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Race 2 (557)

INSULAR HANDICAP   Rating:56-32   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 STAR OF WAH YAN (BP105) P Payne -- Settled towards rear from poor draw. Switched out for a clear run inside 350 M and cruised to lead over 100 M out. Won comfortably. (Promoted.)
2 2 CONSISTENT WIN (BN172) D Whyte -- Midfield early. Took closer order home bend. Held up just behind leaders turning into straight. Quickened to hit front briefly passing 200 M but soon swamped by winner.
3 5 COUNTRY LAD (BL145) B Marcus -- Mainly in midfield. Made steady progress under pressure early in straight to hold some chance over 200 M out but outsprinted closing stages. (Hung in in straight.)
4 4 GREENFIELD (BN152) E Legrix -- Travelled just better than midfield to straight. Not much room early on before making some late headway closing stages.
5 13 ON THE BEAT (BL218) H K Cheung -- Always prominent. Kept on without quickening under pressure in straight.
6 9 LUCKYFIELD (BM246) G Boss -- Broke well and made running to 250 M, then weakened.
7 6 CHIU CHOW WARRIOR (BJ281) K M So -- Well there, disputing lead into straight but failed to quicken under pressure and swamped inside final 200 M. (Demoted.)
8 14 MR BELIEF (BN069) D Lee -- Handy to straight, then lost touch and faded. (Demoted.)
9 12 KINGSTOWN (BN008) Y S Wong -- Always in last few.
10 10 TEAM VALOUR (BK038) J C H Wong -- Jumped well, settling in midfield. Faded out of contention from 450 M.
11 7 JOLLITY (BJ035) T Kwok -- Always well behind. (Demoted.)
12 8 PLANET (BJ026) K S Yu -- Always at the back.
13 11 HIGHLAND LADDIE (BJ172) L F Chung -- Prominent briefly, dropping to midfield home bend. Weakened further upon straightening.
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