Race 8 (488)
CYMBIDIUM HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | PEOPLE'S KNIGHT (T305) | S Clipperton | H | Sat behind midfield early stages, taken to 3-wide back straight, move up to be 2Ls off the pace 400M, quickened to lead 250M, well on top final 100M. |
2 | 8 | FRIENDS OF KA YING (T370) | K C Leung | V/TT | Reserved near the rear early and middle stages, crept closer home turn to be 5Ls off the pace 400M, stayed on well between runners, got up 2nd near line. |
3 | 10 | TRAVEL FIRST (T098) | K K Chiong | TT | Positively ridden, 3-wide no cover chasing leaders 1st turn then eased back for cover, within striking distance 350M, kept finding the line well but couldn't peg back winner, lost 2nd near line. |
4 | 11 | DIVINE BOY (T163) | H W Lai | B | Outpaced by rivals early stages, settled down behind midfield 4-5Ls back, ran on well down outside early straight but peaked on its run 200M and held ground over final stages. |
5 | 6 | APOLLO'S CHOICE (S312) | T H So | B | Jumped well from draw 1 to be tracking leaders along the fence, lacked room inside 300M-200M, ran on mildly towards the line. |
6 | 1 | PACKING LLAREGYB (S109) | J Moreira | B/XB | Along the inside 3-4Ls back in midfield, held up for clear running until 200M but lacked the needed response when clear, held by leaders to on the run home. |
7 | 4 | BERLINI (P359) | Z Purton | H | Taken across from wide draw, held up in rear early stages, moved closer passing 1000M, brought wide to challenge in straight, ran on moderately and well held by leaders. |
8 | 7 | HIT THE BID (P214) | H N Wong | V | Urged forward, sat just off the pace, kept on same speed in straight, faded 100M. |
9 | 12 | SKY KING (V217) | D Whyte | B/H/TT | Settled down behind midfield 5Ls back, soon ran into traffic on straightening, had no clear run until closing stages, not properly tested. |
10 | 13 | BIG BANG BONG (V186) | K Teetan | -- | Held up in midfield 4Ls behind leader, not quickened when placed under pressure inside 350M, never threatened. |
11 | 2 | SPEEDY LONGWAH (S242) | N Rawiller | B/TT | Lacked early speed, travelled further back than usual, detached in last from 1000M and only got past a couple of beaten horses in straight. (Jockey: didn't travel well at any stage.) |
12 | 5 | FLYING MOOCHI (T116) | H T Mo | H | Soon emerged as leader, set steady pace to straight, headed 250M, weakened noticeably thereafter. (Lame RF) |
13 | 3 | PABLOSKY (S156) | C Y Ho | B | From draw 12 caught wide no cover throughout the race, chased leaders to straight, weakened badly 250M. |
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 |