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Race 9 (053)

BEIJING HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 14 SHINY DAY (M131) K C Ng -- Taken to the front on settling and set slow sectionals. Kicked clear entering straight, kept on well while drifting out under whip final 200m.
2 3 BEAUTY LEAD (N209) M Chadwick TT Taken forward and in box seat behind leader on settling. No clear run entering straight, followed leader till getting clear 200m. Kept on steadily.
3 9 VITAL GOLD (N398) O Doleuze B Leaning on stall when gates opened and slow. Held wide at rear before turn, switched out 400m, finished off nicely, shifting in final 200m.
4 1 VICTOR DELIGHT (M121) Z Purton TT Jumped well, settling behind leading pack but away from fence, Moved out 400m to make challenge and kept on steadily.
5 2 SCARLET CAMELLIA (M141) N Pinna TT Began well but kept wide. Raced in restricted room 1200m, badly unbalanced 900m when bumped and left wide with no cover. Kept on steadily.
6 6 VICTORY MASTER (M148) C O'Donoghue B/XB Jumped OK and shifted in to get closer to rail. Lost position and drifted to rear when pace slacked. Taken wide entering straight and closed off nicely.
7 7 BUBBLE CHIC (N369) W C Marwing -- Not suited by pace and held wide back stretch. Forced to shift out 900m. Made ground early straight before being awkwardly placed closing stages. Not ridden out.
8 13 TURBO JEWELLERY (N379) T H So TT Ridden forward from wide draw, shifting in gradually to sit on hind quarters of leader entering turn. Started to give ground soon after entering straight.
9 11 WRATH OF FIRE (L420) T Angland -- No early speed and held wide back stretch when pace of race slackened. Turned wide and only one-paced final 200m.
10 5 TAKNAM (M096) W M Lai B No early speed and last on settling. Improved position along rail entering turn but found little under hard riding in straight.
11 8 GENKI TWINS (N223) K C Leung XB Unable to make use of good draw and not suited by slow pace, drifting back to behind midfield. Under pressure from 400m and awkwardly placed final 150m.
12 12 WHY NOT (N053) C Y Ho TT Jumped well and taken forward but lost right front plate on settling. Shifted out abruptly and left wide without cover 900m. Kept on early in straight before tiring from 200m.
13 4 AUTUMN GOLD (P044) D Whyte XB Not suited by slow pace and settled along rail in midfield. No clear running in straight until final stages and not tested.
14 10 HEAVENISARACEHORSE (P398) K Teetan XB1 Taken forward from wide draw but unable to cut in and restrained before severely checked 900m. Tired quickly in straight.
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