Race 9 (354)
THE POK OI CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:105-80 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | FRIENDS OF KA YING (T370) | S De Sousa | B1 | Pressed forward from wide draw, settling a half length outside leader. Kicked ahead on straightening, held off late challenge while laying out against the whip. |
2 | 7 | HELENE PARAGON (V167) | Y T Cheng | H1 | Crowded out and bumped start, not pushed, settling 3-wide behind midfield. Urged forward 600m, finished strongly down centre track. |
3 | 2 | SECRET WEAPON (S217) | D Whyte | -- | Crowded start, ridden to go forward but not enough speed, settling four-back along rail. Got clear run in straight and finished off strongly. |
4 | 5 | WHY WHY (P372) | N Callan | B/TT | Jumped well, ridden to hold forward position, settling one-off but 2L from leading pair. Chased leader throughout without closing gap. |
5 | 3 | THE MONARCH (V175) | Z Purton | TT1 | No early speed and soon at rear of main bunch in one-off position. Switched out in straight and ran on steadily. |
6 | 9 | BERLINI (P359) | J Moreira | H | Began well, urged forward to find cover in midfield, then travelled keenly middle stages. Got clear run in straight and ran on steadily. |
7 | 8 | RAPPER DRAGON (V082) | K Teetan | H-/TT1 | Blew the start, became intractable and unbalanced jockey, losing ground. Trailed field to turn, turned wide, finished off nicely. |
8 | 11 | CHEEKY TOO (T152) | K C Leung | -- | Ridden to hold rail, three-back from leader. Left fence turning for home but only one-paced in straight. |
9 | 1 | TRAVEL BROTHER (S107) | R Moore | B | Inconvenienced start, no speed, dropping to rear along fence. Switched out in straight to make challenge but found nothing. |
10 | 12 | ALMABABY (V057) | H N Wong | TT | Pressed forward from outside draw to lead on settling. Joined up front 600m, headed turning for home and weakened. |
11 | 10 | BULLISH BOY (P008) | K C Ng | H/TT | Bumped and unbalanced start, pushed forward to grab box seat before turn. Spent force on straightening and faded. |
12 | 6 | SICHUAN VIGOUR (P412) | M L Yeung | P-/E | Ridden along one-off but 4L from leader. Kept position around turn but gave ground quickly in straight. |
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 |