Race 2 (361)
ON MING HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | INVICTUS (N282) | W C Marwing | B | Tracked the leaders on the fence early, then shifted out to travel 1 out 1 back after the 900m. hit the front near the furlong and drew clear in the run to the line. |
2 | 13 | PLOT RATIO (CK044) | H W Lai | CP | Blundered badly at the start and lost considerable ground, settling third from the rear. Made the home turn deep, closed off strongly. |
3 | 6 | M'S MAGIC (M079) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Eventually worked its way forward to settle in second position near the 900m, 2 deep, no cover. Was in front at the 200m, but wilted over the final stages. (returned with substantial amount of blood in the trachea) |
4 | 1 | HUMONGUS (CJ265) | N Callan | B/TT | Travelled 3 back, 2 wide with cover. Made steady ground along the inside in the home straight, never threatened. |
5 | 3 | MR MARFACH (M067) | K C Ng | B | Camped midfield the fence had cover. Worked home evenly towards the inside. |
6 | 8 | ABLE DRAGON (CJ308) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Travelled worse than midfield on the rails with cover. Made steady progress in the final stretch. |
7 | 7 | WINNER SMART (CK029) | B Prebble | B | Sent forward and led on the fence. Faded over the final furlong. |
8 | 11 | FANTASTISCH (CK017) | U Rispoli | XB | Settled midfield 3 wide no cover, managed to shift in and travel 1 off near the 900m. Whacked away at the same speed in the home straight. |
9 | 14 | NEWSWIRE TOO (CJ040) | T H So | B-/PC2 | Never looked likely after being left posted 3 deep without cover after the 900m. Battled away in the straight. |
10 | 10 | PRECISION MAGIC (CJ262) | T Clark | B/TT | Settled last, 2-3 deep with cover. Came wide in the home straight, kept whacking away in the run home. |
11 | 5 | ICE FIRE (CJ272) | G Mosse | H/SR/XB | Travelled with the backmakers on the rails with cover. Failed to close off. (Found to be lame in its left front leg the following morning). |
12 | 12 | SPICY SIAM (N090) | Y T Cheng | B | Raced in fourth last position, 2 deep with cover. Just plugged away in the home straight without making any ground. |
13 | 9 | EUPHEMISM (CL413) | A Suborics | TT | Settled about 3 back the paint with cover. Struggled over the final 200m. (An endoscopic examination after the race confirmed the horse to be a roarer). |
14 | 4 | FORTUNE TERRITORY (N272) | T Angland | B/TT | Had every possible chance after box seating. Was a beaten horse early in the straight. |
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 |