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Race 7 (811)

SHA TAU KOK RIVER HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 MASTER LUCKY (K582) A Atzeni -- Tracked leader 2-wide, came under pressure to challenge on straightening gaining upper hand just inside the 100M.
2 3 HAROLD WIN (J280) E Brown V/XB Soon took up running setting a steady pace, gained 1L advantage shortly after straightening, unable to sustain effort and outsprinted inside final 100M.
3 1 JOYFUL JOY (L322) J Orman B Shared 6th on rail about 3L off pace early, gained closer to just over 2L back in 5th in slackened tempo home bend, switched out for a tight run just inside the 300M gaining 3rd 50M out. (Questioned for his riding in straight.)
4 5 GALLANT DESIGN (L161) Z Purton B-/V1/TT Pressed forward after moderate start from the widest barrier before settling 3-wide without cover in 5th just over 2L back, 3L 6th 3-wide rounding home bend, ran on in straight without threatening.
5 7 SOLID CAR (K058) M F Poon B/TT1 Settled in 4th about 2L off the pace, commenced move between runners entering home straight but unable to quicken under pressure throughout.
6 4 LIGHT YEARS GLORY (K204) H Bowman CP-/XB1/TT- Settled well back from a wide barrier, keen when tempo slackened approaching first bend, snuck closer to within 5L of pace on rail in 11th into straight, ran on without threatening.
7 13 VIEW ALL THINGS (K101) A Badel XB/TT Prominent early, gradually shifted back to worse than midfield in 9th, inconvenienced when tempo slackened 800M out, baulked until clear run 300M out near the centre of the track, ran on steadily to be nearest at finish
8 12 TURBO JEFFERIES (L328) B Avdulla CP Soon picked up to midfield after moderate start, kept on same pace without quickening in home straight, looked beaten when steadied 150M out.
9 9 WORD OF KINDNESS (K569) E C W Wong TT Soon recovered to just worse than midfield on rail after moderate start, saved ground turning in for home, one-paced.
10 10 STAR SATYR (K231) Y L Chung CP/TT Ridden early before gradually dropping to midfield or slightly worse 3-wide, made no impression in the run to the line.
11 2 LUNAR DASH (K334) K Teetan XB Soon taken well back from a wide barrier travelling mainly 4-wide without cover, made headway towards rear inside the 850M, one of the widest into straight, ran home one-paced while hanging out under pressure.
12 8 THE ABSOLUTE (H438) L Ferraris B/XB/TT Soon settled in last few, widest runner into home straight, never seen with a chance.
13 14 KING GLORIOSO (J247) P N Wong SR-/B2/TT Began well from a wide barrier gradually settled just over 1L back in 3rd 3-wide without cover, carried 4-wide into home straight and soon weakened under pressure.
14 11 VIEW OF COSMOS (L060) R Kingscote B/TT Broke well from a wide barrier and soon taken back to last few, became last on straightening despite saving ground on rail, soon detached.
B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only BL : Brush Pricker Left Side BR : Brush Pricker Right Side
BK : Barrier Blanket CC : Cornell Collar CO : Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side CP : Sheepskin Cheek Pieces
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