Race 8 (251)
THE LONGINES HONG KONG CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | A SHIN HIKARI (V614) | Y Take | H | Sent forward from wide gate, sped to a 3L lead back straight, kept on strongly turning in and still showed no signs of tiredness to 100M, impressive all the way victory in fast time. |
2 | 14 | NUOVO RECORD (V617) | R Moore | H | In 9th / 10th position, over 10Ls behind the strong pace in middle stages, closed off strongly final 400M, got up for 2nd near 100M but not quite getting to winner. |
3 | 3 | BLAZING SPEED (P192) | N Callan | TT | Settled down in 4th 5Ls behind runway leader middle stages, responded well to pressure, briefly went 2nd passing 200M, not reached winner, turned one pace late stages. |
4 | 1 | DESIGNS ON ROME (P270) | J Moreira | -- | Raced as the back-marker, over 14Ls off the pace mid stages, pushed along 600M, ran on well to go 4th late stages but no serious threat to first three. |
5 | 13 | LUCIA VALENTINA (V616) | D Oliver | -- | Patiently ridden, held up at the back over 10Ls off the good pace, had plenty to make up 400M, stayed on mildly for non-threatening 5th. |
6 | 5 | MILITARY ATTACK (N175) | Z Purton | H/SR | In 6th place, 10Ls off the strong pace in middle stages, stayed on fairly entering straight before turning one pace final 100M. |
7 | 6 | DAN EXCEL (N195) | H Bowman | CP/TT | Chased leader in a strongly run race, nudged along to keep up 500M, out-finished and lost 2nd mid-straight, weakened towards finish. |
8 | 10 | BEAUTY ONLY (S411) | G Mosse | H/TT | Held up in 5th 7-8Ls off the strong pace, ran on only fairly when placed under pressure 400M, out-finished and never got into contention. |
9 | 4 | CRITERION (T613) | C Williams | B | Towards the rear over 10Ls off the pace, under pressure 1000M out, fell back to last 400M, gave limited response when driven out in straight. (No Vet findings.) |
10 | 7 | STAPHANOS (T622) | K Tosaki | H | Caught 3-wide no cover in 8th position, kept on same pace in straight, never got into contention. (No Vet findings.) |
11 | 9 | SATONO ALADDIN (V613) | J McDonald | TT | Dropped back from wide barrier, settled down towards the rear over 10Ls off the good pace, not quickened turning in, never threatened. |
12 | 12 | FREE PORT LUX (V615) | T Jarnet | -- | In 7th place over 10Ls off the pace middle stages, didn't find much when put to pressure top of straight, never involved. |
13 | 2 | FREE EAGLE (V611) | P Smullen | XB | Chased leaders in 3rd, appeared to travel well into straight but emptied passing 300M, weakened rapidly towards finish. (No Vet findings.) |
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 |