Race 9 (548)
THE PURVES QUAICH (HANDICAP) Rating:88-64 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | ESPRESSO (BP205) | D Whyte | P | Close up. Steadied approaching 800 M then settled behind leaders in 3rd rounding home bend. Quickened well to gain upper hand inside final 200 M and never threatened. |
2 | 2 | SOMLUCK (BS143) | S K Sit | -- | Settled at the back. Made progress on outside rounding home bend to be just behind midfield but widest turning in. Ran on well final 300 M without threatening winner. |
3 | 8 | CITY PATROL (BN048) | C W Mok | B | Pushed along early from widest draw to lead. Joined briefly passing 1000 M before regaining slender advantage rounding home bend. Kept on quite well but headed inside 200 M. |
4 | 9 | FLAMENCO STAR (BS321) | S Baster | -- | Prominent. Joined leaders briefly passing 1000 M before settled inside leader rounding home bend. Kept on quite well without quickening in straight. |
5 | 6 | FORTUNE DANCER (BS081) | W M Lai | B | Jumped awkwardly. Niggled along towards rear early. Gained ground on rails to be midfield rounding home bend. Ran on final 250 M. |
6 | 7 | TOYMARK (BS200) | C T Cheng | -- | Settled behind leaders within striking distance. Inconvenienced approaching 800 M, losing position. Midfield turning in. Made progress final 250 M. |
7 | 12 | FLAGS UP (BS126) | M W Leung | -- | Midfield. Took closer order approaching home bend. Gained ground on rails to be just behind leaders turning in. Checked 300 M out. Kept on to finish. |
8 | 10 | GRANITE (BV045) | J Quinn | -- | Jumped awkwardly. Towards rear. Made up some late ground inside final 200 M. |
9 | 13 | NICE MEMORIES (BV152) | K H Ting | -- | Pushed along early to be better than midfield. Dropped towards rear around home bend despite niggled along. Made some late progress inside final 200 M. |
10 | 4 | EQUIKIT (BV262) | W C Marwing | -- | Jumped slowly and awkwardly. Well behind until making moderate late impression closing stages. |
11 | 14 | INVENTOR (BP172) | W S Yu | -- | Midfield early. Gradually dropped towards rear. Made no show. (Demoted.) |
12 | 11 | ALBELA (BV028) | B Doyle | B | Pushed along early to be midfield. Made headway home bend. Found nothing in straight. |
13 | 1 | ALL THE GLORY (BN058) | K H Yu | -- | Prominent early. Better than midfield when hampered passing 800 M, dropping to midfield home bend. Weakened in straight. |
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 |