Race 8 (331)
THE STEWARDS' CUP Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | GLORIOUS DAYS (M353) | D Whyte | B | Broke sharply, held up in 5th travelling strongly, responded well and surged to the lead inside 200M, in total control final stages. |
2 | 11 | DAN EXCEL (N195) | N Callan | SR/XB/TT | Close up behind pacesetter, moved to take over 300M, couldn't match the finishing speed of the winner passing 200M, rallied to hold 2nd. |
3 | 2 | CALIFORNIA MEMORY (CL135) | M Chadwick | -- | Reserved behind midfield, caught 3-wide without cover, found his best stride final 200M, got up for 3rd near line, nearest finish. |
4 | 1 | AMBITIOUS DRAGON (CK399) | Z Purton | B | Settled 2-wide in midfield, inconvenienced at 1200M, niggled along 500M out, clear run from 400M, found less than expected and couldn't close on leaders, lost 3rd near line. |
5 | 12 | FAY FAY (CL284) | U Rispoli | -- | Quickly dropped back, settled at the rear over 10Ls off the pace in middle stages, made subtle headway inside 300M, got up for 5th near the line. |
6 | 9 | ZAIDAN (M234) | G Mosse | -- | Lost ground at the start, settled near last, ran on final 400M but no impression on leaders. |
7 | 7 | REAL SPECIALIST (M143) | T Angland | -- | Held up in mid-division, had every chance, kept on steadily without troubling the first four. |
8 | 6 | PACKING WHIZ (N120) | B Prebble | H/XB | Reserved near the rear, saved ground along the fence, briefly responded to riding early straight, run ended 100M out. (Blood in trachea.) |
9 | 10 | MILITARY ATTACK (N175) | T Clark | H/SR | Held up midfield along the inside, brief effort from 400M, faded inside 150M. |
10 | 8 | PURE CHAMPION (M178) | F Coetzee | TT | Began awkwardly, ended up in last pair 10Ls off leader, stayed well back turning in, made steady progress from the rear without troubling the leaders. |
11 | 5 | PACKING OK (CL372) | O Doleuze | -- | Went forward chasing leader, came under pressure 500M out, not picked up and was soon overtaken. |
12 | 14 | FLYING BLUE (CL389) | R Fourie | B-/H- | Raced a shade keen in a 3-wide position towards the rear, not quickened when asked inside 400M, never threatened. |
13 | 13 | LEADING CITY (CK298) | K C Leung | TT | Soon led, set good pace throughout, caught near 300M, faded away. |
14 | 4 | XTENSION (M097) | W C Marwing | XB | Hustled up into a forward position tracking the quick pace, soon weakened on straightening, ran well below par. |
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 |