GO

Race 3 (019)

SHENZHEN HANDICAP   Rating:40-16   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 ONLY THE BRAVE (BT089) W C Marwing B Rear. Ran on well in straight to claim victory close home.
2 4 ME AND YOU (BT011) E Legrix V In touch, soon settling midfield. Ran on steadily to reach lead momentarily final 50 M. Unable to contain the winner.
3 12 SPECTACULAR WIN (BV030) C T Cheng B Soon prominent. Joined the leader passing 800 M. Gained upper hand inside 200 M but was headed close home.
4 1 TOP PRACTITIONER (BM131) W Woods -- Towards rear. Obliged to race wider when inconvenienced rounding home bend. Made up good ground from outside in straight to be nearest at finish.
5 5 SIMON'S DECISION (BS071) D Whyte B/TT Towards rear. Raced awkwardly when tightened home turn. Ran on well final 300 M but unable to reach the leaders.
6 3 LIGHT PRINT (BP096) K H Yu -- Prominent. Took lead briefly early straight. Kept on when headed inside 200 M.
7 9 WISHES (BT100) J Egan B2 Midfield or behind. Made up some ground in straight.
8 2 GOLDEN DECADE (BS112) D O'Neill TT Rear. Ran on in straight but was one-paced closing stages.
9 13 APPLES AND ORANGES (BS318) R Fradd B Behind midfield. Was steadied final turn. Made up a little ground early straight but found no extra 200 M.
10 8 CLASSIC DANCER (BV170) E Saint-Martin B Soon 2nd. Dropped back from 1000 M to be midfield rounding home bend. Made no show in straight.
11 10 STARTRICE (BM210) F Coetzee B Soon led and was joined near 800 M. Weakened when headed early straight.
12 11 NATURAL CLASSIC (BS323) B Doyle B Prominent early from a wide draw, dropping back to midfield 1000 M. Faded upon straightening.
13 14 SAINT TAK (BN198) K C Tsang -- Better than midfield until dropping back from final turn.
14 7 TIME STRONG (BM022) C Brown B Better than midfield, advancing to 4th passing 1000 M. Faded 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