Race 7 (283)
THE POK OI CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | LADY'S CHOICE (H155) | J McDonald | H-/B | Soon took up running from the one draw, drew 1L 200M out, kept on well under pressure. |
2 | 11 | GOKO WIN (H069) | A Pouchin | B | Soon recovered along the rail to just over 1L back in 4th after moderate start, fought on steadily in straight to reach 2nd over 100M out. |
3 | 4 | LUCKY EIGHT (G204) | C L Chau | -- | Broke well from a poor draw settling mainly one-out-one-back in 4th becoming 5th home bend, fought on steadily to only miss 2nd by the narrowest of margins. |
4 | 13 | MAGNIFICENT NINE (H433) | A Badel | B/E | Settled worse than midfield in 10th, one of the widest into straight, bumped and unbalanced 400M out, ran on steadily without threatening. |
5 | 9 | GREAT STATE (J124) | M L Yeung | TT | Settled towards rear, one of the widest into straight, ran on well down the centre of the track despite shifting ground about 200M out. |
6 | 2 | YOUNG SUPERSTAR (J400) | Y L Chung | TT | Well there alongside race leader, gradually faded under pressure inside final 150M. |
7 | 7 | SUGAR BALL (H394) | K C Leung | CP2/TT | Settled mainly 2-wide in midfield, badly unbalanced 400M out, improving when baulked for a run 100M out, unable to make any further impression. |
8 | 1 | SEASONS WIT (H223) | H Bowman | B/TT- | Settled well behind, ran on well to be nearest at finish. |
9 | 12 | KARATE EXPRESS (J306) | K De Melo | -- | Settled in last few, held up for a run on straight until the 300M, fought on steadily without threatening. |
10 | 5 | RIDING TOGETHER (K081) | Z Purton | XB1 | Settled within 3L of pace in 6th, drifted some 4L back into straight, made no impression inside final 300M. (Mucus in trachea) |
11 | 8 | AURORA PATCH (K097) | A Atzeni | B1 | Prominent from a poor draw travelling 4-wide without cover, taken some 1L back for cover 3-wide in 7th onto home bend, badly crowded over 400M out and inconvenienced again shortly after, never recovered. |
12 | 14 | DASHING DRAGON (J464) | B Thompson | -- | Always well behind, never seen with a chance. |
13 | 6 | ALSONSO (J405) | L Ferraris | CP1 | Lost ground at start but soon recovered along the rail to rear of midfield, tightened on top of home bend and baulked for a run early in straight, gradually weakened. |
14 | 10 | BUNTA BABY (J465) | M Chadwick | CP/TT | Well there from a poor draw travelling 3-wide without cover, folded up quickly soon after straightening. |
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 |