Race 11 (071)
CHONGQING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | DR MORE (BV164) | Y T Cheng | -- | Average to begin, settled 9th on fence 7Ls from lead, travelled well throughout, made run 2 wide on turn, held up early in straight but obtained split 250 M from home and charged through to score well. |
2 | 1 | SHANGHAI LAD (CE213) | C Brown | -- | Away fairly, positioned 6th on rails 5Ls from lead, travelled strongly to turn, made run 2 wide in straight obtained dream run between horses and sprinted well only to be collared late. |
3 | 6 | DASHING THUNDER (CD080) | E Saint-Martin | SR/XB/TT | Jumped with them, settled 4th last 3 wide with cover, carted into race 4 wide on turn, only obtained clear running passing 250 M and dashed up to leaders only to fail narrowly. (See Racing Incidents.) |
4 | 8 | SUNNY RIVIERA (CC240) | C Munce | -- | Began awkwardly, settled last on rails 12Ls from lead, did no work throughout, 6Ls from lead on straightening, followed paint into straight and made good late ground between runners in over final stages. |
5 | 10 | GALLANT FALCON (CD194) | M Rodd | XB/TT | Broke well, raced forward early settling 5th 2 wide 4Ls from lead, enjoyed run of race in middle stages, failed to obtain clear running throughout most of straight, checked again near line. (Not ridden out.) |
6 | 5 | COURAGEOUSHEART (CD202) | C W Wong | B | Awkwardly away ridden with stick early, caught 3 wide mid- field 7Ls from lead with cover, closed 4 and 5 wide, 3Ls from lead on turn, tried hard in straight. |
7 | 7 | SUMMERVILLE POWER (CD398) | D Whyte | B | Away with them from wide gate, pulled way forward, settled 3rd 2 wide 2Ls off lead, made run 3 wide on turn but failed to match them in final 200 M when sprint was on, not knocked about. |
8 | 4 | FLYING BISHOP (CA296) | R Fradd | B | Fair to begin, settled in rearward spot 3rd last on fence 10Ls from lead, had soft trip throughout, last to turn, came 6 wide on turn and widest in straight, chased gamely without looking a chance. |
9 | 13 | CONNOISSEUR'S LOVE (CD234) | G Schofield | H | Began awkwardly, ridden up to obtain position midfield 2 wide 7Ls from lead 6Ls from lead 3 wide on turn, came 4 wide between horses without a lot of room early in straight, not enough left at business end. |
10 | 12 | LUCKY KING (CA304) | S Dye | -- | Away with them from awkward draw, taken back to settle 2nd last 12Ls from lead, began to circle field 3 wide passing 600 M and tracked 5 wide into straight. Lacked dash to make any ground. |
11 | 2 | KING HESPERUS (CE151) | A Delpech | -- | Broke best from middle of line, ridden up to settle 2nd at leaders heels (speed good) 1L from lead on turn, hit lead briefly passing 250 M but showed little turn at foot to be well back. |
12 | 14 | WINNING CAT (CD123) | W M Lai | SR/CP | Bounced out, crossed to fence, travelled well 4th 2Ls off lead behind leader, used nothing in middle stages, 3Ls off lead on turn, drove through gap at 250 M but sprint was short lived. |
13 | 3 | GREENESSY (CE001) | O Doleuze | CP | Broke with them from wide gate, trapped wide without cover 6th 5Ls from lead, improved to 4Ls from lead at 600 M, challenged 4 wide early in straight but capitulated after wide journey. (See Racing Incidents.) |
14 | 11 | TABBRIS (CB088) | O Chavez | TT | Began fast from inside gate, kicked through to lead at good clip, lead with length advantage throughout, surrended passing 300 M to be well beaten. |
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 |