Race 6 (610)
TRIBUTE TO HONG KONG MUSIC HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | RELY ON ME (CE068) | C K Tong | B1/TT | Took the rail easily and led by 1/2L at very slow early sectionals, made all. |
2 | 6 | SOHNA (CG183) | F Coetzee | B | Eased to sit behind midfield, 5Ls off the leaders along the fence, harmed by the very slow pace, dashed strongly 400 M to finish 2nd , just beaten by a narrow margin. |
3 | 10 | AMAZING FORTUNE (CH235) | M Nunes | B1 | Pushed to occupy the box seat, travelled nicely throughout, benefited by the very slow early tempo and the rail-run, closed the race off strongly to run a close 3rd. |
4 | 3 | CHINA LUJIA (CJ088) | Y T Cheng | B/XB | Very slow away, hard ridden but failed to muster speed at back, 6-1/2Ls off the leaders 3 to 4-wide, harmed by the very slow pace, demonstrated strong finishing efforts 200 M. |
5 | 13 | DECENT FELLOW (CH021) | K L Chui | B/TT | Hard ridden early to keep up with the field at rear, 7Ls off the leaders 2 to 4-wide, dashed strongly 200 M despite harmed by the very slow pace. |
6 | 5 | KING FAY FAY (CH089) | D Whyte | -- | Eased back, 4-1/2Ls off the leaders 3-wide, not suited by the very slow early sectionals, blocked 4-2, little dash when clear. |
7 | 1 | SPIRIT OF LO PAN (CH140) | Z Purton | B | Pushed for a few strides, but soon took back to sit in midfield, 3-1/2Ls off the leaders 3 to 4-wide, raced keenly, not suited by the very slow pace, moved up steadily 600 M, ran on ok until 250 M flattened. |
8 | 7 | KEEN SPIRIT (CJ022) | K T Yeung | TT | Pushed for a prominent spot, 2Ls off the leaders 2 to 3-wide, helped by the very slow tempo, however never showed turn of foot, flattened 250 M. |
9 | 14 | BULB TREASURE (CH048) | W M Lai | -- | Pushed to sit outside the lead, enjoyed the very slow early tempo, however soon weakened 350 M. |
10 | 12 | KA KA SMART (CG042) | G Boss | B/H | Midfield along the fence, 3-1/2Ls off the leaders, not suited by the very slow tempo, no turn of foot, weakened 300 M. |
11 | 2 | ONE TOUCH (CH199) | G Mosse | B | Very slowly away, at rear and trapped 4 to 6-wide throughout, lost too much ground at bends and harmed by the very slow pace, never competitive. |
12 | 11 | JOLLY BIRD (CJ154) | H W Lai | SR | Slow away, eased back, 5Ls off the leaders 2 to 3-wide, harmed by the very slow pace, faded 400 M. |
13 | 9 | DASH (CG236) | C W Wong | -- | Pushed early but failed to muster speed, trapped 4 to 5-wide throughout and lost too much ground, not suited by the very slow pace, dropped off rapidly 500 M. |
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 |