Race 3 (320)
MICHAEL'S CHOICE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | WISE CHOICE (CB297) | G Mosse | TT | Towards rear soon after start. Recovered ground from 1000 M to be 5th 750 M. Ran on steadily 300 M, doing best work closing stages to claim victory inside 50 M. |
2 | 10 | LUCKY CORDELIA (CD088) | E Saint-Martin | TT1 | Was 4th before dropping to 6th 950 M. Still 3Ls behind lead early straight. Ran on well to snatch 2nd at finish. |
3 | 5 | NOBLE HEART (CC355) | O Doleuze | B | Lost ground at start, was last early. Soon recovered some ground to be 10th on rail. Remained there until making up good ground final 400 M to be nearest at finish. |
4 | 13 | ABLE MARS (CC273) | W M Lai | B | Settled 5th early. Moved up gradually to be 3rd 800 M. Hit front on 3-wide 500 M. Shared lead 250 M. Kept on but just lost a minor placing at finish. |
5 | 3 | FASHION JEWELLERY (CD177) | D Whyte | BO | Pushed along to take lead from 1200 M. Was headed 500 M. Effort in straight to share lead 250 M. Kept on but failed to maintain position close home. |
6 | 9 | BULLISH GENERAL (CD034) | F Coetzee | TT | Held 3rd to 800 M. 2Ls 4th 400 M. Kept on without quickening inside 200 M. |
7 | 7 | DON FELIPE (CD273) | P H Lo | B | Behind midfield. Lost a bit of ground passing 1000 M. Remained in similar position before running on moderately final 200 M. |
8 | 12 | DEVON FLAIR (CD240) | C Williams | -- | Near rear, last from 1200 M. Made ground steadily from the final turn. |
9 | 8 | HEROIC ATTRIBUTE (CD408) | D Holland | TT1 | Near rear. Ran past some beaten horses closing stages. (Mucus.) |
10 | 6 | CHAMPION WINNER (CB458) | S Dye | -- | Prominent from widest draw. Was 1/2L behind lead until weakening out of contention soon after straightening. |
11 | 11 | METRO FLYER (CA072) | R Fradd | B | Midfield. Weakened 200 M out. |
12 | 2 | UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) | C Soumillon | TT | Behind midfield. Made no show final 250 M. |
13 | 14 | RED FIREBALL (CC171) | H W Lai | B | Always at the back. |
14 | 4 | SYLLABUS (CD388) | Y T Cheng | B | Towards rear. Recovered ground on outside passing 600 M. Faded in 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 |