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Race 7 (318)

THE POK OI CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 SWEET SANETTE (CL103) D Whyte -- Drawn on the far side but soon moved across to share the lead, responded well under pressure final 350m, drew clear passing 200m, kept on strongly under pressure.
2 3 ELITE SIXTY-SIX (CK085) D Beadman -- Jumped fast, held back to race in midfield within 2Ls off the pace, crept closer passing 500m, ran on soundly under the whip for 2nd.
3 7 GO FAY FAY (CK313) K C Leung B1/TT Began fairly, shaken up to share the lead on the stand side, kept on until flattening final 100m, just did enough to secure a place.
4 6 GO DAN GO (CJ327) Z Purton -- Jumped well, sat handily 1-2Ls behind the leaders, bit outpaced from 400m to 300m, dashed well under pressure final 200m, come just too late for 3rd.
5 14 INVINCIBLEKINDNESS (CK253) Y T Cheng -- Lacked early speed, urged throughout to improve position down centre of the track, finished off well but overall no threat to the principals.
6 12 HO HAPPY (CK286) W Pike -- Bumped start, niggled along to sit 2-3Ls behind the leaders, only one-paced under pressure final 400m, never nearer.
7 11 MEGABUCKS (CJ301) W M Lai -- Slow to begin, settled rearward 3-4Ls off the pace, made up little ground under pressure final 500m, could not find extra in concluding stages.
8 13 NATIVE KID (CG317) T H So CP Jumped well, mustered fast to share the lead along the stand rails, overhauled by the winner near 300m, outpaced and got tired final 150m.
9 8 DREAM HORSE (CG029) M W Leung H/TT Out in line, sat in midfield on the stand rails, gave very limited response when asked for efforts final 400m, remained one-paced to the line.
10 4 MACHO EXPRESSO (CH261) B Prebble B Out in line, lacked early speed and drifted back to last passing 700m, lost touch at 500m, passed only the tired runners final 200m.
11 5 JOYFUL JOYFUL (CK284) G Mosse -- Bumped start losing ground, urged to sit 4-5Ls behind the leaders, held its position until weakened final 300m.
12 9 HEXAGON (CL121) C K Tong -- Broke fairly, shaken up to catch up 3-4Ls off the pace, outpaced near 400m, soon dropped out.
13 10 SMART CURRENCY (CJ222) K L Chui TT Bumped start, settled midfield 2-3Ls off the speed, outpaced 400m, weakened sharply and gave ground.
14 1 GLENEALY STAR (CH284) C W Wong TT Broke well, sat 2-3Ls behind the speed, could not keep up passing 600m, gave ground, tailed 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