GO

Race 8 (026)

ZHUHAI HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 SKY HERO (T083) Z Purton B Aggressively ridden from wide barrier to find the lead, set steady pace to straight, found extra when pressed and soon extended its lead, well in control final 200M.
2 11 GOAL FOR GOLD (S439) T H So B2/TT Settled behind midfield, pushed along 500M, took time to get going, hit top gear final 200M, went 2nd late stages without ever threatening to runaway winner.
3 6 DIAMOND MASTER (S397) O Bosson B/XB Moved up along inside, raced keenly when crossed by rival, tracked leader 2 wide from 900M, gradually outpaced by winner in straight, held 2nd till late stages.
4 8 BRIGHT STRIKE (S195) N Callan B Tracked leaders, every chance final turning home, kept on fairly and unable to make ground on first 2, lost 3rd 70M.
5 4 DEJA VU (T376) K C Leung B/TT Close up behind pace but 3-wide no cover to straight, ran on same pace final 300M, no threat to leaders.
6 12 LAUGH OUT LOUD (P297) K K Chiong B Held up in mid-division, not quickened to challenge leaders, never threatened.
7 10 TIANHUANG (T303) D Whyte -- Dwelt slightly, 7-8Ls off the pace towards the rear, limited response turning home, not reached leaders.
8 7 ELITE SPIRIT (S200) K C Ng TT Eased back to rear, well off the pace middle stages, never reached contention.
9 1 NORTHERN FALLS (T354) H T Mo B Bustled along after the start, not mustered pace soon ended up in last over 10Ls off leader, never involved.
10 2 STARTLING POWER (S204) Y T Cheng B- Held up 5Ls back in midfield, no response when niggled along 500M, weakened 250M. (See Racing Incident)
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