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Race 8 (479)

TONG FUK HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 LAKESHORE EAGLE (B391) K Teetan -- Obtained a midfield spot along the 2-path, waited with until 400M, hit the line strongly to reel in leader 50M from home. (Jockey suspended for improper use of whip.)
2 8 SMART PATCH (B398) C Schofield B From wide draw steadied nearing 1500M to find cover, settled down 6Ls off the pace near rear, brought widest home, ran on well to claim 2nd near line.
3 14 CHEERFUL LEADER (C394) J Moreira B/XB Never far off from leaders, caught wide no cover after 1000M, moved up to lead 400M, opened up good margin mid-straight, run ended near 100M, caught by first 2 late.
4 4 COT CAMPBELL (C298) G van Niekerk XB-/B From middle draw ended up 4-wide without cover in midfield, chased hard on straightening, kept on final 200M.
5 2 CHARITY GO (B478) M Chadwick SR Shifted across behind runners early stages, in last place until making early move 700M, 5-wide home turn, stayed on moderately to the line.
6 1 GAMEPLAYER TIMES (D269) B Shinn XB Chased leaders 2-wide, shifted out 550M, kept on one paced to line, always held by leaders.
7 9 WIND GLIDER (C433) M L Yeung B/TT1 Dropped back from wide draw, held up near last 6Ls away, switched wider 600M, closed off steadily without threatening leaders.
8 3 GLORIOUS LOVER (D191) Z Purton -- Bumped by rival at the start, reserved behind midfield, 4Ls to make up 400M, kept on fairly, never going the pace to challenge.
9 6 MR ALDAN (C323) C Y Ho B/TT Settled down midfield along the fence, held up for clear running early straight, kept on without threatening when clear.
10 7 SUPER ELEGANCE (C183) K C Leung B/TT Dropped back to race towards the rear, went for gap on inside in straight but got severely checked 350M, stayed on mildly to the line thereafter, not reached leaders.
11 10 NUREMBERG (C369) N Callan B/TT Held up 3-wide behind midfield, outsprinted passing 300M, never a threat.
12 13 GO BALLISTIC (C493) M F Poon SR Went for the lead, steadied the tempo nearing home turn, soon headed entering straight, faded away to be beaten over 10L.
13 11 COBY BA (D212) H N Wong H Pushed along to obtain a trailing position behind leaders, hampered 350M, struggled home.
14 12 EARTH TRILOGY (C211) K H Chan CP/XB/TT Went forward as expected, settled outside leader, gave ground turning in, weakened rapidly. (Bled.)
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