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Race 8 (378)

THE CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE   Rating:-   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 JOY AND FUN (CH014) B Doyle CP Travelled in midfield 3-wide, quickened up nicely passing 400M, sprinted clear nearing 150M and kept on well to the line.
2 1 LUCKY NINE (CL259) B Prebble -- Held up in midfield, well covered, driven 400M but lacked winner's acceleration, did best work final 200M, nearest line.
3 5 SUNNY KING (CH105) T Clark H Crossed to a rail position and settled behind midfield, made steady progress final 300M, stuck on well without ever looking like getting level with the winner.
4 9 LEADING CITY (CK298) N Callan -- Driven forward, soon out in front setting a good pace, responded well when pressed early straight, headed inside 200M, faded into 4th 50M from home.
5 8 RICH UNICORN (CL410) D Whyte -- Towards the rear 4Ls off the good pace, shifted into clear 350M, stayed on but not getting to leaders. (Lame next day.)
6 3 LITTLE BRIDGE (CL285) Z Purton B1/TT Always close to the pace, ran on one-paced under pressure 400M, faded out of contention inside 100M.
7 12 CALIFORNIA CHOICE (M114) M Chadwick TT Dropped back to last and was always along the fence, made limited progress from off the pace, no impression on leaders.
8 7 LET ME FIGHT (CL176) J Lloyd H/XB Up with early pace, steadied near 850M and shuffled back to a midfield position, kept on same pace in straight, weakened nearing 100M.
9 6 EAGLE REGIMENT (M011) O Doleuze -- Settled 2-wide in the group chasing leader, got into a challenging position entering home straight but not quickened when asked, weakened nearing 100M. (Lame next day.)
10 10 DYNAMIC BLITZ (CJ339) M Du Plessis XB Held up in last pair, switched widest entering home straight, made only little progress.
11 2 SACRED KINGDOM (CG268) G Mosse TT Settled 3-wide behind midfield, found little off the bridle 400M, outpaced mid-straight.
12 11 BLAZE KING (CK104) M Guyon TT Always prominent, 3-wide outside leader making the turn, dropped away 300M, soon lost touch with the field.
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