Race 8 (128)
CARL F. BUCHERER EXCELLENT HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | SIMPLY INVINCIBLE (V094) | Z Purton | B | Travelled strongly in midfield 3-wide with cover, 5Ls off at 800M, crept closer to leaders home turn, moved to lead near 200M under confident riding, kicked clear for a dominant win. |
2 | 6 | BABA MAMA (V214) | N Rawiller | H/TT | Settled down 5Ls off the pace behind mid-division, saved ground along the rail throughout then got held up early straight, shifted out for clear running 250M, kept finding to the line but couldn't cut down winner's lead. |
3 | 4 | UNICORN (T046) | J Moreira | -- | Held up 2-wide in mid-division, driven along 550M, couldn't match winner's acceleration passing 300M, worked home steadily for modest 3rd. |
4 | 8 | AMBITIOUS PINS (V265) | C Schofield | B | Raced along the 2-path near the tail of the field, 7Ls off the pace at 800M, ran on steadily over final 400M, got up for 4th late. |
5 | 2 | SENSATION (S225) | H T Mo | H/V | Up with early pace, emerged as leader 1200M setting good pace, tried hard when challenged by rivals early straight but didn't kick on passing 150M, one paced late stages. |
6 | 14 | KIRAM (T093) | H W Lai | -- | Taken across behind runners, settled down 2nd last 7-8Ls off the good pace, brought wide 500M, chased hard but never near to challenge. |
7 | 10 | SMART BOY (V076) | B Prebble | -- | Not hurried after the start, held up near the rear 6-7Ls behind leaders, ran on only fairly over final 300M, not reach leaders. |
8 | 12 | AVELLINO (T388) | N Callan | CP/H | Saved ground along the fence, always in touch with first few, not quickened to challenge on straightening, never threatened. |
9 | 11 | ABLE DEED (V136) | S Clipperton | CP | Chased leader in a strongly run race, not finishing pace of rivals passing 250M, faded towards the line. |
10 | 5 | CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) | D Whyte | B/TT | Up with early pace, in 3rd approaching turn, moved up to challenge for lead inside 300M, run ended 150M. (Jockey : raced flat.) |
11 | 7 | THUNDER STOMP (V279) | H N Wong | -- | Never far off from leaders in a strongly run race, came under pressure 550M to keep up with rivals, checked 350M, made no impression after. |
12 | 9 | RUBY COAST (T159) | K Teetan | -- | Last of 14 on the inside, 8Ls off the pace middle stages, still last at 400M and failed to make any impression on straightening. |
13 | 1 | ROYAL ELITE (V300) | C Y Ho | H/XB | Restrained to a rearward position, 7Ls off the pace at 800M, stoked up 600M and moved a bit closer to leaders, run ended soon after straightening however. |
14 | 13 | SEMPITERNAL (S100) | S De Sousa | V/TT2 | Raced 3-wide in midfield and left with no cover from 1000M, driven forward and joined leaders inside 600M, bumped with rival 300M, checked 250M and weakened. |
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 |