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Race 2 (274)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 GLACIATED (K272) M Guyon B/TT Tracked leading pair against rail, had to wait for run turning into home straight, secured clear run 300m out, ran on well final 200m to lead close home.
2 8 STRAIGHT TO GLORY (K340) K C Leung H/TT Tracked pace, well placed into home straight, challenged and every chance from 400m out, stayed on well but no match for winner.
3 2 AMAZING PARTNERS (K554) C Y Ho TT1 Bumped out of stalls, settled in mid-field, ridden from top of home straight, ran on strongly final 200m to close on leaders but always held.
4 10 GOOD CHAP (J499) J Orman CP Awkward start, rail position in mid-field, unable to secure clear run until 300m out, stayed on but lacked pace to reach leaders.
5 9 KA YING WARRIOR (H028) Z Purton XB Pressed leader from wide draw, improved to lead top of home straight, pressed on 300m out, headed 200m out and soon weakened.
6 7 SUNNY Q (J223) J McDonald TT Held up last after slowly away, good headway on bend and pushed along widest into home straight, stayed on for pressure.
7 4 MEGA MASTERMIND (L044) B Avdulla B1/TT1 Three wide in rear of mid-field, forced to steady 1100m out, pushed along wide into home straight, never a threat.
8 11 PATCH OF TIME (H483) K Teetan B-/H2 Tracked leaders out wide without cover, struggled to hold position from 500m out, flattened out final 200m.
9 1 QUICK MONEY (K377) C L Chau XB1/TT Dropped out from wide draw, raced wide throughout, still in last place top of home straight, no impression.
10 5 LUCKY FIELD (K292) M F Poon B1/TT Shifted in at start and lost ground, raced in rear, looked green and did not respond to pressure from 800m out, no impression.
11 6 TAI VICTORY (K124) H T Mo SR-/TT- Ridden along from stalls to lead, soon headed top of home straight and dropped away quickly, eased once well held.
12 3 I AM BACK (L061) D Probert SR1/TT Three wide in mid-field, bumped 1000m out, under pressure on bend to chase leaders, left behind home straight, well beaten.
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