Race 9 (709)
THE LA SALLE DIAMOND JUBILEE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 2000m Sha Tin Soft
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | THE GOODIES (CH097) | M Du Plessis | H/TT | Very slowly away as usual. Trailed the field to 400 M. Made significant progress down centre of straight to take charge 100 M out in heavy rain. |
2 | 3 | JAMESINA (CH290) | D Whyte | CP/TT | Not far off in 4th on rails. Took closer order turning in disputing lead upon straightening. Fought on determinedly only to find fast-finishing winner too good in the appalling weather. |
3 | 4 | NOBLE HEART (CC355) | Z Purton | B/TT | Midfield far side. Took closer order around field rounding home bend. 5-deep with leaders turning for home. Failed to quicken under pressure and faded inside 200 M. |
4 | 1 | LOCAL POWER (CH296) | C W Wong | -- | Tracked leader. Took over turning for home only to be overhauled inside final 150 M. |
5 | 13 | LUCKY MONEY (CE159) | Y T Cheng | -- | Broke well from poor draw, travelling in 3rd not too far off the pace. Closer up turning in. Kept on same pace without quickening in straight. |
6 | 7 | LONDON EXPRESS (CH107) | G Mosse | -- | Never better than midfield on rails before home straight. Found no extra in straight. |
7 | 10 | AMSTERDAM (CE140) | D Beadman | XB/H/TT | Travelled in rear. Took closer order approaching home bend. Midfield on rails around home bend and into straight. In 6th within 3Ls of pace straightening. Faded out of contention inside final 200 M. |
8 | 12 | FANTASTIC GUY (CH025) | C K Tong | CP | Always in last few and never seen with a chance. |
9 | 14 | ELECTRONICS SPUR (CE285) | F Coetzee | B1/TT | Travelled just better than mid-division of strung-out field. No extra in straight. |
10 | 5 | TRIUMPHANT DIAMOND (CG227) | K T Yeung | CP | Midfield to home bend. Soon yielded ground. |
11 | 8 | INFINITE DELIGHT (CG314) | M Nunes | TT | Well back. Improved to midfield out wide approaching home bend. Weakened into straight. |
12 | 2 | FLORAL NIRVANA (CH232) | K L Chui | TT | Prominent early, dropping to last few turning into back straight. Tailed-off from home bend. |
13 | 6 | FANTASTIC DANCER (CJ001) | B Prebble | B | Held clear advantage in front before headed around home bend. Folded up quickly in straight. |
14 | 11 | SEASONS KNACK (CC242) | H W Lai | B2 | Always struggling at the back. Dropped out into 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 |