Race 10 (135)
CRYSTAL HANDICAP Rating:75-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | SOLAR EMPIRE (CB299) | Y T Cheng | -- | Broke well, showed good early speed to work across to lead, dictated terms in front, kicked strongly passing 400 M and kept going to post solidly. |
2 | 9 | MY LANSON (CE336) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Away with them, settled nicely 8th on rails 6Ls from lead, midfield, spent nothing in run, followed rails in straight and made good ground late. |
3 | 8 | WINNING BULLET (CE260) | D Whyte | -- | Broke with them, pressed forward early to take up prominent position, settled 3 back fence 3Ls off lead through mid section, inconvenienced entering straight and held up before bumping clear to finish well. (See Racing Incidents.) |
4 | 2 | CROWNED GEM (CE056) | O Doleuze | SR/V/TT | Away well, settled in good spot 6th 2 wide 5Ls off lead, tracked 4 wide on turn and came with strong run in straight, bumped and hung in over final stages, should be a little closer. |
5 | 10 | ELEGANT KING PRAWN (CE265) | R Fradd | TT1 | Broke best, restrained from wide gate to take trail, caught 3 wide midfield 6Ls from lead without cover, pressed forward 4 wide to be 3Ls from lead on straightening, tried hard in straight but passed final 100 M. |
6 | 13 | THE ONLY ONE (CB383) | S K Sit | V | Away well, ridden hard to take up forward spot, raced 2 wide without cover 4Ls off lead throughout, urged along 3 wide to make ground on turn and given every chance in straight but not up to it. |
7 | 6 | ELECTRONICS SPUR (CE285) | F Coetzee | TT | Jumped with them, settled well in 5th 4 back fence 5Ls from lead, used nothing in run, made run between runners and had no clear run when making good ground late. Not fully tested. |
8 | 11 | LUCKY CORDELIA (CD088) | C Munce | TT | Broke well, drifted back to worse than midfield, raced in 9th position 2 wide 7Ls from lead, under pressure on turn and made some ground without threatening winner. |
9 | 5 | HANDBAG PREMIER (CD137) | M Rodd | B | Hard ridden early to cross to rails, held spot behind leader throughout, travelled well to turn but lacked dash in straight to make impression. |
10 | 1 | CHATER SILK (CG050) | A Delpech | -- | Fairly away, taken back to last from awkward gate, rearward 10Ls from lead thereafter, had field in front on turn, past tiring runners late. |
11 | 12 | ORIENTAL (CC202) | W M Lai | -- | Awkward to begin, settled 4th last on rails 8Ls from front- runners, had easy run in middle stages, raced very one paced in straight. |
12 | 14 | THUNDER MAN (CB239) | K S Yu | B | Broke with them, drifted back to settle 3rd last 2 wide 9Ls from lead, came 3 wide from 600 M and 4 wide on turn, showed no turn of foot in straight. |
13 | 3 | SIAMERIC TE SPECSO (CE171) | B Prebble | -- | Away with them, caught wide from awkward draw, trapped 3 and 4 wide throughout 8Ls from lead, hard ridden on turn and failed to respond. (See Racing Incidents.) |
14 | 4 | COME HO CHOI (CE082) | G Schofield | SR/B1 | Awkward to begin, settled 2nd last on rails 9Ls from speed, came 2 wide on turn but unable to make any impact in straight. |
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 |