Race 8 (488)
LUNG KONG HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 13 | SILVERBIRD (CB335) | G Schofield | -- | Always 2Ls off pace and 2-wide until home straight, held up for a run by DESERT STORM until switching inside 250 M out, led 100 M out, kept on well, just hung on. |
2 | 4 | STRATEGIC SELECT (CB133) | G Mosse | B | 2-wide and 5Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3-widen and driven along when 3Ls down at top of home straight, 1L down 200 M out, ran on strongly, just missed. |
3 | 12 | MY FAVOURITE (CA125) | S Dye | -- | Settled towards rear 3-wide and 8Ls off the speed 1000 M out, 5-wide into home straight when 5Ls down, stayed on well to be 3Ls down at the 200 M out, kept on but post came too soon. |
4 | 1 | SPRINTER (CA067) | O Doleuze | B | Steadied towards rear about 9Ls off the pace 1000 M out when 2-wide, 4-wide into stretch when 6Ls behind leader and one from rear, ran on very strongly to narrowly miss out on a place. (See Racing Incidents.) |
5 | 6 | FIGHTING MASCOT (CB426) | E Saint-Martin | B | Had the run of the race on fence 2Ls off the pace from 1200 M out to home straight, disputing lead on fence 200 M out, no extra close home. |
6 | 2 | DESERT STORM (CA048) | D Whyte | TT | Raced 3-wide and 3Ls off the speed 1200 M out, improved to be 1L down into home straight when 3-wide, narrow lead 300 M to 150 M out when headed, no extra. |
7 | 10 | ADMIRAL (CA075) | C Williams | -- | On fence 6Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3-wide into home straight and 5Ls down, staying on when 3Ls down 200 M out, finished off strongly along far rail. |
8 | 7 | MASTER MAGIC (BP193) | A Marcus | -- | 3Ls off the speed and 2-wide from the 1000 M to 600 M, 3-wide and over 2Ls down into home straight, 2Ls down at the 200 M, awkwardly placed and not fully extended through final 100 M. |
9 | 3 | STOIC (BT155) | D Dunn | -- | Awkwardly away, on fence 5Ls off speed 1000 M out, 4Ls down on fence entering straight, stayed on at same pace and never a threat. |
10 | 8 | SHINING GEM (CA180) | B Prebble | SR | Sent on to lead by half a length out 2-wide 1100 M out, driven along to stay in front entering straight, headed over 300 M out, faded out. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 14 | MONEY WINS (BT165) | Y T Cheng | TT1 | Slowly away, 6Ls off pace and 2-wide 1000 M out, lost position about 600 M out and was in rear about 7Ls adrift of leader entering straight, never got into it. |
12 | 5 | C'EST LA VIE (CB085) | W M Lai | B | Over-raced on fence 4Ls off pace 1000 M out, 2-wide and 3Ls off speed at top of home straight, didn't quicken up and was beaten 200 M out. |
13 | 9 | WATCH ME WIN (CA211) | M Cahill | B/TT | Keen early on, raced 3-wide 6Ls off the speed 1000 M out, 4-wide and 4Ls down on the swing, always outpaced. |
14 | 11 | ENGINEERING WONDER (CB300) | M Walker | -- | Led on fence by 2Ls 1300 M out racing freely, headed by SHINING GEM 1100 M out, half a length off the pace until home straight, faded and beaten 300 M out. |
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 |