when hard ridden, stayed on well on the run-in to be nearest at the finish. |
5 | 7 | ON THE TEE (CB052) | Y T Cheng | SR | Raced 3 and 4-wide without cover and always 5Ls down until homestretch, stayed on at same pace to line while making up a little late ground. |
6 | 5 | NOBLE HERO (CB270) | F Coetzee | -- | Out 2-wide disputing early lead with winner, held narrow advantage 800 M out, all out and 1.5Ls down 200 M out, faded through concluding stages. |
7 | 6 | WINNING PARADE (CA283) | M Cahill | B/TT | Raced 3-wide about 3Ls or 4Ls off lead until home straight, under strong pressure and similarly placed 200 M out, no extra. |
8 | 12 | HYDROGEN POWER (CA232) | S K Sit | TT | On fence 4Ls off pace until being tightened slightly 800 M out, closer on the swing but soon outpaced and weakened through final stages. |
9 | 3 | THE ACHIEVER (CB347) | R Quinn | -- | Bounded as stalls opened and began at least 6Ls adrift of nearest rival, about 12Ls off pace in rear 800 M out, 8Ls down on fence turning in, stayed on quite well to be nearest at finish. |
10 | 1 | LUCKY BIRD (CB342) | C Williams | -- | Never better than 7Ls off pace towards inner at any stage, showed little in straight. |
11 | 11 | MUNDAHISH (BT250) | M W Leung | V | Always better than midfield about 4Ls off pace out 3-wide, turned for home 4-wide and 3Ls off speed, very one-paced and beaten over 300 M out. |
12 | 9 | DASH FOR VICTORIES (CB389) | H K Yim | -- | 2-wide and at least 7Ls off pace until being niggled along to lie up with pace about 600 M out, never a factor thereafter. |
13 | 4 | VENETIAN MASTER (CB334) | G Mosse | B | Slowly away, 3-wide and 7Ls off pace through to home straight while hanging in, didn't come on. |
14 | 8 | AMERICAN DEVIL (CB228) | W M Lai | B | Always about 4Ls or 5Ls off pace on fence through to home straight, soon weakened right out. |
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 |