Race 8 (580)
PORTO HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1400m Sha Tin Yielding To Soft
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | GLOBAL FORTUNE (CB422) | C Williams | -- | 3-wide and 8Ls off pace 1000 M out, 4-wide and 5Ls off pace off home turn, progress to be 2Ls down 200 M out, kept on to lead 50 M out, ran on well. |
2 | 7 | SIR OCTAVIUS (CB427) | S Dye | -- | Keen when 3-wide and 4Ls off the pace 1000 M out, driven along when 5-wide (widest of all) into home straight, stayed on to have a brief lead 100 M out, soon headed, no extra. |
3 | 5 | TRIUMPHANT GLORY (CB368) | W C Marwing | -- | Always wide without cover, 5-wide and 3Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 4-wide into home straight when just 1L off the pace, battled on very well to hang on for a place. |
4 | 12 | SHINING GEM (CA180) | M W Leung | SR | 2-wide and 7Ls off the speed 1000 M out, 2-wide and 5Ls down from the 800 M to home straight, picked up well to be 2Ls down at the 200 M, kept on well. |
5 | 2 | SUPER SPRINT (CA274) | G Schofield | SR | 4-wide and 3Ls off pace 1000 M out, sent on and half a length down and 3-wide 800 M out, disputing lead and travelling well entering straight, led 300 M out, headed 100 M out, no extra. |
6 | 6 | HANDBAG DRAGON (BT253) | M Walker | -- | On fence 5Ls off pace 1000 M out, niggled along 600 M out when 3Ls down, 2-wide into home straight, place chances when 2Ls down 300 M out, one-paced thereafter. |
7 | 3 | SHERIFF BAMBOO (CC257) | F Coetzee | -- | On fence 1L off the pace 1000 M out, narrow lead from the 800 M to home straight, headed 300 M out, kept on gamely under strong pressure, encouraging debut. |
8 | 13 | QUICK NEWS (CB178) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Slowly away, 3-wide and 5Ls off pace 1000 M out, 4-wide into home straight when 5Ls off the speed, 3Ls down and staying on 200 M out, couldn't follow through. |
9 | 1 | GALLANT HORSE (CA128) | B Prebble | -- | On fence 7Ls off pace 1000 M out, 4Ls down and niggled along 500 M out, short of room at top of stretch, unbalanced and hit rail, no impression thereafter. |
10 | 4 | SPINNING CITY (CB252) | D Dunn | B | 2-wide and 5Ls off pace 1000 M out, 4-wide into home straight when 3Ls down, was always outpaced by principals. |
11 | 9 | DOLBRIDGE (BS295) | K C Tsang | B | Slowly away, detached from main body of field when 8Ls off the pace 800 M out, 6Ls down and 2-wide at top of home straight, never got into it. |
12 | 11 | MIRACLES (CC073) | P H Lo | SR1/TT1 | Led by a neck out 2-wide 1200 M out, headed by SHERIFF BAMBOO 800 M out, half a length down and under pressure at top of home stretch, faded out quickly. |
13 | 8 | WINNING LAURELS (CB295) | D Whyte | B | On fence 3Ls off pace 1000 M out, not travelling well when 2-wide and 4Ls off the pace on straightening, dropped out. (See Racing Incidents.) |
14 | 14 | PROFIT DAY (BV335) | H K Yim | -- | Best away, 2-wide and 3Ls off the pace 1000 M out, keen in places, driven along when 2-wide and 3Ls down entering straight, faded out tamely. |
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 |