Race 7 (343)
THE HONG KONG SHIPOWNERS ASSOCIATION 60TH ANNIVERSARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | CLASSIC EMPEROR (T193) | M L Yeung | H | Swiftly away, easily settled just behind the pace in fourth, shaken up 600m out, kept on strongly under pressure to lead 200m out, held well under top weight. |
2 | 9 | BEAUTY PRINCE (T411) | D Whyte | H/XB | A touch slow when gates opened, soon recovered and dispute lead 4-wide first bend, settled in second without cover back straight, assumed lead 300m out, no match to the stronger winner, finished well for second. |
3 | 6 | PEOPLE'S KNIGHT (T305) | T Berry | H | Clean quick jump, settled in fifth along the fence, shaken up 500m out, ran on evenly and all out to keep third on the line. |
4 | 5 | PRAWN BABA (A002) | S Clipperton | H/P | Quick jump and ridden hard for early speed but outpaced, always the trailing three, strong drive 300m out after the leaders were long gone, strong finish and just missed third. |
5 | 2 | FIGHT HERO (T186) | C Y Ho | H | Fair jump, midfield 4-back along the fence, shaken up 450m out, came best under drive last 150m. |
6 | 4 | DIVINE BOY (T163) | U Rispoli | B-/P2 | Jumped well, not as quick early, settled near rear, all chance coming home, one pace under an all-out drive. |
7 | 8 | BIG BANG BONG (V186) | B Prebble | -- | Smooth jump, midfield, one pace, no threat. |
8 | 11 | FRIENDS OF KA YING (T370) | K Teetan | V-/PC2/TT | Fair jump, unable to match early pace, rear pair, came 6-wide top of lane, one pace under drive. |
9 | 3 | CALIFORNIA WHIP (A114) | M F Poon | H/TT | Quickest of all, disputed lead and found easy garden spot in third at 1200m, shaken up 450m for more, found nothing when given his head. |
10 | 7 | ZILONG (B113) | O Doleuze | -- | Poor flat-footed start, trailed in last the entire trip until last 400m, came widest 7-deep top of lane, best strides inside the last 200m, finished well. |
11 | 10 | SUNNY WIN (V254) | H T Mo | V | Good clean jump, ridden hard for early speed, disputing lead and using hard first bend, dropped in and lead 1200m, unchallenged back straight, beaten tamely 350m out. |
12 | 12 | CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) | K C Ng | B/TT | Quickly away, chased early pace 5-2ide first bend, soon caught 3-deep without cover in midfield, weakened after straightening out in the lane, soon beaten. |
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 |