Race 8 (710)
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | FANTASTICO (P178) | M Du Plessis | B | Set even pace, waited with until 250M, shook off pursuers to win with something in hand. |
2 | 11 | DYNAMIC VOYAGE (P066) | C Reith | B/TT | Taken back, held up near the rear 4Ls off the pace, stayed on moderately between horses, got up for 2nd just before line but never a serious threat to winner. |
3 | 5 | ROCKET LET WIN (P330) | M Chadwick | CP/TT | Reserved in midfield, responded well to go 2nd 200M out, unable to get closer to winner, run peaked 100M and lost 2nd near line. |
4 | 3 | CHOICE TREASURE (N436) | T Berry | -- | Settled 3Ls behind the pace, guided to center of track for his challenge, kept on moderately for non-threatening 4th. |
5 | 13 | HEARTS KEEPER (N360) | C Y Lui | B | Outpaced early stages, fell back to rear 4-5Ls off the pace in middle stages, closed off well final 300M over this shorter trip. |
6 | 2 | SWIFT SHADOW (S052) | J Moreira | E/TT | Settled in midfield, nudged along midway, kept on same pace past weakening rivals. |
7 | 6 | PURE FORCE (M298) | D Whyte | H/V | Hampered at the start, ended up further back than usual, driven halfway but stayed on only fairly. |
8 | 7 | DANE PATROL (CL078) | C K Tong | -- | Close up, unable to keep up with leaders halfway, soon weakened out of contention. |
9 | 8 | HONG KONG DANCER (N399) | T H So | -- | Checked at the start, settled towards the rear 4-5Ls off the pace, inclined to hang in for the majority of the race, ran on one paced final 300M. |
10 | 12 | SPEEDY SANDY (P239) | K Teetan | B | Up with pace along the stand's rail, lacked further response passing 300M, weakened towards finish. (Bled.) |
11 | 1 | ROMAN LEGEND (P301) | K C Ng | CP/TT | Always prominent, found disappointingly little when urged inside 400M, soon weakened. |
12 | 14 | TRIUMPHANT JEWEL (P310) | H W Lai | V-/TT | Strode forward, up there with leaders, driven along near 400M, outpaced and no extra passing 200M. |
13 | 4 | FUN 'N' GAMES (P140) | A Suborics | B/H | Badly hampered at the start, ended up behind midfield along the stands' rail, shaken up 400M but failed to make significant progress, awkward placed final stages and not ridden out. |
14 | 9 | MASTER AETIUS (S151) | K C Leung | -- | Proved difficult to settle, raced right up with leaders, outpaced and weakened rapidly over final 350M. |
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 |