Race 3 (374)
GOOD FORTUNE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | SIGHT WINNER (CJ049) | D Whyte | -- | 2-wide at midfield. Switched out 5-wide turning for home and showed a nice turn of foot on straightening. Took the lead final 200 M and stayed on strongly to deny a late challenger. |
2 | 2 | MELLIFLUOUS (CH212) | O Doleuze | B/XB/H | Taken back from a wide draw and raced towards the rear. Improved to midfield in the middle stages. Held up for some distance after straightening but closed off strongly once traffic cleared. |
3 | 6 | HANDSOME TARGET (CH269) | B Prebble | CP1 | Better than midfield. No more than 3Ls off turning for home. Quickened nicely after straightening but was badly checked 200 M out. Ran on fairly thereafter to salvage a minor placing. |
4 | 5 | KING ACRYLIC (CG295) | C K Tong | B/TT | Soon led. Maintained advantage until final 200 M. Unable to find more in the closing stages to remain in contention. |
5 | 11 | NASA PEARL (CC068) | E Wilson | -- | Settled behind midfield. Improved to midfield and was widest turning for home. Ran on fairly in the straight and made up ground in the closing stages. |
6 | 3 | HIGH INTELLIGENT (CD317) | D Beadman | B/XB/TT | 2-wide and raced behind the leaders. Ran on same pace in the straight. |
7 | 4 | TRIUMPHANT DIAMOND (CG227) | C Soumillon | -- | Settled in rear section. Made up ground in the straight. |
8 | 13 | WAIT FOR ME (CE332) | C W Wong | TT | Settled towards the rear and was near last on straightening. Rallied in the straight but unable to sustain effort final stages. |
9 | 7 | MAINLAND SHUTTLE (CG315) | G Mosse | -- | On the fence at midfield. Held up for some distance final 300 M and ran on fairly once finding a clear run. |
10 | 1 | CALIFORNIA BISHOP (CD351) | K L Chui | TT | Better than midfield early. Gradually improved and was racing 2-wide behind the leader at the turn. Unable to keep up 300 M out and steadily dropped out. |
11 | 12 | THE GOODIES (CH097) | F Coetzee | TT | Missed the jump badly. Trailed field into home straight and only ran past a pair of beaten runners. (Blood in trachea.) |
12 | 10 | KING OF TURF (CJ102) | Z Purton | TT | Settled in rear section but was hard to settle. Made up ground saving trip around the turn and remained towards the rear on straightening. Only ran past a beaten runner. |
13 | 9 | WARM EMBRACES (CJ162) | M W Leung | -- | Disputed lead early stages and settled behind the leader after 1200 M. Failed to keep pace final 300 M and weakened. |
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 |