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Race 3 (203)

CARNARVON HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 FORZA (CN276) Z Purton B/H Camped handy, settled 1-1/2Ls off the leader 2 wide with cover, finished off strongly when asked for run 300M to score by a short head.
2 1 DEHERE'S THE LOVE (P305) O Doleuze B Raced midfield, travelled 3Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, dashed on well to get 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3 9 THUNDER FLYER (CN132) A Suborics H/TT Hard ridden forward to park outside the leader, stayed on gamely until final 100M weakened for 3rd.
4 7 HURRY HURRY UP (CN218) U Rispoli TT Settled worse than midfield about 4Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, ran on steadily but without any threat to the placegetter. (Questioned for riding, see incident report)
5 3 LUCKY SCEPTER (CN174) C Y Lui CP/H/TT Taken back, travelled 6Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, swung wide turning in, made some ground in straight without any serious threat.
6 4 MAROON PRINCE (CN413) T Angland SR/XB Lost significant amount of ground at start, then gradually improved rounding the Home Turn however trapped 4 wide without cover throughout, never looked likely. (See incident report)
7 5 PERFECT TRIUMPH (P241) W M Lai -- Showed no early pace, travelled 5Ls behind the leader on the fence, passed some tired runners.
8 12 HELLO KIMBERLEY (P205) M L Yeung H/TT Raced midfield, settled 3Ls behind the leader on the fence, never ran on.
9 11 MIGHTY GAINS (P260) C Y Ho -- Rolled forward to take the fence and led by 1/2L, flattened badly 300M.
10 6 SMART KIDS (CL253) T H So B-/TT Failed to muster despite hard ridden along, settled 5Ls off the leader 3 wide with cover, never looked threat.
11 8 CRIMSON HEART (P237) N Pinna B/TT Crowded start then ridden along to settle 3Ls 3 wide without cover throughout, weakened soon after straightening.
12 10 ELEPHANT MAGIC (CN211) G Mosse CP/XB/TT Pushed to occupy the box seat, flattened soon after straightening.
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