Race 8 (161)
CHEUNG FAT HANDICAP Rating:95-70 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | WHATABOB (CD213) | O Doleuze | B-/P2 | Away well, showed good early speed to take up forward spot, shifted back to 5th 2 wide 3L from leaders, had soft run thereafter came 3-wide with strong run in straight to score a nice win. |
2 | 4 | LUCKY SIXER (CC103) | C W Wong | -- | Fast to begin, held lead from inside draw, pressured in early stages and went along at a fair speed, nursed along to turn, put 2 lengths on field at 350 M but overhauled final 100 M. |
3 | 7 | STABLE MAIL (CE184) | C Brown | V- | Began fairly, drifted back to 4th last 2-wide 7L from lead, travelled well throughout, made run between runners on turn and made up good late ground from impossible position. |
4 | 1 | THE KING (CD384) | B Prebble | TT | Left gates best, didn't have speed to cross, slotted in nicely behind speed, raced in 6th 2 wide 4L from lead in middle section, hard ridden on turn but couldn't quicken under big weight. Fought on well. |
5 | 12 | LUCKY CHAMPION (CD178) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped well, settled midfield 2-wide 5L from front runners, had fair run in middle stages, stuck to task in stretch making good ground without threatening winner. |
6 | 8 | WONG'S SUCCESS (CE107) | D Whyte | TT | Away with them, settled in good spot behind the leader, had soft run throughout, obtained clear run in straight but couldn't go on with it over final 200 M (not fully ridden out). |
7 | 9 | GREENESSY (CE001) | Y T Cheng | CP | Average to begin, slow to muster speed, hard ridden early in last position, remained rearward 3 wide 9L from lead came between runners in straight and closed race off fairly. |
8 | 6 | MILLENNIUM SPIRIT (BV221) | C Munce | P2/TT | Began with them, drifted back to 2nd last on rails 9L from front runners, maintained rearward position throughout, made steady ground on rails in straight. |
9 | 3 | BETTER BOY (CD134) | F Coetzee | -- | Fairly away, caught 3-wide midfield from wide draw, raced 3-wide without cover thereafter, under pressure on turn and showed no turn of foot in the straight. |
10 | 11 | LANCETTIER (CD338) | R Fradd | TT | Jumped well, showed speed but caught wide for awkward gate, pushed forward to sit outside leader, under pressure on turn, dropped out at 200 M after hard run. |
11 | 10 | PHOENIX FORTUNE (CD122) | A Delpech | B | Slow to begin, settled 3 back on fence 4L from lead, had easy run throughout, pressured on turn and gradually weakened out of it. |
12 | 5 | DELIGHTFUL WIN (CC154) | G Schofield | TT | Missed the kick, urged along to gain position 4 back on fence 5L from leaders, always ridden along, failed to make ground in straight. |
13 | 14 | KING OF WIN (CD395) | P H Lo | PC | Began with them, pushed forward wide early to hold 1 out 1 back position, had even run thereafter, lost ground approaching turn to be well beaten. |
14 | 13 | SERIOUS PLAY (CC003) | H W Lai | -- | Away with them, showed no early speed and slipped back to 3rd last 3 wide, raced rearward covering ground for rest of journey and made no impression 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 |