Race 3 (446)
THE VICTORIA RACING CLUB TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | GROOM RAIDER (CD329) | C Brown | -- | Took the lead shortly after start and held a length's advantage into home straight. Fought gamely over the concluding stages to deny challengers. |
2 | 1 | CALIFORNIA PRINCE (CD079) | B Prebble | TT | 2-wide and stayed within a length of the pace until home straight. Kept pressure on the eventual winner over the final stages but couldn't find enough to run it down. |
3 | 10 | STRONG GAIN (CE317) | N Ryan | -- | Settled in a rearward position and was last to enter home straight. Held up for a run until 250 M but finished the race strongly after finding daylight. |
4 | 5 | DILIGENT (CC285) | A Delpech | CP | Settled last on fence until 500 M. Switched out to find clear runner and made a late rally to be closest at finish. |
5 | 7 | KINGSTON MARBLE (CE244) | D Whyte | B | Raced behind the pace early. Dropped to midfield near 900 M and was wide making home turn. Lacked the needed response in the straight. |
6 | 11 | HANDBAG PREMIER (CD137) | H W Lai | -- | Jumped fairly and was outpaced by front runners. Steadily dropped back and was 4-wide behind midfield heading into the turn. Widest turning in and steadily made up ground in the straight. |
7 | 8 | GRAND COMMANDS (CD300) | Y T Cheng | SR | 3-wide and kept within 3Ls of the leader. Continued to be 3-wide and was 2Ls down turning for home. Unable to turn up a notch in the straight and faded out of contention final stages. |
8 | 9 | TOY QUEST (CC036) | R Fradd | -- | Slowly away and got back. Improved steadily along the rails and was near midfield after 800 M. Kept on only fairly in the straight. |
9 | 4 | HAPPY GO LAGO (CE310) | S Dye | -- | Hard ridden to keep pace with leaders early stages. Settled on fence behind the leader around the bend but unable to keep pace after straightening. Weakened final stages. |
10 | 12 | SPEEDING MOLLY (CC227) | M W Leung | SR/TT | Jumped awkwardly and got back. Ridden along in a rearward position and got near midfield making the turn. Stayed on same pace in the straight. |
11 | 6 | FLAME POWER (CG153) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped fairly and settled behind midfield. Steadied and lost ground near 600 M and was near the back on straightening. Lacked a response when asked and was crowded 350 M. Only ran past a beaten runner. |
12 | 2 | SHERIFF BAMBOO (CC257) | C K Tong | -- | Jumped well and raced among leaders early. Better than midfield heading into the turn and was 3 to 4Ls behind the pace. Hung out making home turn and weakened in the straight. |
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 |