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Race 10 (769)

SPORTING EXCHANGE 1400M HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) J Moreira B/TT Cruised forward to eventually sit 3rd/4th, 3 wide with no cover. Nosed in front at 300m, but never kicked clear. 1L clear of challengers at 50m, but slightly 1 paced and just held on at the wire.
2 10 HOME RUN (V101) M F Poon -- Quickly found a position midfield, on the fence. Looked 1 paced early in the straight, but steadily worked his way into it. Good turn of foot in last 100m and was rapidly chasing down winner.
3 9 SUPER GIANT (B237) D Whyte XB1 Dropped back from the wide draw to settle at the rear of the field. Came around the field to be the widest in the straight. Big turn of foot in the final 150m to grab 3rd on the line.
4 11 INVINCIBLE FRESH (T190) K Teetan CP/E/XB Cruised forward early to settle around midfield. Keen and awkward on heels early. Only fair early in the straight. Kicked last 100 to grab 4th in a tight finish.
5 8 AMAZING (A202) A Sanna -- Eased out early to sit around midfield, 3-4 wide with limited cover. Battled along steadily in the straight, before finishing strongly in last 100m.
6 12 EXPERTO CREDE (A110) C Wong XB Taken forward from the wide draw to settle 2nd, on the leaders flank. Stayed on OK early in the straight, but peaked late and was swamped.
7 3 BABA MAMA (V214) N Callan H-/V- Settled midfield. Loomed up menacingly at 150m, but 1 paced late and went to the line timidly.
8 2 BIG BANG BONG (V186) H N Wong TT Cruised up early to sit 5th, just forward of midfield. Well placed early in the straight, but never kicked and was swamped late.
9 5 COMFORT LIFE (B169) Z Purton XB/TT Taken up early to settle 3rd/4th, on the fence. Checked and lost some momentum at 300m. Stayed on solidly late, but no threat.
10 14 GRADE ONE (A010) K C Leung B Pressed forward early to assume the lead. Under pressure to hold his position early in the straight, and dropped out quickly last 150m.
11 6 DIAMOND KING (S347) U Rispoli V/TT Fractious in barrier, turned head and began awkwardly. Settled towards the rear of the field. Stuck to the rail in the straight, but 1 paced in the run home.
12 7 SUMSTREETSUMWHERE (B283) C Schofield B1 Eased away early to settle worse than midfield. Steadied off heels 1000m. Plugged away in the straight and faded in the last 100m.
13 13 WINWIN RUBY (A120) M L Yeung B- Bumped on jumping and dropped back to settle last. Struggled to make inroads in the straight and was eased last 50m.
14 4 WARM THE VOICE (B268) C Y Ho -- Bumped on jumping and only eased away to settle worse than midfield. Struggling to keep up before the turn and was eased a long way from home.
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