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Race 6 (222)

CHEVALIER INSURANCE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 SHABU SHABU (CB290) Y T Cheng -- Broke fairly from wide draw and steadily eased to worse than midfield 2 wide. Switched wide and made little progress at home bend. Made up steady ground when asked 350 M out and tended to hang in. Took charge 150 M out and won well.
2 13 KINGSTON GLORY (CC310) S Dye B Began fairly and soon settled in worse than midfield on fence. Short for room in early part of straight, steadily shifted to the outside to obtain clear running. Made up good ground inside 200 M to be closest at finish.
3 7 DONGGUAN VICTORY (CB382) D Dunn -- Slow to begin and settled in rear section on rail through to straight. Slightly short for room in early part of straight. All out 200 M out and made up steady ground to be closest at finish.
4 9 TRIUMPH (CC214) T Mundry V Jumped fairly from wide draw and soon eased to the rear section 2 to 3 wide through to straight. Held up 300 M to 200 M. Made up some ground when clear running was obtained 150 M out and missed 3rd narrowly.
5 3 GREEN VACATION (CB411) G Mosse SR Niggled along to race in midfield on rail through to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 350 M out but unable to match speed with placegetters over the concluding stages.
6 11 CHEERFUL HEART (CC206) G Schofield B/SR Began fairly and ridden along to race in midfield or better out wide without cover. Made slight headway at home bend to be 1L off leader on straightening. Kept on fairly in straight but weakened slightly in the closing stages.
7 5 EAST OCEAN DRAGON (CB194) F Coetzee B/TT Began well but was unable to muster early speed and raced in midfield 2 wide. At the 1100 M commenced to pull and was checked when closed to heels. Switched out at home bend and made up little ground inside final 200 M.
8 2 MASTER MARAUDER (CA184) A Delpech -- Jumped well and ridden along to take lead on rail with no more than 1L advantage through to straight. Kept on fairly when asked 300 M out, but was headed at 150 M and steadily weakened thereafter.
9 1 THE GOV (CB225) M W Leung B Slowly away and unable to muster early speed to race at the tail on rail. Switched wide and made up little ground turning for home. Ran past several beaten runners inside final 250 M.
10 4 ATHLETIC GOLD (CC241) W Woods -- Jumped fairly from widest, soon settled in mid-division and steadily crossed to take up rail running. Stayed in similar position through to straight and was 3Ls behind leader at 200 M. Weakened after being bumped at 100 M.
11 8 HARVEY MUDD (CC295) C K Tong -- Ridden along and raced in better than midfield 3 wide. At 1100 M edged forward to race 1L off leader 2 wide to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 300 M out and further weakened inside final 200 M.
12 10 CLANG'S PRIDE (CC016) C Williams -- Soon settled in midfield and was caught wide without cover in the early stages. Headway from the outside at home bend to be 1L off leader on straightening. Only ran on evenly when asked 300 M out and steadily faded inside final 200 M.
13 12 GREAT DRAGON (CB060) K S Yu -- Ridden along to race in better than midfield on rail through to straight. Found nothing when asked 350 M out and dropped out quickly inside final 250 M.
14 14 UNIVERSAL GLORY (BV162) W M Lai B Pushed along to race in better than midfield 2 wide. After the 1400 M lost its rightful running and checked. Soon recovered and remained in similar position to straight. No extra when asked 350 M out and steadily tailed out.
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