Race 6 (677)
HORSESHOE GRILL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | SPEEDY (CJ037) | D Whyte | -- | Hard ridden to hold the rail position inside the leader, benefited by the very slow early sectionals, closed the race off strongly to win by a neck. (Dropped whip.) |
2 | 11 | JOLLY BIRD (CJ154) | O Doleuze | SR- | Pushed to sit in midfield along the fence, 4Ls off the leader, not suited by the very slow tempo, dashed strongly to run 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin. |
3 | 3 | CLEMENT ELITE (CH004) | D Beadman | XB | Slowly away, pushed to obtain a midfield spot along the rails, 5-1/2Ls off the leader, blocked most straight, delivered strong finishing efforts when clear despite harmed by the very slow pace. |
4 | 1 | WAIT FOR ME (CE332) | Y T Cheng | TT | Eased back, 7-1/2Ls off the leader along the fence, harmed by the very slow pace, blocked 4-2, dashed strongly when clear. |
5 | 9 | MYTHIC STEED (CD208) | C K Tong | B/H | Settled just behind the pace group, 3-1/2Ls off the leader 2 to 3-wide, favoured by the very slow tempo, little dash in straight. |
6 | 8 | ENCORE (CH252) | F Coetzee | -- | Hard ridden to cross in front and led by 1/2L 2-wide, enjoyed by the very slow tempo, overhauled 400 M, ran on until 200 M flattened. (Tendon injury day after race.) |
7 | 7 | MY FAITH (CH054) | M Du Plessis | B | Hard ridden to occupy the box seat, 2-1/2Ls behind the very slow pace, lacked room 400 M, no progress when clear, checked 100 M. |
8 | 14 | ACTIVE VALOUR (CG045) | M W Leung | -- | Midfield, trapped 3 to 4-wide and lost too much ground, 4-1/2Ls off the leader, harmed by the very slow tempo, just held ground in straight. |
9 | 13 | KING OF SPADES (CC056) | W M Lai | B | At rear, 9-1/2Ls off the leader 2 to 4-wide, dashed well 200 M despite not suited by the very slow pace. |
10 | 2 | STEEL NERVES (CG320) | Z Purton | B | At back, 7-1/2Ls off the leader 2-wide, harmed by the very slow pace, raced flat until 200 M showed little dash. |
11 | 10 | HELENE ELITE (CJ093) | K L Chui | CP/XB/TT | Midfield, 5Ls off the leader 2 to 3-wide, not suited by the very slow pace, lacked turn of foot in straight. |
12 | 5 | CHAMPION PIONEER (CG305) | K T Yeung | BO | Hard ridden early, just worse than midfield, 6-1/2Ls off the leader, trapped 3 to 5-wide and lost too much ground, harmed by the very slow pace, ran on ok in straight. |
13 | 12 | SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) | H W Lai | -- | Hard ridden to take a prominent spot, 1-1/2Ls off the leader 2-wide, favoured by the very slow tempo, however soon weakened 300 M. |
14 | 6 | CLASSIC REUNION (CH166) | S K Sit | B/SR | At rear, 8Ls off the leader 3 to 4-wide, harmed by the very slow pace, just ran on ok in final stages. |
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 |