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Race 3 (096)

THE TOYOTA CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:105-80   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 GREAT DELIGHT (CC291) S Dye B Well there. Sat outside leader to straight. Kept on well to take command close home.
2 9 PAOBRIDGE (CB073) C K Tong B Led field soon after start. Held 1-1/2Ls advantage to 150 M. One-paced when headed close home.
3 2 SIROCCO (CA169) H W Lai -- Behind midfield. Steadied for a run 300 M. Ran on under pressure inside 200 M to obtain a minor placing at finish.
4 13 GROOM RAIDER (CD329) M W Leung -- Behind midfield early. Picked up gradually on inside to be 3rd approaching 1000 M. Held up when found not much room final turn. Kept on.
5 1 LIGHTNING STAR (CD405) P Payne B Towards rear. Crept closer to 8th turning in. Steadied for a run passing 400 M. Kept on well in straight.
6 4 FANTASY (CB187) B Doyle -- Midfield or slightly better. Made progress rounding home bend to be 4th or 5th 500 M. Held up when lacked of daylight on straightening. Kept on without quickening when in clear.
7 7 STARDANE (CD299) O Doleuze TT1 In touch early, soon in midfield. Made moderate progress in straight.
8 12 ALWAYS WIN (CA239) B Prebble -- 2nd last to 500 M. Switched to the outside and made up some ground final 300 M.
9 14 NILOMETER (CD052) F Coetzee TT Last from widest draw. Recovered some ground on outside 200 M out.
10 6 ABLE CHOICE (CB126) D Whyte B/TT Began awkwardly, towards rear throughout.
11 11 FIREWHEEL (CD344) G Schofield -- Mainly 3Ls 5th to 250 M. Weakened.
12 8 BYRON (CD275) A Delpech B In touch. 3-wide 4th or 5th on straightening. Faded soon after.
13 10 DANRIVA (CA040) M Rodd -- Never a factor.
14 3 GREEN CHANNEL (CD236) G Mosse -- Near rear. Made some progress to 9th on outside passing 900 M. Dropped out in straight. (Heart irregularity.)
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