Race 8 (360)
THE STEWARDS' CUP Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | AMBITIOUS DRAGON (CK399) | D Whyte | B | Settled in midfield 3-wide, travelled strongly, picked up effortlessly and cruised past leader near 200M, drew clear beating a high class field with total authority. |
2 | 5 | XTENSION (M097) | J Lloyd | H/XB | Caught wide no cover early then strode forward to race outside leader, took over nearing 400M but couldn't match winner's acceleration mid straight, kept on well enough to hold 2nd. |
3 | 2 | CALIFORNIA MEMORY (CL135) | M Chadwick | -- | Dropped back to the rear 6-7Ls off the steady pace, saved ground on the inside, last into straight and pulled widest to challenge, stayed on strongly from the rear. |
4 | 6 | THUMBS UP (CK005) | B Prebble | -- | Held up in last 7Ls behind leader, turned 3-wide from 600M and crept closer to pace, ran on well final 400M. |
5 | 9 | SICHUAN SUCCESS (CL307) | M Guyon | TT | Broke well, soon crossed to the fence, had cover behind leader from 1200M, kept on steadily final 400M but not pace to challenge first two, lost 2 places near finish. |
6 | 12 | LET ME HANDLE IT (CL287) | O Doleuze | TT- | Travelled well in a rearward spot, found clear passage inside 300M, stayed on without reaching leaders but nevertheless a good effort considering the depth of the opponents. |
7 | 10 | MIGHTY HIGH (CL096) | N Callan | H | Tracked leaders 3-wide under restraint, left with no cover from 1200M, driven along passing 500M, kept on one paced. |
8 | 7 | FLYING BLUE (CL389) | T Angland | -- | Up with early pace, became difficult to settle after being crossed 1400M, 3Ls back in midfield turning for home, held up behind horses to 250M but didn't find much when clear. |
9 | 3 | ABLE ONE (CG108) | D Beadman | H | Not far off from the pace, well covered, travelled smoothly but found disappointingly little off the bridle, faded inside 100M. |
10 | 4 | IRIAN (CL187) | G Mosse | H | Towards the rear and was 4-wide without cover for most of the trip, didn't show his usual turn of foot when put to pressure passing 400M. Ran well below par. |
11 | 8 | DESTINED FOR GLORY (M207) | T Clark | H/XB/TT | Settled in midfield, kept on same pace final 400M, no impression on leaders. (Blood in trachea.) |
12 | 14 | OUTDOOR PEGASUS (CL173) | B Doyle | TT | Reserved in a rearward position, not quickened passing 400M, never a factor. |
13 | 11 | SIGHT WINNER (CJ049) | M Du Plessis | -- | Driven forward, led steadily, faded nearing 300M, soundly beaten. |
14 | 13 | HANDSOME ZULU (M024) | T H So | B | Slow to muster, raced behind midfield along the inside, not quickened passing 400M, soon left behind. |
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 |