Race 8 (569)
THE AUDEMARS PIGUET QEII CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | MILITARY ATTACK (N175) | T Berry | H/SR | Broke well, always in touch, steadily advanced to a striking position midway on the home turn, quickened smartly when asked 300M, soon established a clear margin, won impressively. |
2 | 2 | CALIFORNIA MEMORY (CL135) | M Chadwick | -- | Not far off behind leaders in first half, switched away from rails 700M, quickened well on straightening, couldn't resist the winner 200M, kept on steadily to hold 2nd. |
3 | 3 | EISHIN FLASH (P630) | M Demuro | H | Taken back from a wide barrier, reserved in last 8Ls off the pace, took inside route turning in, unable to obtain clear running until 300M, closed gamely and was rapidly getting to the 3rd. |
4 | 13 | SAJJHAA (P631) | S De Sousa | H | Slow to begin, quickly recovered to a 3-wide spot in midfield, left with no cover halfway, moved closer 600M, ran on well to briefly go 3rd 100M out but no extra gain late. |
5 | 9 | AKEED MOFEED (P125) | D Whyte | XB | Up with early pace, steadied to track the front runners under a strong hold, looked a strong chance early straight, briefly led 300M but could not sustain the bid, one-paced final 200M. |
6 | 1 | AMBITIOUS DRAGON (CK399) | Z Purton | B | Reserved behind midfield, swung 4-wide for home, checked 400M and again near 250M when closing off the race strongly , unable to re-gain momentum after this incident. |
7 | 5 | THUMBS UP (CK005) | B Prebble | -- | Dropped back to near last, patiently held up to 500M, swung widest for home, closed belatedly over final 200M. |
8 | 14 | IGUGU (P632) | A Delpech | SR | Close up behind early pace, travelled wide without cover before striding to lead 1100M, headed near 300M, faded out of contention. |
9 | 6 | IRIAN (CL187) | O Doleuze | H | Restrained in midfield 3-wide, pushed wider 1100M and left without cover, stayed on mildly and could never get near to leaders. |
10 | 12 | WRATH OF FIRE (CL420) | T Angland | -- | Unhurried after the start, settled near last off the inside, driven 400M but not going the pace of main rivals, ran past only beaten runners. |
11 | 7 | TREASURE BEACH (N627) | C O'Donoghue | SR | Well covered in a 2-wide position behind midfield, kept on one paced turning into straight, never threatened. |
12 | 8 | ZAIDAN (M234) | R Fourie | TT1 | Moved up willingly into a forward position, prominent behind leader throughout, gave limited response when asked, swamped inside 300M, weakened away. |
13 | 10 | ASHKIYR (P151) | W C Marwing | H1 | Rolled forward, led from 1600M to 1100M, tracked leader rounding the bend, failed to respond turning in and gradually gave way. |
14 | 11 | CRACKERJACK (N446) | A Suborics | SR/TT1 | Awkwardly away, settled behind midfield, came under heavy pressure 600M out, not pace to go with principals, dropped out rapidly 200M. |
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 |