Race 9 (497)
DIAMOND HILL HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | LITTLE ELEPHANT (CB217) | A Marcus | -- | Led briefly early on before taking the box-seat run on fence 2Ls off pace from 900 M out to home straight, led over 200 M out, stayed on well. |
2 | 1 | MARANELLO (CC239) | D Dunn | -- | Slowly away, on fence 5Ls off pace 1000 M out, 3Ls down and travelling well entering straight, 2Ls behind 200 M out, couldn't get to winner. |
3 | 4 | CORAJOSO (CB230) | G Mosse | SR | Knuckled exiting gates and lost ground, 4-wide and 7Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 5Ls down and 6-wide into home straight when driven along, 3Ls down 200 M out, one-paced thereafter. |
4 | 3 | SENSIBLE WAY (CA175) | G Schofield | SR | On fence 4Ls off pace 1000 M out, crowded 800 M and checked 400 M out when 2-wide and 3Ls down, still 3Ls down 200 M out, no extra. |
5 | 6 | TAMAR (CA310) | D Whyte | B | Always 2-wide and 3Ls or 4Ls off the speed from 1000 M to home straight, switched out into the clear 300 M out, quickened up well and with place hopes 200 M out, couldn't sustain effort. |
6 | 11 | SHABU SHABU (CB290) | Y T Cheng | V | Slowly away, on fence about 6Ls off the speed from back straight to home straight, nearest at the finish. |
7 | 12 | THE GRAND ROOF (CB083) | E Saint-Martin | TT- | Led on fence 900 M out, 1L to the good off home turn, headed by winner 250 M out, faded gradually. |
8 | 14 | UNIVERSAL STAR (BS188) | K T Yeung | -- | On fence 8Ls off the speed in rear 1000 M out, 4-wide into home straight, made some late headway past beaten rivals. |
9 | 9 | FAVOURITE EXPRESS (CB041) | O Doleuze | SR | Caught very wide early on, soon 3-wide without cover 3Ls off the pace 800 M out, 4-wide into home straight and 2Ls down, weakened steadily. |
10 | 7 | FLYING SUCCESS (CB113) | B Prebble | -- | Raced 2-wide 5Ls off the speed 1000 M out, 4-wide and 4Ls off the speed into home straight, no acceleration. |
11 | 2 | V-CAN (BV263) | W M Lai | -- | Bounded in air exiting gates, disputed early lead out 3-wide, soon settled 2-wide and 2Ls off the pace 800 M out, 3-wide and 2Ls down entering straight, soon faded. |
12 | 13 | MIRACLES (CC073) | M Cahill | -- | Awkwardly away, sent on to dispute lead out 4-wide early on, 1L down and 3-wide from 800 M to home straight, very one-paced from then on. |
13 | 8 | FOREVER WIN (CC069) | C Williams | -- | Slowly away, raced 3-wide 5Ls off the pace 1000 M out, driven along 600 M out, 5-wide into home straight and 5Ls down, faded out. |
14 | 10 | SING A SONG (CB244) | F Coetzee | TT | 2-wide and 7Ls off the speed 1000 M out, gradually became detached from main body of field, tailed off entering straight, finished in own time. |
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 |