Race 7 (443)
CHAI WAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | WHATABOB (CD213) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Settled at midfield. Closed to within 2Ls of the leaders on straightening. Quickened to challenge for the lead at 200 M. Drew clear in the final 100 M. |
2 | 10 | WISE CHOICE (CB297) | M Rodd | TT | Began fairly and dropped steadily back to rear section. Switched wide on straightening and steadily made up ground in the straight to be closest at finish. |
3 | 8 | PICTURE PERFECT (CD297) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped well and raced among leaders early. Took a sit and settled behind the leaders 1200 M. Quickened on straigh- tening and fought for the lead at 200 M. Unable to match winner's pace final stages. |
4 | 13 | LUCKY DANSKE (CD364) | F Coetzee | TT | Niggled along and took the lead 1000 M. Maintained a narrow advantage near 200 M but unable to sustain effort to line. |
5 | 14 | PARADIS (CB044) | G Schofield | B/TT | Slowly away and raced in a rearward position until home straight. Made a nice rally to be closest at finish. |
6 | 7 | SILVER SUN (CE126) | B Prebble | -- | Raced along the fence at midfield. Kept on well in the straight. |
7 | 5 | VROOM VROOM (CD290) | G Mosse | BO- | Missed the jump and raced in rear section. Behind midfield at the home turn and was 4 to 5Ls down on straightening. Made up some ground in the straight. |
8 | 11 | TRAVEL LEADER (CD226) | Y T Cheng | SR | Niggled along and kept within 3Ls of the pace. Unable to quicken in the straight and stayed on same pace to line. |
9 | 3 | DASHING THUNDER (CD080) | C K Tong | SR/TT | Outpaced early, raced in rear section and was niggled along to keep pace. Remained near the back on straightening and finished off with a good rally. |
10 | 4 | MR COOL (CD071) | H W Lai | B/TT | Best out from widest draw and led in the early stages. Lost the lead after 1000 M but kept alongside the leader until home straight. Disputed lead 300 M but weakened final stages. |
11 | 12 | BEAUTY PLUS (CC213) | K W Tsui | TT | Outpaced at the start and settled wide at midfield. Dropped further back after 800 M. Caught widest home turn and made no impression in the straight. |
12 | 9 | GOODWOOD (CA167) | C Williams | -- | Settled 3-wide at midfield. Unable to pick up in the straight and weakened final 200 M. |
13 | 1 | SNIPPEDYDOODA (CA207) | S Sanders | BO- | Began very awkwardly and lost significant ground. Detached throughout and was never in contention. (Blood in trachea.) |
14 | 6 | MAJESTIC FEELING (CC381) | A Delpech | B | Wide without cover midfield early, then was ridden forward to settle behind the pace. Started to lose ground on straightening and finished tailed out. (Blood in trachea.) |
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 |