Race 9 (338)
DYER HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | AASHIQ (CK175) | J Lloyd | -- | Jumped well, easily ran up to lead 1L, travelled well throughout, quickened clear 400 M out, never challenged. |
2 | 3 | VAUGIRARD (CK347) | B Prebble | B | Jumped fast, handily placed 2Ls behind the leader, dashed well under pressure in home straight but never troubled the winner. |
3 | 13 | LEGEND EXPRESS (CK224) | H W Lai | B | Out in line, urged early but soon eased back in order to find cover, travelled 7Ls off pace 3-wide with cover, ran on strongly down centre of the home straight, nicked 3rd in the final stride. |
4 | 9 | MASTER ELITE (CJ210) | G Mosse | XB-/B | Broke fairly, niggled along to hold a fence position 5Ls behind the leader, travelled nicely along the rails, made up ground steadily under pressure final 350 M, just lost a place in the final stride. |
5 | 4 | STILTON (CG173) | C Soumillon | B/TT1 | Patiently ridden as usual and sat 9Ls off the pace at the rear, covered substantial ground down centre of the home straight final 350 M, but failed to trouble the principals. |
6 | 5 | AMBITIOUS OWNER (CJ106) | S K Sit | B/XB/TT | Niggled along to sit one out one back, travelled well in the early and middle stages, could not match the strides of the first two final 300 M, kept fighting until got tired final 150 M. |
7 | 10 | GOOD PARTNER (CE221) | M W Leung | TT | Jumped fastest, held up to sit just off the pace, caught 3-wide with cover, shifted in 2-wide rounding bend at 800 M, gave very limited response when asked for efforts final 400 M. |
8 | 14 | BEST POWER (CG006) | K L Chui | TT | Out in line but lacked early speed, drifted back 8Ls off the pace despite being urged along, swung wide for home, did cover some group in the straight but never better than midfield. (Bled.) |
9 | 2 | EASTERN EMPIRE (CL172) | M Chadwick | TT1 | Taken back from the widest alley, settled last 9Ls behind the pace, shifted widest for home, made some late progress final 250 M and passed the beaten rivals. |
10 | 12 | ETERNAL BEAUTY (CL012) | O Doleuze | TT1 | Jumped fast from the wide draw, taken to 3-wide position behind midfield to obtain cover, travelled keenly in the early stages, only remained one-paced under pressure final 350 M. |
11 | 7 | ROMA THUNDER (CL109) | B Doyle | B1/TT | Slow to begin, pressed on to catch up 4Ls behind the pace in midfield, 2-wide with cover, niggled along in the middle stages, bit outpaced turning for home, weakened and yielded ground in the straight. |
12 | 8 | ROYAL KNIGHT (CL094) | J Victoire | TT | Driven to occupy a fence position 3Ls off the pace, failed to improve when asked for efforts final 350 M, got tired near 200 M. |
13 | 6 | MASTER DRAGON (CL137) | G Cheyne | H1 | Broke only fairly, niggled along to hold a 2-wide position 5Ls off the speed, no response when asked at the top of straight, never competitive. |
14 | 1 | CHINA LUJIA (CJ088) | K W Leung | XB/B2 | Out in line, sat 3-wide in midfield, lost cover at 800 M, weakened sharply final 300 M, finished tailed out. (Bled.) |
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 |