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Race 1 (221)

NATHAN HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 SOLAR BOY (L213) H W Lai B1 Well there, gained narrow advantage coming out of back straight, soon driven clear after straightening, won easily.
2 2 CHEEKY LAD (CG198) G Mosse B Soon dropped towards the rear, made up a lot of ground down inner of straight to snatch 2nd over 100 M out.
3 4 THAT'S IT (CE223) T Angland B2 Settled within 3Ls of pace in 5th before losing position approaching home bend, held 6th spot into straight and took time to switch out for a clear run, fought on nicely to be nearest at finish.
4 3 LOTS OF FUN (L089) B Prebble B1 Raced in rear of midfield to straight, fought on steadily down centre of track to be nearest at finish.
5 11 DESCARTES (CK293) J Lloyd B Jumped moderately but soon urged to go forward, chased leaders in 3rd on rails into straight, ran home one-paced.
6 10 BERNINI (CJ168) W M Lai CP Soon dropped to second last, remained same into straight, made up ground down centre of straight past well-beaten runners.
7 6 VALUE CHOICE (CG213) W C Marwing B Raced wide without cover in better than midfield, made short-lived effort down centre of track after straightening reaching 2nd over 200 M out, unable to sustain effort thereafter.
8 7 MAGIC KING (CH182) O Doleuze B/TT1 Travelled in rear of midfield to straight, fighting on under pressure when hampered and lost momentum over 200 M out, no further impression afterwards.
9 12 COULDN'T CARE LESS (CD009) G Cheyne -- Mainly on rails in midfield, lost position approaching home bend, made no impression in straight.
10 1 DASHING ACE (L244) K C Leung SR/B1/H/TT1 Disputed lead to straight, soon weakened under pressure.
11 5 WIND KNIGHT (CJ326) C Y Ho CP Soon dropped to tail-end and never sighted.
12 9 MULTILOVE (L122) F Coetzee B/TT1 Began with others, niggled along just off the pace, chased leaders into straight, compounded badly.
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