Race 8 (100)
THE ORIENTAL WATCH SHA TIN TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | CALIFORNIA SPANGLE (E314) | Z Purton | TT | From draw 12 crossed to the lead 1300M, quickened up the pace 600M, opened up a 2L gap mid-straight, kept on strongly to the line, never in any danger. |
2 | 4 | TOURBILLON DIAMOND (E054) | A Badel | B/TT | Chased leaders, wide no cover from 1100M, moved up to 2nd near 300M but not able to challenge winner, held on for 2nd just at the line. |
3 | 11 | SAVVY NINE (D056) | R Maia | B/XB | Never far off from leaders, had difficulty obtaining clear running early straight, closed off well final 250M, just missed 2nd. (Jockey dropped whip 300M.) |
4 | 6 | KA YING STAR (C198) | L Ferraris | V/TT | Chased leaders along the rail, not going the pace to challenge winner in the straight, kept on steadily and held 3rd until final few strides. |
5 | 10 | EXCELLENT PROPOSAL (D386) | V Borges | B | Held up behind midfield, shifted out from rail 500M, ran on mildly over final 300M. |
6 | 9 | SENOR TOBA (G103) | C Y Ho | V/TT | Slow to begin, raced as the back-marker early stages before moving up 800M, very wide into straight, stayed on mildly towards the finish. |
7 | 12 | BUTTERFIELD (C462) | M F Poon | TT | Obtained a midfield position along the inside, continued on mildly passing 300M, well held by leaders towards the finish. |
8 | 14 | TURIN REDSUN (G134) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Settled down 2-wide in midfield, stayed on moderately final 300M, not reached leaders. |
9 | 7 | PANFIELD (E052) | S De Sousa | TT | Restrained from wide draw, waited with at the rear, took time to get going, did best work final 200M down outside of track. |
10 | 5 | BEAUTY JOY (E058) | L Currie | H/TT | From draw 14 restrained after the start, over-raced from 1400M and travelled wide no cover, moved up to chase leaders home turn, battled on to 150M then weakened. |
11 | 1 | WAIKUKU (C150) | A Hamelin | -- | Shifted across behind runners, settled towards the rear, driven out near 400M but failed to finish off under top weight. |
12 | 2 | RUSSIAN EMPEROR (E198) | L Hewitson | SR | Held up behind midfield along the 3-path, driven along 500M but never going the pace to challenge. |
13 | 8 | MORE THAN THIS (C199) | K C Leung | -- | Drifted back to race towards the rear, failed to quicken in the straight, never involved. |
14 | 13 | CHEERFUL DAYS (D473) | C L Chau | B | From draw 11 ridden in a more forward position chasing leader, no extra and weakened from 300M. (Jockey fined for weighing in 3lbs over.) |
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 |