Race 7 (775)
THE HONG KONG REUNIFICATION CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | HANG'S DECISION (T262) | B Prebble | CP/H | Jumped well but eased back settling along fence 3L from leader. Closed in turning for home, surged forward soon after straightening, hit front 250m, pulled clear. |
2 | 13 | CIRCUIT HASSLER (A041) | H T Mo | B/H/TT | Bumped start, outpaced, dropping one-out towards rear. Switched to centre track on straightening and finished strongly to grab second spot. |
3 | 11 | MONGOLIAN KING (A098) | U Rispoli | B | Slow into stride, dropping to last on settling. Stayed at rear until turning in when taken wide and ran on steadily. |
4 | 5 | SICHUAN DAR (T375) | C Schofield | H-/TT | Raced along fence in midfield, took inside run in straight and ran on well to finish in the frame. |
5 | 3 | LIMITLESS (A115) | Z Purton | H/P | Bumped start, pressed forward to midfield, then raced fiercely to turn. Hung in badly under pressure and proved difficult to ride out in straight. Racing manners unacceptable. |
6 | 2 | MY DARLING (V142) | J Moreira | -- | Away nicely, then taken to box seat. Closed in steadily around turn, hit the front 300m but soon overtaken and faded. |
7 | 7 | LUCKY GIRL (T355) | S Clipperton | B | Began fairly, outpaced, dropped back between horses at the rear. Took inside run in straight and finished off fairly. |
8 | 14 | DUKEDOM (V372) | D Whyte | P | Jumped OK, then taken in for cover, dropping behind midfield but 3-wide. Continued to race 3-wide throughout and only one-paced in straight. |
9 | 9 | THE GOLDEN AGE (A194) | K Teetan | TT | Hard ridden to stay with hot early pace before being eased one-back, one-out 1000m. Swung wide into straight, kept on well to 200m before fading. |
10 | 1 | LINE SEEKER (S269) | M F Poon | B/TT | Hard ridden along rail to lead on settling, then travelled keenly setting strong pace to 300m when ran out of fuel and faded. |
11 | 4 | ALMABABY (V057) | C Y Ho | TT | One of the first into stride, pressed forward but wide, before settling 3-wide 2L from leader. Came under pressure turning for home and faded in straight. |
12 | 10 | HAPPY AGILITY (T184) | K C Ng | V/TT | Shifted across behind runners from outside draw, dropping back. Became detached from field approaching turn and never in the hunt. |
13 | 6 | HEROIC GURU (S260) | M L Yeung | CP | Began fairly, outpaced, dropping towards rear along fence. No response when shaken up top of straight. |
14 | 12 | SAUL'S SPECIAL (A293) | H N Wong | B1 | Pressed forward to stay one-out 1L from leader. Lost position home turn, dropped out in straight, finishing tailed out. Unacceptable performance. Had small amount of blood at left nostril. |
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 |