Race 8 (134)
THE ORIENTAL WATCH SHA TIN TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | BEAUTY GENERATION (V380) | K C Leung | B/TT | Tracked pace in a steadily run race, went forward to tackle leader 500M, gained upper hand inside 100M, fought off stiff challenge to hold on. |
2 | 10 | BOOMING DELIGHT (A113) | K Teetan | TT | Began well from widest draw, settled down in 5th 4-5Ls behind leader, hit the line well over final 300M, just failed to reel in stable companion. |
3 | 13 | JOLLY BANNER (V077) | C Schofield | -- | Tracked leaders, had every chance turning in, kept chasing hard to the line, nearest finish. |
4 | 8 | WINNER'S WAY (A025) | M Chadwick | TT | Positive ridden, led from 1500M, pressed by rival 500M and dueled all the way to 100M, faded late stages and edged out to 4th. |
5 | 11 | WESTERN EXPRESS (A090) | J Moreira | -- | Held up in mid-division 5-6Ls back, ran on well down center of track, continued to challenge leaders passing 200M but always held. |
6 | 3 | WERTHER (V083) | T Berry | -- | Reserved behind mid-division 7Ls off the pace, bustled along 500M, made steady ground behind the leaders. |
7 | 2 | HELENE PARAGON (V167) | D Whyte | H2 | Began only fairly, settled 9th about 9Ls behind, brought wide to challenge, ran on moderately without threatening leaders. (Jockey dropped whip 150M.) |
8 | 6 | GIANT TREASURE (T148) | B Prebble | H | Chased leaders along the fence, kept on same pace turning in and couldn't' make any headway, faded 200M. |
9 | 1 | BEAUTY ONLY (S411) | Z Purton | H/TT | From wide draw dropped back to the rear last 12Ls off the pace, still plenty to do turning in, closed off final 400M fastest but had too much to make up. |
10 | 9 | ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) | K C Ng | TT | Quickly guided to the fence after the start, 5Ls off the pace middle stages, couldn't lift passing 400M, never a threat to leaders. |
11 | 4 | JOYFUL TRINITY (V110) | U Rispoli | TT | Restrained after the start, settled near rear over 10Ls off the pace, made no real progress in straight. |
12 | 12 | HARBOUR MASTER (S145) | W M Lai | SR | Taken back from wide barrier, well off the pace early stages, moved closer home turn, couldn't muster the speed to challenge leaving the bend, no extra 200M. |
13 | 5 | SECRET WEAPON (S217) | N Rawiller | TT | Quietly ridden, towards the rear always, didn't respond to riding early straight, never involved. |
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 |