Race 7 (106)
THE SHA TIN SPRINT TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:90+ 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | SILENT WITNESS (CC140) | F Coetzee | -- | Jumped well. Travelled comfortably along the fence and kept within 2Ls of the pace. Responded well when asked inside 400 M and duelled with challenger before gaining a slight advantage near line. |
2 | 12 | PLANET RULER (CB359) | S Dye | -- | At midfield 800 M and urged to improve position after 500 M. Quickened nicely after the 400 M and went stride for stride with the eventual winner in the closing stages but just failed by a neck. |
3 | 4 | FIREBOLT (CB256) | A Marcus | SR | Settled nicely at midfield until being ridden hard inside final 400 M. Kept on well but was unable to draw closer to the top pair in the closing stages. |
4 | 9 | SUPER BROSE (CC017) | R Fradd | -- | Raced just behind the pace from 800 M to 400 M. Not pressured until final 300 M. Continued well but had no answer when challenged inside 200 M. |
5 | 3 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (CB243) | D Whyte | V/TT | Towards the rear in the early stages. Moved up the field steadily after the 500 M. Continued well under pressure and closed the race off well. |
6 | 2 | ALL THRILLS TOO (CA100) | G Mosse | -- | Niggled along behind midfield until pressured near 500 M. Ran on steadily without threatening. |
7 | 10 | VICTORY WARRIOR (CA338) | W Smith | -- | Jumped to an early lead and remained the pace-setter until 400 M. Stayed in contention for a while before fading out inside final 200 M. |
8 | 8 | CHARMING CITY (BT182) | D Dunn | -- | Kept within 3Ls of pace until 400 M. Responded only fairly under the whip and ran on to line. |
9 | 7 | SMART WINNER (CA019) | A Delpech | SR | Stumbled on jumping. Raced near the rear in the early and middle stages. Did not quicken in the final stages. |
10 | 13 | SOLID CONTACT (BP168) | Y T Cheng | -- | Travelled in a position behind midfield in the early and middle stages. No extra in the final stages and was one-paced to line. |
10 | 14 | GENERAL KINGY (CB039) | M W Leung | -- | Kept racing within 3Ls of pace until 400 M. Unable to quicken and faded steadily thereafter. |
12 | 1 | OLYMPIC EXPRESS (CB094) | W C Marwing | -- | Slowly away and raced in the rear section early. Did not quicken when ridden in the closing stages to finish near the back. |
13 | 6 | ANABATIK (CB121) | G Schofield | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly, unable to muster early speed and was soon racing near the rear. Made no progress at any stage of the race and was eased off near the end. |
14 | 11 | OUR CLASS (CA086) | S K Sit | B/TT | Slow to jump and raced at the tail end. No improvement at any stage despite being ridden and finished in last place. |
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 |