Race 6 (319)
RESIDENCE ROAD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 14 | LUCKY PACKET (CD068) | G Schofield | CP/H/TT | Travelled prominently in 2nd or 3rd place. Proved difficult to settle near 1000 M. Ran on strongly final 200 M to win going away 50 M out. |
2 | 2 | CIRCULAR MACHINE (CG049) | S Dye | SR- | Led until outsprinted by the winner 50 M out. |
3 | 7 | NATURAL NINE (CG087) | S Sanders | -- | Around midfield about 4Ls back and on rail. Ran on well to snatch 3rd close home without troubling the first pair. |
4 | 3 | MR GENKI (CD184) | F Coetzee | CP-/TT | Prominent 2nd or 3rd. Kept on in straight and lost out on a minor placing in the closing stages. |
5 | 13 | FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) | C Munce | B | Dropped to the rear from wide draw about 10Ls off the pace. Behind midfield turning in by saving ground along rail. Shifted out for running near 200 M and made up some late ground. (Inquiry.) |
6 | 5 | SILVER MARK (CE226) | B Prebble | -- | Towards rear some 7Ls off the lead. One-paced in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
7 | 1 | CARE FREE PRINCE (CD333) | D Whyte | B | Forward of midfield about 3 to 4Ls behind the pace. Kept on in straight until no extra 150 M out. |
8 | 10 | SMART CHAMPION (CC324) | C Soumillon | SR/TT1 | Midfield about 4Ls off the lead. Unable to quicken in straight and tired in the closing stages. |
9 | 12 | STAR OF NORTHERN (CD173) | K H Chan | V/TT | Behind midfield. Widest turning in. Not a threat in straight. |
10 | 4 | GLORY YEARS (CE023) | G Mosse | B | Midfield or better. Kept on in straight until no extra final 100 M. |
11 | 11 | GIDDY KIPPER (CB303) | S K Sit | B | At rear. Never a threat. |
12 | 8 | OPERA MAGIC (CB404) | Y T Cheng | B | Forward of midfield early but trapped wide and without cover. Improved from 1100 M to 3rd turning in. Weakened badly final 200 M. |
13 | 6 | GREEN IDEAL (CG013) | H K Yim | B | Slowly away but soon in a forward position but proved difficult to settle. Unbalanced on heels after 1100 M. Midfield rounding home bend. Faded 200 M out. |
14 | 9 | BULLET TRAIN (CE028) | H W Lai | CP | Always at rear. Never seen with a chance. |
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 |