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Race 9 (748)

GASCOIGNE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 TAKNAM (M096) K C Leung B1 Fair break, bumped, not rushed, fourth last one off, wide bid, finished strongly to lead last 25m.
2 7 CHAMPAGNE DAYS (L024) D Whyte B/TT Fair break, steadied to midfield rail,inside bid, led 200m out, headed late.
3 6 JOLLY FINE (M294) J McDonald CP1 Fair break, mid-rear one off, checked off heels 850m out, mid-track bid, ran on well, outpaced late.
4 4 HEAR THE ROAR (M152) Z Purton TT1 Fair break, ridden to mid-rear rail, inside bid, not much room, ran on well when clear but unable to reach first three.
5 3 SEA DIAMOND (N237) T Clark H/TT Broke well but caught wide early, taken back to mid-rear but still two off, mid-track bid, made quite good ground until run flattened out mid straight.
6 14 SMILING WATCH (M325) K C Ng H Fair break, fifth one off, bid between horses, short of room then no run 150m out, lost left hind plate, cuts to hind heel.
7 11 HEART WOOD (M378) T H So H Broke well, up to second one off, challenged leade early straight, soon beaten off and one pace.
8 2 OTTIMO (CK238) C W Wong -- Broke well, up three wide to sixth, mid-track bid, kept on one pace.
9 8 APOLLO CAVALIER (N262) C K Tong H1 Brokewell, led and crossed, tried to kick clear early straight, headed 200m out, no extra.
10 5 HOLY MAC (N189) M Zahra -- Taken back from wide draw to rear one off, mid-track bid, modest progress.
11 1 HELENE WITTY (L228) M Chadwick TT Broke well, up wide to third one off, mid-track bid, no extra from 300m out.
12 10 SNITZEL KID (L379) W M Lai B Broke well, settled fourth rail, bid one off, outpaced from 200m out.
13 9 WIN ESPRIT (M404) M L Yeung CP- Crowded start, last then second last rail, aimed for bid between horses, minimal progress.
14 13 SUMMER DASH (M105) W Pike -- Fair break, taken back to rear one off, wide bid, found nil, trainer reported breathing problems.
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