Race 3 (460)
CLEAR CITY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | TOFFEE (CE236) | D Beadman | -- | Among leaders early. Slipped to midfield near 800 M. Took some time to gather speed after straightening. Made a strong charge in the final 200 M and gunned down rival a few strides before the line. |
2 | 6 | WIKI WIKI (CD205) | K L Chui | -- | Led early stages. Took a sit behind the pace 900 M out. Caught behind slow traffic from 400 M until 150 M. Burst through to take the lead inside final 100 M but unable to hold off the winner last few strides. |
3 | 5 | COUNTRY MAGIC (CH069) | C Soumillon | TT | Among early leaders. 2-wide and settled behind the pace after 1000 M. 3-wide and a length off the pace turning for home. Kept on well in the straight for a minor placing. |
4 | 3 | BOLD CHAMPION (CG127) | C K Tong | B/TT | 3-wide behind midfield. Among last few on straightening. Made a late rally and was closest at finish. |
5 | 9 | SPICY HOT (CH064) | D Dunn | -- | Trailed field early stages. Ran along the fence behind midfield making the turn. Kept on steadily after straightening and made up some late ground. |
6 | 13 | TRIUMPHANT GLORY (CB368) | W M Lai | B | Wide and without cover at midfield. Pushed along after 800 M and was 4-wide among leaders turning for home. Kept on fairly in the straight but unable to turn up a notch final stages. |
7 | 8 | HAPPY SUNDAY (CE169) | G Mosse | B/TT | Niggled along to take the lead. Held a narrow advantage into the home straight and remained in front until being swamped inside final 100 M. |
8 | 10 | SPLENDID SAILS (CG077) | P H Lo | B | Never worse than midfield. Kept pace after straightening but had to be steadied from traffic 300 M out. Continued fairly over the final stages. |
9 | 7 | BEAUTIFUL CHOICE (CH130) | A Delpech | H- | Taken back from a wide draw. Trailed field into home straight and gradually picked up in the early part of the straight. Continued well and closed the race off strongly. (See Racing Incidents.) |
10 | 2 | TREASURABLE (CH017) | O Doleuze | B | Raced keenly early stages. 3-wide at midfield until straightening. Lacked the needed response in the straight and unable to gain much ground. |
11 | 12 | DEMINER (CG184) | D Whyte | -- | Slowly away from widest draw but was ridden along to park alongside the leader 900 M out. Remained racing outside the leader after straightening but gradually faded final 200 M. |
12 | 11 | ACCELERATOR (CG179) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Crowded shortly after start. Settled 2-wide behind midfield. Lacked the needed rally in the straight. |
13 | 4 | KING CREOLE (CG287) | D Nikolic | B | Slow to jump and raced in rear section until home straight. Unable to quicken and stayed on at same pace. |
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 |