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Race 2 (160)

PANASONIC FUTON DRYER HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   2000m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 SUPERB DADDY (D235) Z Purton TT Drifted back & raced just worse than midfield along the rail. Moved closer to lead when improving along the rail after 800m, moved into clear running on straightening, dashed well to lead at 225m & drew away to win easily.
2 8 SKY GEM (C251) M Chadwick -- Raced in midfield away from the rail for the majority. Came under hard ridding near 700m when asked to improve, pushed second widest on straightening before making continual steady ground to move to second inside final 75m.
3 14 OH BRAVO (E037) M L Yeung TT Raced just behind the leaders before a pair further back from 1200m. Improved passing the 700m to improve around the field, took a narrow lead on straightening, joined by winner at 225m, battled on to hold third narrowly.
4 11 SMART COUSIN (D249) R Maia -- Drifted back to race worse than midfield away from the rail. Continued near the tail on cornering before shifting wider on cornering & finishing off steadily down the outside to just miss third.
5 9 BOYS PARTY (E394) L Hewitson -- Raced outside the leader early before improving to lead near 1400m. Joined & headed on straightening, passed quickly by winner nearing the 200m but boxed on ok to narrowly miss third.
6 4 BARON ZEE (G077) A Badel TT Raced prominently early, improved along the rail after the 1200m mark to race third in the middle stages. Continued along the rail on straightening when about 2L from the lead before giving a length in final stages.
7 12 CABLE SPEED (D459) L Currie CP/TT Raced third last away from the rail after being steadied around first bend. Shared last place from the 1400m, straightened 6.5L from the lead, managed to pass a few tiring rivals when running onto midfield from the rear.
8 2 GO GO SIXTEEN (E244) M F Poon B/TT Began awkwardly but made up ground & raced in midfield along the rail. Moved off the rail passing the 600m mark, had clear running on straightening when 4.5L from the lead before weakening a length in the run to line.
9 1 STAR OF GLORY (E316) S De Sousa B Led after start before being headed & racing leaders back near 1400m before shifting to race 1,1 soon after. Moved three wide near the 650m mark, straightened only 2.5L from lead but peaked mid-straight & gave ground late.
10 5 LOYAL AMBITION (E489) C Y Ho B/H/TT Raced worse than midfield away from the rail early before moving into three wide line with cover from 750m. Pushed very wide on cornering, straightened 5.5L from lead before failing to improve in last section.
11 7 JOLLY FOREVER (D331) K C Leung XB/TT Drifted back to share last place in early & middle stages. Was last on cornering when just under 7L from lead, was held up for a run in early part of straight before getting clear but then doing nothing in final stages.
12 10 FORTUNE PATROL (A245) H Bentley B/H/XB Had no early speed & was ridden at start to hold position worse than midfield along rail. Hard ridden on straightening when continuing near the back & failed to run on in straight & was well beaten.
13 3 RUN DES RUN (E179) C L Chau TT Steadied & taken back towards the rear when racing three wide. Commenced to improve position around field from 900m, improved to be forward of midfield on cornering before emptying early in straight & weakening quickly.
14 13 FORTUNE WINNER (E248) H N Wong B/H/TT Raced wide in midfield after the start before improving position around first bend & racing outside the leader from the 1300m. Began yielding ground from the 700m mark & weakened very badly to be long last.
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