Race 10 (084)
LA COLLINE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | CHAMPION KING (CE219) | H W Lai | -- | Jumped nicely, prominent early, took up running after 300 M, dictated terms in front at even clip, held 1L advantage on turning, kicked strongly when challenged at 250 M, drew away towards line to score a strong win. |
2 | 14 | EXPEDITIOUS (CE136) | K L Chui | TT | Fast to begin, lacked speed to match them early, posted 3 wide 3 to 4Ls away between horses, rolled forward without cover on turn, 2Ls down on turning in, stuck to task well in straight chasing winner right to line. |
3 | 13 | DILIGENT (CC285) | M Nunes | CP | Began with rest, faded out of speed battle to settle in midfield, raced 2 wide 5Ls away throughout, tracked 3 and 4 wide with cover on turn, into clear with strong run at 250 M closed well to be nearest at finish. |
4 | 1 | RICH DRAGON (CG079) | G Mosse | B2 | Standard to break, gathered speed to settle behind them in midfield, raced on rails 5Ls away to turn, tracked well on bit but held up in traffic early in straight, made up significant ground when clear at 250 M to make frame. |
5 | 9 | CRYSTAL (CE209) | C W Wong | -- | Fast into stride, unable to get close to rails from widest gate, posted 4 wide 4Ls away in midfield without cover, pressed on wide to be 2Ls down into straight, stuck to task but couldn't quicken after hard run. |
6 | 2 | WINNING SUCCESS (CE312) | M Odendaal | TT | Broke fairly, soon back in usual position towards rear, settled on rails 7Ls off pace, not asked in mid-section angled 2 wide approaching turn, still in traffic turning for home, finished well when clear giving too great a start. |
7 | 4 | ROMANTIC GREEN (CG123) | S K Sit | -- | Began awkwardly and lost ground, settled down in rearward division, raced 2 wide 7Ls off leaders, made 3 wide run on circle, swung 4 wide and came down outside in straight making steady ground to line. |
8 | 6 | CALCANDO (CE232) | F Coetzee | TT | Out with field, allowed to slide forward to hold closer spot, raced at leader's girth on bit in mid-section, 1L down on turning, threatened until 250 M but failed to show another gear last 200 M and was one paced to line. |
9 | 5 | SANBENITO (CC256) | R Fradd | B/TT | Slow to begin, settled towards tail, raced on rails 8Ls from frontrunners, not asked in mid-section, made ground on fence to be 5Ls down on turning, steadily closed on fence without really looking likely. |
10 | 7 | SOLAR (CC198) | S Dye | B | Average break, lacked early toe, drifted back to last, raced slightly detached 10Ls off front, caught up and came 4 and 5 wide on turn, closed evenly down outside passing a few tired runners late. |
11 | 11 | CHATER DE LAGO (CG246) | A Delpech | B | Began with rest, drove through to hold position 1 out 1 back, had good run 2Ls away in mid-section, in between horses leaving turn, couldn't match them when they sprinted and gradually weakened out of it. |
12 | 3 | RELY ON ME (CE068) | D Whyte | -- | Broke fairly, soon mustered speed to contest early lead, raced on rail behind leader thereafter, had good run to turn, held up on turning, didn't find usual turn of foot and gradually lost touch (rider reported not comfortable). |
13 | 12 | LUCKY DANSKE (CD364) | Y T Cheng | CP/TT | Steady break, showed enough toe to hold midfield spot, raced 2 wide 4Ls away, on bit not racing generously in mid-section, still amongst horses on turning in, didn't find another gear and weakened out in straight. |
14 | 8 | SUPER MUSIC (CG248) | O Doleuze | B-/XB/BO1/TT1 | Standard to begin, rushed up to be amongst them early, raced 3 back on rails, had good run to turn, still in traffic only in straight, weakened and dropped right out from 200 M. (Roarer.) |
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 |