Race 5 (629)
KWAI HING HANDICAP Rating:66-46 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | EARL GREY (CA251) | D Whyte | B | Raced 2 wide 6Ls off pace worse than midfield. Closer order rounding the home bend and switched to 4-wide into straight. Ran on steadily to take charge inside 100 M, held on. |
2 | 1 | PRECIOUS SWEETIE (CB247) | M W Leung | -- | Soon took up running. Kept on well in straight until headed near 100 M, fought on for 2nd narrowly. |
3 | 4 | ASPIRATION (BP003) | B Fayd'herbe | -- | Outpaced at back despite pushing along. Remained last upon straightening. 7Ls behind lead and switched to the outer for running. Made up good ground to be nearest at finish. |
3 | 13 | UTMOST EASY (CA106) | W M Lai | -- | Travelled 3 wide worse than midfield, 6 or 7Ls behind pace. Ran on well when cleared 200 M out to dead heat for 3rd. |
5 | 12 | SMART HORSE (BV096) | E Legrix | TT- | Travelled kindly in midfield 3-wide 4 or 5Ls off lead. Kept on well in straight, just missed a minor placing. |
6 | 11 | BUCK'S FIZZ (BV272) | E Saint-Martin | SR | Steadily dropped to worse than midfield, wide along the back straight and rounding the home turn. Kept on quite well in straight. |
7 | 10 | I WIN (BV209) | K H Ting | -- | Well there 3rd or 4th, 3-wide. Unable to accelerate in straight but plugged on to the line. |
8 | 3 | THE GREATEST (BN260) | A Marcus | B | Slowly away, towards rear. Made up some ground through field final 250 M. |
9 | 2 | INTERVENE (BV180) | S Dye | BO | Slowly away, then steadily picked up to the front and tracked leader. Kept on in straight until no extra final 150 M. |
10 | 7 | COSMO STAR (CA260) | H K Yim | TT | Raced handily behind leader on the fence. Failed to quicken in straight. |
11 | 6 | GOLDEN DUKE (BN194) | K C Tsang | B2 | Steadily dropped towards rear, raced 2-wide. Shifted to 4-wide rounding the home bend to commence run, made up a little ground 300 M out until tiring final 100 M. |
12 | 14 | MR HAPPY (BS234) | D Dunn | B | Better than midfield, travelled at 5th, 2-wide. Over the last 300 M was held up for running, unable to challenge. |
13 | 9 | ZINEDINE (BT242) | Y T Cheng | B | Worse than midfield along the rails. Dropped towards the rear rounding the home bend. Made no improvement in straight. |
14 | 5 | FLAGS UP (BS126) | C Williams | SR2 | Soon midfield along the fence. Was awkwardly placed early in the straight and then steadily dropped to the last. |
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 |