Race 8 (008)
CAUSEWAY BAY HANDICAP Rating:88-68 1400m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | FOREST SPRING (BN202) | W Woods | B | Niggled along early on, ridden to improve around bend, entered straight two wide and 5Ls down, rapid headway to hit front 200 M out, ran on well. |
2 | 4 | SUPER CENTURY (BV029) | F Coetzee | TT | Gained lead from wide draw 900 M out, travelled well, still on bridle 300 M out, no answer to winner's finishing kick but stayed on well for second. |
3 | 10 | GREENMORE (BT194) | S Baster | B | Tardy start, dropped out to race in last place early stages, raced three wide 6 to 7 lengths off pace entering straight, ran on well without ever threatening winner. |
4 | 2 | AUCASH (BV269) | D Whyte | -- | Settled on inside in 4th or 5th until entering straight, prevented from delivering run for over 200 M before shifting out, final sprint have too little, too late. |
5 | 7 | WIN FOR LILY (BS244) | T Culhane | -- | Outpaced early and well behind, some 10 lengths back, entering straight. Kept responding to strong riding to stay on well through beaten horses. |
6 | 12 | COURAGE STAR (BT054) | E Legrix | -- | Raced in midfield on inside, entered straight in 7th, 3.5Ls off leader, briefly threatened to challenge, not come on final 200 M. |
7 | 13 | CONVERGENCE (BV289) | R Fradd | -- | Slowish exit from stalls, raced two wide 2.5 lengths behind leader on straightening up, held every chance 400 M from line but could not pass SUPER CENTURY, chance gone 200 M out, faded. |
8 | 5 | SMART WINNER (CA019) | S King | -- | Tracked leader racing outside HORNET until 400 M out, entered straight in second place, 1 length down, effort 300 M out quickly extinguished. |
9 | 9 | DELIGHTFUL SPECIAL (BP147) | K S Yu | B | Matched strides with SMART WINNER on that horse's outer before capitulating 200 M from line, had been 3 wide entering straight just 1.5 lengths off leader. |
10 | 3 | HORNET (BP238) | K H Ting | -- | Ridden to make early running, ceded advantage to SUPER CENTURY with 900 M to run, ridden but still in touch upon straightening up 2 lengths off leader, on inside, quickly fell away. |
11 | 14 | MENTOR (CA253) | H K Yim | -- | Never on terms racing in second / third / fourth from rear throughout, always at least 6 lengths off pace. |
12 | 8 | ALL WIN (BT106) | W M Lai | B/TT | Never on terms early on, raced outside of eventual winner entering straight, offered little during final 400 M. |
13 | 1 | HUNTING LAD (BP153) | D Dunn | B | Held up in rear, threatened to make a burst up inside rail entering straight 6Ls down but failed to follow through. |
14 | 6 | STRONGHEART (BT113) | A Marcus | -- | Travelled in midfield two off the rails, turned for home 4Ls off pace inside winner, weakened rapidly. (Bled.) |
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 |