Race 9 (119)
THE ORIENTAL WATCH SHA TIN TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:100+ 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | MILITARY ATTACK (N175) | Z Purton | H/SR | Ridden along to hold forward position between horses about 3L from leader. No run top of straight, switched in and finished strongly to win on the line. |
2 | 2 | GOLD-FUN (P045) | D Whyte | B | Allowed to stride forward, settling one-back, one-off before turn. Rolled forward entering straight, looked winner when hit front 100m, run down on line. |
3 | 4 | AMBITIOUS DRAGON (CK399) | G Mosse | B | Taken in from wide draw but still 3-wide toward rear. Took closer order around turn, wide into straight, finished off strongly. |
4 | 5 | BLAZING SPEED (P192) | N Callan | TT | Ridden forward from wide draw and caught 3-wide when pace slackened. Rolled forward to sit outside leader, kicked clear 300m, caught with 50m remaining and crowded final stages. |
5 | 9 | ENDOWING (N371) | B Prebble | P | Pressed forward, raced keenly, checked off heels 1000m, and left wide without cover. Covered extra ground turn, kept on well to just miss the frame. |
6 | 7 | SAME WORLD (N098) | K C Leung | H/SR | Jumped well, taken straight to fence, holding box seat to straight. Had open run from 350m but only one-paced. |
7 | 14 | REWARDING HERO (N376) | K Teetan | H/XB | Jumped with field, held, slipping back towards rear. Came off fence 1000m. Kept on steadily in straight to be closest at finish. |
8 | 1 | DESIGNS ON ROME (P270) | J Moreira | -- | Began OK, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Caught flat-footed turn, unable switch out 400m and switched in, finished off fairly. |
9 | 13 | RAINBOW CHIC (P118) | C K Tong | SR/TT | Restrained early but raced keenly three-wide with cover. Took closer order turn, wide in straight, one-paced. |
10 | 8 | CALIFORNIA MEMORY (CL135) | M Chadwick | -- | Taken in behind horses to sit in last pair, moving towards fence 1000m. Shaken up top of straight and kept on fairly. |
11 | 12 | PACKING WHIZ (N120) | C Y Ho | H/XB | Began OK, outpaced, dropping to last but away from fence. Took inside run top of straight but found little under hard riding. |
12 | 11 | FLAGSHIP SHINE (P104) | N Rawiller | CP | Pressed forward to lead from wide draw, racing extremely wide before crossing in before turn. Collard soon after straightening for home and tired. |
13 | 6 | DOMINANT (N169) | C Reith | H | Ridden along early behind midfield, lost position turn, taken in top of straight but found nothing. |
14 | 10 | DIBAYANI (S120) | O Doleuze | H/SR/TT | Pressed forward to sit 3-back from leader on settling. Under pressure soon after straightening and dropped out quickly. (Bled from both nostrils). |
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 |