Race 6 (559)
THE MACWHINNIE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:68-48 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | SELF FLIT (CB322) | W C Marwing | -- | 4-wide and 5Ls off pace 1000 M out, 6-wide and 5Ls off lead into straight, quickened up well while hanging in to go 1L down 200 M out, led 150 M out, easily. |
2 | 3 | CHIEF IVOR (CA004) | A Marcus | TT | Away well and led very early on before sitting in 3rd 2Ls off pace on fence 1000 M out, regained lead at top of straight, grabbed by winner final 200 M and just hung on for 2nd. |
3 | 13 | TELECOM BABE (CA187) | Y T Cheng | -- | On fence about 7Ls off lead 1000 M out, 4Ls adrift on inside 600 M out, travelling well on straightening, good turn of foot to go 1-1/2Ls off pace 200 M out, kept on well. |
4 | 6 | HAPPY CHAMP (BS226) | D Whyte | B | Driven along early, 6Ls down and 2-wide 1000 M out, still hard ridden 600 M out, 4Ls down turning in and kept responding to pressure to go 2Ls off pace 200 M out, no extra. |
5 | 8 | TOUCH OF CLASS (CB129) | B Fayd'herbe | B- | Slowest away, 8Ls off pace on rails 1000 M out, 5Ls down travelling well turning for home, short of room around about 300 M out, ran on fairly well once in clear. (See Racing Incidents.) |
6 | 4 | ALBELA (BV028) | E Saint-Martin | SR | On fence 3Ls or 4Ls off lead from back straight to home turn when briefly threatened, soon one-paced and weakened final 200 M. |
7 | 14 | A CANDY (CB190) | M W Leung | SR1 | About 7Ls or 8Ls off pace and 2-wide 1000 M out, similar distance off lead but wider still turning for home, hampered 300 M out, 6Ls down in centre of track 200 M out, ran on fairly well. |
8 | 1 | INTERVENE (BV180) | S Dye | BO | Raced 2-wide 1L off pace 1000 M out through to straightening up for home when niggled to lie up, struggling when passed for 2nd over 200 M out, weakened. |
9 | 9 | ELECTRONIC SEEKER (BV243) | W Woods | B | 4Ls off speed on fence 1000 M out, 2-wide 3Ls off pace 600 M out, hard ridden when shifted out about 300 M out, one-paced to line. |
10 | 5 | AUTHORISED (BP125) | D Dunn | -- | Broke through stalls prior to race, raced 2-wide 9Ls off pace 1000 M out, similarly positioned turning in, not come on. |
11 | 2 | SING A SONG (CB244) | F Coetzee | -- | Raced 3-wide and 3Ls off pace from 1000 M until stretch, under strong pressure when checked 300 M out, soon beaten. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 11 | HIN YUEN'S UNICORN (BS319) | M Cahill | -- | In 4th place racing 2-wide about 2-1/2Ls off speed from 900 M out to stretch, carried head high under pressure and short of room about 300 M out, soon no chance. |
13 | 10 | HAPPY YEARS (CB149) | S K Sit | -- | Ridden to lead on fence 1000 M out, never more than 1L clear, grabbed at top of straight, found nothing off bridle. |
14 | 7 | PARADIS (CB044) | E Legrix | SR | Raced 2-wide 4Ls off pace 1000 M out, 3-wide 3Ls off speed 600 M out, under pressure when checked about 300 M out, soon eased down. |
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 |