Race 5 (674)
SHING MUN RIVER CHANNEL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | TELECOM SUPERBOSS (CD180) | H W Lai | B | Broke well from wide draw and ridden along to take up running on rail from the 1200 M with no more than 1L advantage to straight. Responded well when asked 350 M and pulled away from the rest inside final 200 M. |
2 | 6 | TSUNAMI (CD105) | T Mundry | -- | Tardy start and steadily eased to race in a rearward position around 2 wide. In early part of straight was held up. All out 300 M out and made up steady ground inside final 200 M to grab 2nd place near the line. |
3 | 1 | THE ONLY ONE (CB383) | D Whyte | B | Began fairly and soon raced in better than midfield 2 wide through to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 400 M but was unable to fend off late challenge from 2nd placegetter to settle for 3rd. |
4 | 4 | STAR OF SHANTOU (CC356) | S Dye | -- | On jumping blundered and outpaced in the early stages to race towards the rear on rail. Near the 800 M whilst hanging out clipped heels and blundered. Switched wide in straight for clear running. Made good impression 200 M. |
5 | 12 | ISLAND SPIRIT (CD014) | R Fradd | V | Slightly slow into stride and soon raced in midfield wide without cover. Near the 1000 M went forward to race 1L off pace 3 wide to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 350 M out but became one-pace over the final 100 M. |
6 | 11 | HAPPY KID (CC326) | W M Lai | -- | Best out from wide draw, steadily eased to midfield or better 3 wide and proved difficult to settle. Kept on fairly when asked 350 M out but became one-pace inside final 200 M. |
7 | 13 | FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) | J Holder | B | Broke fairly from wide draw and ridden along to race in a forward position on rail through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out but was unable to quicken and kept on evenly to the line. |
8 | 10 | SHINING GEM (CA180) | A Delpech | -- | Tardy start and pushed along to race in a rearward position around 2 wide through to straight. Only able to run on evenly to the line when asked 400 M out. |
9 | 2 | GLOBE RIVER (CD228) | O Doleuze | -- | Broke fairly and soon raced in midfield 3 wide with cover through to straight. Only able to run on evenly when asked 400 M out and weakened slightly inside final 200 M. |
10 | 7 | FORTUNE BUILDER (CB306) | F Coetzee | TT | Slightly slow to begin from widest and soon raced at the tail around 2 wide. Switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running. Unable to make any impression in straight. |
11 | 8 | SUPER WINNER (CD062) | Y T Cheng | SR | Tardy start from wide and ridden along to race outside the leader from the 1000 M to straight. Kept on same pace when asked 400 M out and further weakened inside final 200 M. |
12 | 3 | DRAGON STRIDE (CC370) | G Schofield | -- | Broke fairly and soon raced in midfield on rail through to straight. Found nothing in the straight and steadily faded inside final 250 M. (Mucus.) |
13 | 9 | WINNING PARADE (CA283) | A Marcus | B/TT | Began fairly and soon settled in midfield 2 wide through to straight. Unable to respond when asked 400 M out and steadily weakened out of the race inside final 250 M. |
14 | 14 | LUCKY VICTORIES (BT163) | M W Leung | B | Slowly away and raced at the back on rail. Near the 800 M was shuffled further back. Made no impression in the 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 |