Race 9 (356)
COWDRAY PARK HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | BLUE SKY (CJ289) | B Prebble | H | Broke well, held up 3Ls off the pace, 3-wide with no cover, travelled keenly in early and middle stages, dashed well when asked for efforts final 350 M, hit the lead 150 M out, kept on to score. |
2 | 6 | REDRAGTOABULL (CJ292) | G Mosse | XB | Out in line, taken to midfield and travelled 5Ls behind the leader, 3-deep with cover, travelled comfortably throughout, ran on strongly when placed under pressure final 350 M, finished off soundly for 2nd. |
3 | 1 | GEM OF CHIU TON (CJ188) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Given a waiting ride as usual and travelled 5-6Ls off the pace just behind the mid-division, held up for room early in straight, dashed well when clear final 250 M, took 3rd in the final stride. |
4 | 10 | LITTLE DREAMS (CL095) | D Beadman | TT1 | Taken rearward from the wide alley, travelled keenly when restrained in early stages, blocked early in straight, kicked strongly when clear final 300 M, just missed out a place. |
5 | 7 | QUICK TOUCH (CJ196) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped only fairly, niggled along to sit prominently just behind the pace, travelled well throughout and had every chance in home straight, lacked a decisive kick in concluding stages, just missed out a place. |
6 | 14 | JOHNSON (CJ305) | W Pike | B | Shared the lead on rails easily, 1L clear passing 400 M pole, kept on well under pressure until overhauled by the winner at 150 M, soon flattened. |
7 | 3 | APPRECIATION (CK161) | D Whyte | V/TT | Travelled cosily 3-4Ls off the pace, held up for room early in straight, only one-paced when asked for efforts final 250 M. |
8 | 8 | JOLLY GOOD (CL134) | J Victoire | -- | Bit slow to begin, settled on rails 6Ls off the speed, made up little ground along the inner final 300 M, but never really threatened the principals. |
9 | 4 | STREET CAT (CK037) | J Lloyd | B/TT | Slow to begin, urged to catch up 6Ls off the pace, travelled keenly when restrained in middle stages, only passed the tired rivals in the home straight. |
10 | 12 | UNWRITTEN RULE (CK092) | K W Leung | H1 | Fair jump, niggled along to sit 2Ls off the pace on rails, gave very limited when asked in home straight, outpaced 2. |
11 | 2 | BULLISH CASH (CH049) | C Soumillon | TT | Taken to the rear from gate 14, made up little ground along the inner early in straight, blocked at 100 M, not fully tested. |
12 | 13 | PANTHER RUN (CL140) | H W Lai | -- | Lacked early speed, sat rearward 8Ls off the pace, made no impression in home straight. |
13 | 11 | PRIME TARGET (CH242) | C K Tong | -- | Out in line, travelled comfortably on rails in the mid-division, only held ground early in straight, got tired passing 250 M. |
14 | 5 | SILVER SUN (CE126) | A Suborics | -- | Sat 2Ls off the pace early, allowed to run up to share the lead when tempo slackened near 1200 M, weakened sharply near the 400 M pole, gave ground and finished tailed 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 |