Race 6 (699)
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | AMPLE GAINS (CE021) | Z Purton | B/TT | Pushed early but lacked speed, settled behind midfield, 6-1/2Ls off the solid tempo, made ground steadily final 300 M, closed off most strongly 100 M, dominated in last few strides. |
2 | 12 | AMAZING CHOICE (CG163) | J Lloyd | B | Pushed to occupy a prominent spot just off the solid pace 2-wide, led 400 M and drifted away by 3Ls, hung on until last few strides, just missed by a neck. |
3 | 3 | GREAT HEART (CK219) | M Chadwick | CP1/TT | Midfield, 4-1/2Ls off the solid tempo 2 to 3-wide, progressed steadily 300 M to secure 3rd. |
4 | 7 | DYNAMIC (CK100) | T H So | TT | Eased at start to cross behind the field, 8Ls off the solid pace 2-wide, progressed steadily in straight, momentarily held up 400 M to 200 M. |
5 | 13 | MIGHTY SUN (CK058) | K C Leung | B | Hard ridden to cross in front, settled in box seat, ran on until 200 M flattened. |
6 | 8 | GOLDEN TREASURE (CJ087) | W C Marwing | -- | Pushed early but failed to muster and held 5 to 6-wide at stable bends, crossed to 3-wide in midfield in back straight, 5-1/2Ls off the solid pace, made some ground in straight. Peaked 200 M. |
7 | 11 | PRETTY TOUCH (CK252) | A Gryder | B | Hard ridden early to obtain a position behind the leading group, 3-1/2Ls off the solid tempo, trapped 3 to 4 wide throughout, just held ground in straight despite the negative racing situations. |
8 | 4 | STILTON (CG173) | D Beadman | PC | Eased back, 7-1/2Ls off the solid pace, trapped 3 to 4-wide throughout and lost too much ground, bumped 400 M, made ground 200 M. |
9 | 5 | VICTORY TREASURE (CE031) | C K Tong | P-/PC1/TT | Hard ridden early to keep up in midfield along the fence, 4-1/2Ls off the solid pace, no progress in final stages. |
10 | 6 | CHINA LUJIA (CJ088) | M Du Plessis | B/XB | Hard ridden to obtain a prominent spot on the fence, 3Ls behind the solid pace, weakened 300 M. |
11 | 10 | SUPER CAGA (CK054) | K T Yeung | CP | Hard ridden early but trapped 5 to 6-wide outside the pace group at stable bends, took rail and led by 1-1/2Ls at solid tempo in back straight, soon emptied 400 M. |
12 | 9 | NEEDLES AND THREAD (CJ282) | B Doyle | B | Very slow away, at rear, 8Ls off the solid pace on the rails, blocked most straight, checked 200 M, never tested. |
13 | 14 | WESTERN STAR (CK299) | M W Leung | -- | Eased at start to cross at rear, never competitive. |
14 | 2 | KENOBE (CH222) | Y T Cheng | XB | Eased back and travelled along the fence, never better than midfield, checked 200 M. |
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 |