Race 7 (485)
THE CUHK ALUMNI CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | WHY NOT (N053) | Z Purton | TT | Not pushed and settled 3-wide with cover at rear. Switched wider entering straight and ran on strongly under pressure. |
2 | 2 | TRUMP (P106) | O Doleuze | TT | Made use of inside draw to slide along 3-back the fence to straight. Shaken up and ran home strongly between horses. |
3 | 7 | ENGROSSING (P186) | R Fourie | XB | Taken back from wide draw and dropped to rear along fence. Was last 400m when taken out and finished strongly. |
4 | 9 | KING'S FOLKS (N296) | H W Lai | B | No early speed but kept away from fence. Had no clear run turning form home, taken very wide and finished off nicely. |
5 | 1 | HELENE FUN STAR (N105) | G Mosse | TT | Snagged back from wide draw and last along back stretch and turn. Switched out 400m and finished off nicely. |
6 | 4 | LITTLE MEN (N441) | D Whyte | -- | Settled between horses in midfield, shifted out 400m to make run but stopped in tracks. Recovered and flew final 200m. |
7 | 6 | SEA THE PEARLS (M281) | K C Ng | TT | Began awkwardly but recovered and taken to the front cutting to fence before turn. Kicked away 400m, still clear 200m, swamped final stages. |
8 | 8 | GOLDLAND DANCER (N316) | T Clark | -- | Allowed to find own feet along rails behind midfield. Got shuffled back around turn, one-paced final 400m. |
9 | 3 | NINTH GALAXY (N380) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped well and raced with leading pack first 100m before taking box seat. Gave ground gradually final 400m. |
10 | 11 | LET'S GOAL (M061) | M Chadwick | TT | Made to work from wide draw to go forward and trapped 3-wide without cover for most of trip. Gave ground in straight. |
11 | 12 | SPURS ON (N428) | C Y Ho | H-/B1/TT1 | Jumped best but allowed to settle in 4th one-off the fence to and around turn. Found little under pressure in straight. |
12 | 10 | FUN HEROES (CL207) | C Y Lui | V-/CP2/TT2 | Jumped well from wide draw then made to work to swoop around field to sit outside leader. Gave ground soon after entering straight. |
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 |