Race 1 (351)
THE LION HERALD HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 14 | INFINITE COURAGE (P057) | M Chadwick | CP | Made all the running after beginning from the one draw, held on well. |
2 | 3 | SUISSE D'OR (CL195) | Z Purton | B | Jumped well, niggled along to hold place settling outside the leader far side, came under pressure to challenge inside final 200 metres but unable to quicken to threaten. |
3 | 13 | GOLD TARTINI (N070) | J Moreira | CP | Began moderately, behind midfield before dropping further back far side, ran on well down the centre of home straight to be nearest at finish. |
4 | 4 | PRINCE OF SUNSHINE (M017) | D Whyte | P | Jumped fairly, settled on rails in midfield, saved ground turning in, baulked for a run early in straight, finished off race nicely inside final 200 metres. |
5 | 6 | ISLAND SPRING (CL238) | A Suborics | B | Settled in midfield from a middle draw, gained a little closer around the bend, kept on steadily without quickening. |
6 | 11 | DOUBLE MOON (N137) | M Demuro | BO/TT | Jumped moderately, settled in last few on rails, commenced move coming out of far side, baulked behind runners when just worse than midfield around home bend, fought on well under pressure in the run home. (Lame next day) |
7 | 7 | ALL MY BENEFIT (P073) | G Mosse | B/H/TT | Jumped well, never far off and wide without cover most of way, kept on before fading closing stages. |
8 | 10 | BUDDY WATSON (P004) | N Callan | H | Never far off to straight, faded gradually under pressure. |
9 | 8 | CRUISE CONTROL (P198) | W C Marwing | H/P/TT | Taken back from the widest gate, trailed the field into straight, made significant progress down centre. (Tactic questioned) |
10 | 1 | EASY AHEAD (CK212) | C Y Lui | H/TT | Soon dropped to last few after beginning from a poor gate, ran past well-beaten runners in the run home. |
11 | 5 | DANESOUTH (CL001) | K C Leung | B-/H2/TT2 | Jumped well, settled not far off in 5th on rails, soon weakened in straight. |
12 | 12 | MONEY WIN WINS (N058) | T Angland | H | Jumped well from a poor gate, settled behind midfield, baulked briefly 300 metres out, no further impression. |
13 | 9 | TIPPERARY DAVOR (N301) | N Pinna | B/XB | Towards the rear, made short-lived effort when widest rounding home bend, kept on in midfield early in straight, weakened 200 metres out. |
14 | 2 | VIVA DOLPHIN (M071) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Jumped well from a poor gate, drifted backward early stages before making swift progress out wide down far side to soon reach midfield, remained same rounding home bend, soon weakened under pressure. |
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 |