Race 9 (328)
HKU CULTURAL & HUMANITIES FUND HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | IMPERIAL APPLAUSE (CG209) | B Prebble | -- | Settled towards rear. Ran on well inside final 300 M to snatch victory near finish. |
2 | 4 | GOLD STRIKER (CD365) | D Whyte | -- | Travelled just better than midfield. Came to challenge upon straightening. Ran on well to hit front over 100 M out only to be caught close to home. |
3 | 5 | ALPHA MAIL (CG286) | F Coetzee | H1 | Settled at the back. Came under pressure upon straightening. Made up good ground inside final 200 M near stands rails. Did best work at finish. |
4 | 9 | PHANTOM THIEF (CG019) | K L Chui | TT | Settled in 3rd from clear leading pair. Took over from tiring leaders over 200 M out, only to be swamped passing 100 M. |
5 | 10 | YOUNG HERO (CH071) | C Soumillon | XB | Jumped slowly. Travelled in last few to straight. Finished off race well inside final 300 M. |
6 | 12 | ROYAL PERICLES (CH050) | A Starke | XB | Settled in midfield. Quickened well upon straightening to reach 3rd inside 200 M only to be swamped close to home. |
7 | 11 | BRAMBLE BLITZ (CG283) | O Doleuze | -- | Settled on rails just better than midfield. Switched out for a run turning in. Kept on well in the run home. |
8 | 14 | ULTRA FANTASY (CG311) | M Nunes | -- | Raced mainly 3 wide just better than midfield. Made modest headway inside final 400 M without threatening. |
9 | 1 | GOOD PROFIT (CD389) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Settled in last few. Made up some late ground. Never nearer. |
10 | 6 | CITY OF TROY (CH106) | Y T Cheng | SR1/TT1 | Never better than midfield. Ran home one-paced. |
11 | 3 | BOBO WIN (CC238) | D Nikolic | -- | Travelled in distant 4th. Went wide home turn. Soon weakened in straight. |
12 | 2 | TCHAIKOVSKY (CE030) | C W Wong | BO-/B1 | Began fairly from iwde draw. Moved up to dispute lead rounding home bend. Dropped out tamely over 200 M out. |
13 | 13 | MULTI MILLIONS (CD207) | W M Lai | SR | Always struggling at the back. |
14 | 7 | FIGURES (CC307) | H W Lai | TT | Began well and crossed to lead from widest barrier. Set fast pace and led until tiring over 350 M out. |
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 |