Race 6 (549)
AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | HONEY MONEY (CC359) | K L Chui | B/TT | Soon sat inside the leader. Took up running at 1000 M. Kept on strongly in straight to win unchallenged. |
2 | 1 | BUMPER BUMPER (CD025) | G Schofield | -- | Soon forward of midfield about 3Ls off the speed. 4-wide turning in. Made up nice ground final 300 M to secure a distant 2nd near home. |
3 | 13 | SHANGHAI LAD (CE213) | B Prebble | V | At rear. Shifted out for running upon straightening. Made up nice ground final 250 M but just lost 2nd close home. (Bled.) |
4 | 9 | GOLDEN SUN (CD386) | W M Lai | TT | Towards rear. At least 7Ls back at 1000 M. Made up good ground final 250 M to be nearest at finish but was set too big a task. |
5 | 11 | ABLE ONE (CG108) | D Dunn | BO1 | Soon pulled its way to the front with the eventual winner close-up on its inside after proving difficult to settle. Headed at 1000 M. Kept on in straight whilst hanging in and found no extra 100 M out. |
6 | 4 | GOLD STRIKER (CD365) | D Whyte | -- | Always in touch in 3rd or 4th place within 2Ls off the speed. Kept on without ever looking dangerous in straight. |
7 | 10 | CLASSA WIN (CA115) | H W Lai | -- | Towards rear. Headway from 800 M to midfield or worse rounding the turn. 5Ls back turning in. One-paced in straight. |
8 | 5 | SHINY RIBBON (CE173) | F Coetzee | CP/TT | Soon dropped to the rear from wide draw. Made up some late ground. (See Racing Incidents.) |
9 | 2 | FAMOUS DANCER (CD353) | G Mosse | -- | Slowly away. Got on the rail and moved up steadily midfield or better from 1000 M. Unable to quicken in straight. |
10 | 6 | FIRST AMONG EQUALS (CC327) | E Saint-Martin | B | Towards rear and trapped wide. Last turning in. Ran past beaten runners final 200 M. |
11 | 8 | LEILATI (CE089) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Midfield. Unbalanced when placed close to heels rounding the turn at 800 M. Ketp on until finding no extra 200 M out. |
12 | 7 | FANTASY (CB187) | Y T Cheng | -- | Midfield early. Lost position at 1300 M and was some 6Ls back towards rear at 1000 M. Never a threat in straight. |
13 | 14 | BRILLIANT ONE (CG212) | C Munce | TT | In touch. 2Ls back rounding the bend. Dropped out tamely from 300 M. |
14 | 3 | RED POWER (CD077) | S Dye | B/TT | Slowly away but soon ridden forward to be in touch. 4th or 5th from 1200 M about 2Ls off the pace. Struggled badly 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 |