Race 5 (418)
CITIBANK MILLIONAIRE HANDICAP Rating:65-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | EIGHT PLUS NINE (CH259) | Z Purton | B | Easily ran up to lead and found the fence passing 1000 M pole, suited by the soft tempo, left contested until final 200 M, kept on soundly to score. |
2 | 9 | SOLDIER (CK346) | O Doleuze | CP | Out in line, held up in a one-off spot within striking distance from the leader, responded well when asked for efforts final 300 M, finished off strongly but the line came too soon. |
3 | 11 | SUPER GENTLEMAN (CK365) | W C Marwing | SR | Prominently placed 1-2Ls behind the leader, travelled nicely throughout, kept on soundly in home straight for 3rd. |
4 | 1 | ACHILLES OF TROY (CJ190) | G Mosse | B/TT | Niggled along to take the box-seat just behind the leader, suited by the soft tempo, kept battling on in home straight, lacked a kick final 100 M and lost a place. |
4 | 13 | TRAVEL KING (CK240) | M Chadwick | TT | Travelled one-off in the mid-division, obtained clear run early in home straight, but finished off only well enough for a dead-heat 4th. (Mucus.) |
6 | 7 | FLYING CHINA (CK266) | D Whyte | B | Awkwardly start, ended up in a rearward position on rails, held up for room early in home straight, made up gradual ground when clear final 250 M, too late. |
7 | 4 | SOARING RIVER (CK137) | B Doyle | B | Jumped fast and soon settled in midfield on rails, lacked a kick when asked for effort final 400 M, very one-paced. |
8 | 10 | BEAUTIFUL CHOICE (CH130) | J Victoire | -- | Broke fastest from gate 11 but soon taken to the rear, made gradual improvement along the inner final 350 M but never really troubled the principals. |
9 | 12 | DEVON JOY (CK237) | J Lloyd | TT1 | Out in line, taken to the division and caught 4-wide with no cover, travelled keenly when restrained in the early and middle stages, only passed the beaten rivals in the home straight. |
10 | 5 | AMNESTY (CK051) | C Soumillon | B/TT | Widely drawn, taken to the rear and travelled 6Ls off the pace, niggled along turning for home, checked 350 M out, never recovered. |
11 | 8 | KINGIFLY (CG020) | T H So | TT | Intended to ease back from the widest alley, found very difficult to settled when caught 5-wide with no cover, strode forward from 1000M out, weakened sharply final 300 M. |
12 | 2 | BEAUTY EXPRESS (CJ284) | K C Leung | -- | Settled 3-deep in the mid-division, swung widest for home, finished off only fairly, failed to make up any ground in the straight. |
13 | 14 | SHARP BOY (CK294) | A Gryder | -- | Awkwardly started, caught wide and found very difficult to settle in the early and middle stages, got tired and lost touch at the top of home straight, 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 |