Race 6 (242)
TOKYO HANDICAP Rating:90-70 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | DAVE'S BEST (CC060) | D Whyte | -- | Awkwardly away, 3-wide with cover and 5Ls off pace in 9th at 1100 M, much the same entering straight, over 1L down in 6th at 200 M, led at 50 M, ran on well. |
2 | 10 | SANBENITO (CC256) | F Coetzee | TT | Checked at start, 7Ls off pace and 2-wide in 12th at 1000 M, 6Ls behind in 11th off final bend, over 2Ls down in 9th at the 200 M, kept on finding but post came too soon. |
3 | 1 | TRIUMPHANT UNICORN (CD166) | O Doleuze | -- | Raced freely when 3-wide without cover when 3Ls off pace in 4th at the 1000 M, 2Ls down in 3rd at the home turn, led about 200 M out but grabbed and no extra final 50 M. |
4 | 9 | INVERNESS (CD108) | C Williams | SR1/TT | 2Ls off pace on fence in 2nd at 1000 M, same off home turn, brief lead over 250 M out, soon headed but still kept on well. |
5 | 14 | EVER SUCCESS (CB229) | H W Lai | B | 3Ls off pace when 2-wide in 3rd at 1000 M, 2Ls down in 4th off home turn, kept on well in straight despite lacking principals' dash. |
6 | 11 | KROVANH (CD373) | G Mosse | B1 | In 6th place 4Ls off pace when 2-wide at 1000 M, similarly placed off home turn, 2Ls down in midfield at 200 M, no extra close home. |
7 | 2 | AMAZING VICTORY (CC085) | C Soumillon | TT | 3-wide with cover when 4Ls behind in midfield from back to homestretch, picked up to be 1L down in 3rd or 4th at 200 M, couldn't sustain the effort. |
8 | 7 | GROOM RAIDER (CD329) | A Delpech | SR | On fence 4Ls behind in 5th at 1000 M, same entering straight, 2Ls down in 6th or so at the 200 M, one-paced through concluding stages. |
9 | 6 | ARABIAN WAGER (CD048) | D Holland | B1 | Led by 2Ls on fence at 1000 M, all out when headed 250 M out, faded out. |
10 | 12 | SHANGHAI KING (CC188) | E Saint-Martin | TT | 9Ls last at 1000 M on fence, 8Ls last off home turn, made a little late ground. |
11 | 5 | GALLANT KNIGHT (CC189) | D Dunn | -- | 5Ls off pace on fence in 8th at 1000 M, same into home straight, very one-paced. |
12 | 4 | BEST LUCK (CC062) | W Woods | -- | Awkwardly away and a bit keen early on, 5Ls off pace and 2-wide in 10th at 1000 M, under pressure in same spot on straightening, failed to kick. |
13 | 8 | HAPPY CRUSADER (CE080) | M Kinane | SR1 | Keen at 1200 M, 7Ls off pace on fence in 11th at 1000 M, hung out at 800 M and niggled along at 600 M, very one-paced thereafter. |
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 |