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Race 10 (056)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 KHAYA (P289) J Moreira E/P/TT Began well from the widest gate, showed early speed to take the lead and set a moderate tempo, travelled well to turn, kicked clear entering straight and won comfortably.
2 7 HELENE SUPER STAR (S152) M Chadwick TT Moderately away, positioned 2 wide with cover in 5th, 2 lengths back, bumped near 1200M, same position to turn, made reasonable headway in straight to get 2nd.
3 8 PACKING LLAREGYB (S109) Z Purton H/SR/XB Jumped well from a wide draw, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, 4 lengths back, improved on turn, finished off well in straight to get 3rd.
4 4 FLAME HERO (P294) D Whyte -- Began well from gate 7, race prominently in 2nd, same position to turn, kept on evenly in straight without threatening.
5 2 APPROVE (N299) B Prebble B Average to begin, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, easy run to turn, finished off evenly in straight, just missed frame.
6 13 WILLIE INVICTUS (S255) K C Leung H Jumped with them, positioned 4 lengths or so back on rail behind midfield, similar position turning, taken wide in straight and made some progress without threatening the first few.
7 3 TRAVEL BROTHER (S107) N Callan CP-/B1 Crowded out start, raced 2 wide with cover in midfield, 3 lengths back, same position turning, finished off evenly in straight.
8 9 CHATER DREAM (P117) O Doleuze -- Taken back from a wide draw, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 5 lengths back, similar position turning, made minor headway in straight.
9 10 AUTUMN GOLD (P044) C Reith TT Taken back from a tricky gate, raced 5 lengths or so back at rear, similar position turning, made some headway in straight.
10 1 MR GNOCCHI (P080) C Y Ho B/TT Jumped fairly, unable to slot in, raced 4 wide without cover in midfield until near 800M, 3 wide with cover turning, steadied early in straight, closed off one-paced thereafter.
11 12 LITTLE MEN (N441) W M Lai B Slowly away, positioned 7 lengths back at tail, improved on turn, 4 wide without cover, taken wide in straight and finished off one-paced.
12 14 PO CHING TREASURE (S388) H W Lai H1 Began awkwardly, recovered and positioned 2-3 lengths back on rail in midfield, saved ground to turn, failed to close off in straight.
13 6 TRAVEL BRAND (N112) A Suborics B/H/TT Average to begin, raced 5-6 lengths back at tail on rail, similar position to turn, failed to close off in straight, never competitive.
14 11 BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) C Y Lui H Moderately away from gate 11, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide without cover throughout, emptied early in straight, dropped off gradually.
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