Race 8 (629)
CHUN SHEK HANDICAP Rating:84-64 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | FLAMENCO STAR (BS321) | T Culhane | B | Soon led. Briefly headed 200 M but fought back determinedly final stages to win narrowly. |
2 | 13 | COMME D'HABITUDE (CA107) | D Whyte | B | Always prominent, 2nd or 3rd. Led briefly 200 M. Effort not sustained to defy the winner final stages but held on for 2nd close to the line. |
3 | 5 | DR MORE (BV164) | A Marcus | -- | Jumped awkwardly, then mainly 2nd or 3rd. Took time to gather momentum early straight. Ran on well to the line and just got beaten by quinella pair narrowly. |
4 | 10 | NEVER SAY NEVER (BT028) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Soon at rear. Wide into straight. Made up good ground final 250 M to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 1 | LOYAL DEVOTION (BV075) | K S Yu | H- | Settled midfield or worse. Ran on well in straight without threatening. |
6 | 11 | RED DEVIL (BT272) | S Dye | B | Towards rear. Hung out badly approaching and rounding the home turn. Ran on well without threatening. |
7 | 14 | GALLANT HORSE (CA128) | W Woods | -- | Around midfield. Made steady improvement after straightening until no extra close to the line. (Hung out in straight.) |
8 | 7 | LASER PRIDE (BS277) | R Fradd | -- | Midfield or worse. One-paced in straight. |
9 | 3 | SOMLUCK (BS143) | H K Yim | -- | At rear. Moved closer along the rail early straight, then kept on one pace. |
10 | 2 | DELIGHTFUL SPECIAL (BP147) | Y T Cheng | P-/B2 | Midfield and wide most of the race. Made no show in straightr. |
11 | 12 | MENTOR (CA253) | E Legrix | -- | Tardy start, soon midfield or better. Unable to quicken in straight. |
12 | 8 | LUCKY NUMBER (BT284) | F Coetzee | TT | Taken to back. Checked when disappointed for running between runners at about 300 M. One-paced thereafter. |
13 | 9 | MR DIGNITY (CA182) | S King | B | Worse than midfield. Under pressure 600 M. Found nothing in straight. |
14 | 4 | FORTUNE MAKER (BP061) | J Egan | B | Difficult to settle early. Soon midfield. Progressed to 4th before straightening but soon found no extra. Gave ground badly 150 M out. |
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 |