Race 7 (097)
THE CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | SPICY KAKA (V323) | T Berry | CP | Away well, shared pace before crossing to rail and taking box seat. Came off fence turning for home, hit front 200m, started to shorten stride close home but just held. |
2 | 12 | IMPERIAL CONCORDE (P425) | K Teetan | CP/TT | Pushed back by slow pace, dropping to behind midfield back stretch. Improved around home turn, surged forward between horses in straight to just miss out. |
3 | 1 | GRAN MASTER (V336) | J Moreira | B/H | Jumped OK, holding rail 5L from leader. Got shuffled back by slow pace back stretch, came off fence home turn, finished off nicely to grab minor placing. |
4 | 11 | FIVE STARS AGENT (V001) | H N Wong | H/SR | Quickly out, shared pace to first turn, then settling one-out 1L from leader. Moved up around home turn, hit front 400m, caught 230m but kept battling to line. |
5 | 13 | BEST EFFORT (T220) | M L Yeung | E/XB | Pressed forward from widest draw, racing 4-wide before settling one-out 4L from leader back stretch. Improved position approaching home turn, kept tabs to 200m, then one-paced. |
6 | 5 | ELUSIVE STATE (A036) | M F Poon | CP/TT | Pressed forward from outside draw and caught wide at midfield 1100m. Allowed to improve, circling field to lead 900m, overtaken at turn-in, kept finding to 200m before tiring. |
7 | 10 | WINASWEWISH (T385) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Began fairly and last on settling. Taken to rail around home turn, and ran on steadily in straight to be closest at finish. |
8 | 2 | TOP ACE (T199) | N Rawiller | TT1 | Jumped well, ridden to hold midfield position one-away from rail. Got shuffled back when pace slowed back stretch, taken 4-wide home turn, widest into straight, finished off fairly. |
9 | 7 | GOOD FIT (S131) | N Callan | PC/TT | Ridden but slow to muster, dropping towards rear. Held three-wide back stretch, made up some ground approaching turn but one-paced straight under hard riding. |
10 | 3 | NAMJONG INVINCIBLE (V154) | U Rispoli | B/H/TT | Ridden to go forward one-out from rail but dropped to midfield when pace slowed back stretch. Under whip in straight but only one-paced. |
11 | 9 | SURE PEACE (S326) | O Doleuze | PC/TT | Raced at rear mostly, dropping to last approaching home turn. One-paced in straight. (Lame right front leg, restricted action both hind legs. See also stewards' report) |
12 | 4 | UNIQUE JOYOUS (S244) | S Clipperton | V | Restrained at jump and taken in for cover but left three-wide at rear when pace slowed. Raced at rear mostly and limited response when asked in straight. |
13 | 6 | THE SHOW (T256) | D Whyte | B | Ridden early to stay forward settling one-back, one-out. Got shuffled back when pace slowed back stretch. Gave ground from home turn and eased down final strides. |
14 | 14 | SCARBOROUGH FAIR (A144) | K C Leung | H/TT | Hard ridden to lead before first turn, crossing to fence and then slowing pace. Overtaken passing 900m, under pressure turn, faded, finished tailed out. (Unacceptable performance). |
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 |