Race 5 (193)
SAN PO KONG HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | SPEED AT WILL (BT213) | S K Sit | -- | Ridden along for some distance early to be midfield. Improved widest home bend to score impressive win. |
2 | 1 | HOSSEGOR (BT136) | Y T Cheng | P | Slow to begin to rearward on the rail. Gained inside run from home bend to hit front at 100 M but unable to hold challenger. |
3 | 2 | GREAT CHIEF (BV175) | B Marcus | -- | Worked hard from wide gate to race 3-wide equal lead without cover. Improved from 600 M but unable to hold challengers final 200 M. |
4 | 11 | LYPHARD'S LAD (BM033) | E Legrix | P/TT | Settled handy position early. In similar position thereafter. |
5 | 6 | PROJECTVISION (BS021) | C Brown | -- | Jumped best from inside gate to be front at post first time, then eased to settle behind leader. One-paced in the straight. |
6 | 8 | ME FIRST (BS236) | E Saint-Martin | B | Began quickly to work forward and lead out of straight first time. Led into straight before weakening shortly after. |
7 | 14 | WINNING TOUCH (BN256) | W M Lai | P | Settled midfield on the rail. Every chance from home bend but no effort. |
8 | 7 | BRAVO VICTORY (BT095) | R Fradd | B | Ridden hard early but rearward of midfield. One-paced in the straight. |
9 | 5 | DE INTEGRO (BS079) | J Egan | P | Ridden hard early to be forward of midfield. Travelled wide throughout and no improvement in the straight. |
10 | 3 | LEGEND'S GLORY (BV329) | D O'Neill | -- | Slow into stride to be rearward. Similar position throughout. |
11 | 12 | FOR SZESZE (BT305) | S Dye | -- | Behind midfield and trapped wide early. No effort raised in the straight. |
12 | 4 | HEADING TO WIN (BM068) | F Coetzee | -- | In handy position early. Began to tire badly on home bend. |
13 | 9 | MASCOT TREASURE (BV248) | D Whyte | P1 | Worked across to be travelling outside leader comfortably. Placed under pressure on home turn and weakened badly. (See Racing Incidents.) |
14 | 13 | SPARTAN (BN118) | S King | B-/P2 | No early speed to be rearward. Never quickened when pressured after the 600 M. |
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 |