Race 9 (431)
CITIBANK INSURANCE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | LOMBARDI (CK406) | B Prebble | B | Settled one-off in midfield, quickened well when asked for efforts 350 M out, hit the front 150 M out, kept on soundly to score. |
2 | 3 | CITY POWER (M066) | D Whyte | B/SR | On-pace but caught 4-wide with no cover early, ran up to share lead halfway, quickened when asked 400 M out and soon hit the front, caught by the winner 100 M out. |
3 | 4 | SOVEREIGN FALCON (CL315) | D Beadman | H1 | Widely drawn, taken to midfield in search of cover, responded satisfactorily when asked 300 M out, ran on steadily for 3rd without threatening the top two. |
4 | 1 | BOUNCER (CJ074) | C Y Ho | SR/TT | Lacked early speed as usual and travelled 8Ls off the pace, urged along early, clicked into gear 300 M out, finished off soundly, just late for a place. |
5 | 11 | GROOVY (CL401) | Y T Cheng | TT | Crowded start, pushed to hold a 3-wide spot just off the pace, bumped and lost cover 900 M out, kept on well early in the home straight, no extra final 50 M, just missed a place. |
6 | 2 | FAMILISTS (M102) | K C Leung | XB- | Prominently placed just off the speed on rail, blocked early in the home straight, finished off well when clear 250 M out, too late. (Lost right hind plate.) |
7 | 13 | MOON CHASER (CK013) | G Cheyne | -- | Settled well in the mid-division on rail, held up at the top of the home straight, finished off satisfactorily final 250 M. |
8 | 5 | EIGHT PLUS NINE (CH259) | O Doleuze | B | Handy but caught wide without cover early, ran up to share the lead 1000 M out, kept on fairly early in the home straight, passed 250 M out, soon flattened. |
9 | 10 | BUTTERFIELD (CG178) | M W Leung | B/TT | Lacked early speed and travelled at the rear, niggled along in the early stages, swung widest for home, made up gradual ground final 300 M, rather one-paced. |
10 | 14 | LONGWAH KID (CL412) | M L Yeung | XB1/H/TT | Slow away, settled one-off just behind the mid-division, only made limited progress in the home straight and passed a few tired runners. |
11 | 12 | HAPPY MASTER (CE050) | C Williams | CP | Urged along to hold a one-off spot just behind the speed, held ground until flattened near the 200 M pole, soon faded. |
12 | 8 | WHITE HART KING (M160) | W C Marwing | -- | Taken back from gate 14 and travelled 6Ls off the pace, on heels 350 M out, only made limited progress when clear soon later. |
13 | 9 | NOBLE DELUXE (M063) | T H So | -- | Pushed up to hold a one-off spot in midfield, failed to keep on 250 M out, soon faded. |
14 | 7 | MY GOAL (CJ131) | C K Tong | B/TT | Niggled along to lead on the rail, eased to the box-seat before the first bend, held ground until flattened 200 M out, gave ground. |
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 |