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Race 8 (469)

COLOANE HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 BEAT THE CLOCK (V397) J Moreira -- Chased pace, caught 3-wide no cover first half, raced up to hit the front inside 300M, kept on strongly for a dominant win.
2 1 TURF SPRINT (T396) U Rispoli H With leaders early, eased back to sit ahead of midfield, tracked the path of eventual winner turning home, tried hard to the finish but couldn't bridge gap.
3 4 TIME WARP (A066) M Chadwick TT Began awkwardly, settled down 2-wide in midfield 4-5Ls off the good pace, inclined to lay in early straight, responded well from 300M putting on a late spurt to get in for 3rd.
4 11 SMART DECLARATION (S436) H W Lai SR/TT Jumped well, settled down 3Ls behind leader in 4th, stayed on mildly over final 300M but not making progress on winner.
5 2 HEALTHY JOYFUL (S358) Z Purton B/H/TT Rushed forward to track leader, pace good, ran on well early straight and briefly took on winner inside 250M, turned one pace final stages, beaten to 5th near finish.
6 10 GREEN CARD (V126) S Clipperton CP/TT Eased back from wide draw and taken across to rail, towards the rear 5-6Ls off the pace at 800M, took time to pick up on straightening, switched out 150M and best work final stages.
7 7 WATER DIVINER (V356) D Whyte B/H/TT Began only fairly from draw 1, 4Ls back in mid-division along rail, held ground only in straight and never going the pace to challenge leaders.
8 9 DUKEDOM (V372) W L Ho -- Began awkwardly losing ground, ended up in rear pair 8Ls off the good pace, got past a few beaten runners in straight, never threatening.
9 6 MR GENUINE (S253) T H So CP1 Restrained in midfield, wide no cover from 700M, ran on same pace passing 400M, weakened final stages.
10 3 SKY HERO (T083) H N Wong B Bustled along to find the lead, led from 1100M and set good pace under 7lb claimer, couldn't fend off rivals near 250M though and weakened rapidly towards finish.
11 8 PACKING STONES (A158) N Callan -- Raced keenly on debut, pushed wide 950M then restrained to a rearward position for cover, failed to quicken entering straight, checked 100M and eased.
12 12 SILLY BUDDIES (S054) K K Chiong B Eased back to the rear 8Ls adrift of the leader, didn't respond to urging passing 550M, soon left behind.
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