Race 9 (230)
CANBERRA HANDICAP Rating:115-95 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | REAL SPECIALIST (M143) | D Whyte | -- | Raced in midfield 3-back one off along back stretch and turn. Shaken up 400m, picking up momentum to lead 200m and held off late challenge. |
2 | 5 | HELENE SPIRIT (M310) | G Mosse | TT | Taken back to near last from wide draw before improving position along rails. Switched out 500m and ran home strongly between horses to just fail. |
3 | 9 | BEAUTY FLASH (CK314) | M Guyon | TT | Jumped OK and then picked up speed to sit one-off in midfield. Bumped and taken wide around turn, ran home well to be closest at finish. |
4 | 2 | FAY FAY (CL284) | C Williams | -- | Slow to move but recovered to sit midfield alongside eventual winner. Over-raced from 800m and then checked but doing best work final 200m. |
5 | 12 | PENGLAI XIANZI (CK248) | C Y Ho | TT | Fractious before start and slow. Pushed to go forward but line blocked and settled towards rear. Taken out turn and ran home steadily. |
6 | 7 | DESTINED FOR GLORY (M207) | B Prebble | H-/XB/TT | Slow to move and shuffled back to behind midfield. Switched out 500m to make challenge and looked chance 200m before turning one-paced. |
7 | 13 | MAJESTIC FALCON (M236) | W C Marwing | H | Taken back from wide draw and trailed field until well into the home straight before running past tired horses. |
8 | 10 | FULFIL A WISH (CL235) | T H So | -- | Ridden up to put pressure on the leader. Challenged for lead entering straight, hit front 200m before being flattened. |
9 | 8 | FAIR TRADE (CK345) | U Rispoli | -- | Taken back after the start to sit 11th, one-off along back stretch. Dropped to second-last 400m before making late ground. |
10 | 14 | REAL SUPREME (CL247) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Hard ridden to take lead before joined by another turning for home. Was a spent force entering straight and dropped back gradually. |
11 | 4 | FAMILISTS (M102) | C Y Lui | H | Ridden up to get forward position but kept wide and over-raced from 1100m to 800m, dropping to 7th. Boxed on early in straight before tiring final 200m. |
12 | 11 | NEW VISION (M028) | T Angland | B/TT | Taken back across horses from widest draw before improving along rail to 12th. Kept on steadily until 200m before tiring. |
13 | 3 | SUPREME WIN (CK204) | O Doleuze | -- | Jumped well and soon in good position 2-back, one-off. Took closer order entering straight but run ended 200m. |
14 | 6 | ABLE SPEED (CK210) | N Callan | B/H/TT | Jumped well from inside position to be 5th early. Took closer order entering turn and 3rd into straight before tiring and drifting back. |
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 |