





Race 8 (239)
THE LONGINES HONG KONG CUP Rating:- 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | ROMANTIC WARRIOR (E486) | J McDonald | TT | Settled in 4th, always in touch with leader, quickened nicely to lead early straight, fought well when strongly challenged by pursuers late stages. Held on by short head. |
2 | 1 | LUXEMBOURG (J813) | R Moore | -- | Held up in midfield, driven along 800M and wide into straight, was 1.5L behind eventual winner 200M but rallied strongly to be beaten a short head at the line. |
3 | 5 | HISHI IGUAZU (G807) | J Moreira | XB | Reserved behind midfield, closed off steadily passing 400M to take 3rd beaten a neck. |
4 | 7 | STRAIGHT ARRON (G435) | C Y Ho | -- | Settled midfield, had some difficulty obtaining clear running early straight, crowded for room 150M before keeping on well to the finish. Career best performance. |
5 | 3 | PROGNOSIS (H820) | Y Kawada | H | Jumped only fairly, settled near last, moved away from fence 550M, held up near 250M before finishing off well final stages, nearest finish. |
6 | 8 | SWORD POINT (G448) | Z Purton | CP | Held up behind midfield, swung wide for home, kept on steadily early straight but run ended passing 200M. Ran well considering the strength of his opposition. |
7 | 9 | NIMBLE NIMBUS (E249) | A Atzeni | V/TT | Chased leader, fought hard early straight, no match for higher rated rivals passing 250M. |
8 | 4 | ROUSHAM PARK (J814) | D Lane | -- | Jumped only fairly, shifted across behind runners to settle near last, 8-9Ls to make up 400M, closed off only fairly. |
9 | 6 | MONEY CATCHER (G171) | K C Leung | -- | Had uncontested lead, headed near 300M, faded away. |
10 | 11 | HORIZON DORE (J815) | M Barzalona | -- | Jumped awkwardly and lost ground, raced keenly towards the rear, swung wide for home but unable to finish off. |
11 | 10 | CHAMPION DRAGON (G070) | A Badel | H/TT | Tracked leader, came under pressure 500M, soon gave way. |
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 |