Race 6 (121)
LAS VEGAS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | BREAKING POINT (CJ179) | D Beadman | PC1 | Settled just behind the leaders, 3-wide, benefited by the slow tempo, closed the raced off strongly to score its first win by a narrow margin. |
2 | 1 | LUCKY MONEY STAR (CH273) | C W Wong | -- | Hard ridden to cross and sit outside the lead, enjoyed the slow early sectionals, led 300 M, ran on strongly to the line, just beaten by a nose in last stride. |
3 | 4 | SUNNY SMILES (CJ073) | W C Marwing | B- | Pushed forward, 3Ls behind the leader along the fence, helped by the slow tempo, however just held ground in straight and held 3rd. |
4 | 12 | CLASSIC KING (CD256) | H W Lai | B/TT | Eased to sit in midfield, 4Ls off the leaders on the rails, not suited by the slow early sectionals, little dash in straight. |
5 | 7 | CHATER DE LAGO (CG246) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Worse than midfield along the fence, 6Ls off the leaders, dashed well 250 M despite not suited by the slow tempo. |
6 | 13 | SPRING SMILES (CG269) | K C Leung | B | Eased to rear and took rail, 6Ls off the leaders, harmed by the slow pace, momentarily held up 400 M, showed little dash when clear. |
7 | 11 | COULDN'T CARE LESS (CD009) | M Du Plessis | -- | Eased to sit behind midfield and trapped 3-wide, 5Ls off the leaders, harmed by the slow pace, swept forward 5 to 6-wide at home bend, lost too much ground, dashed well 300 M despite all negative racing situations. |
8 | 3 | HAPPY ALL AROUND (CD248) | B Prebble | TT | Hold rail and led easily by 1/2L at advantageous slow early sectionals, however soon weakened 300 M. |
9 | 6 | JOYFUL YEARS (CG143) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Took a more prominent spot in front of midfield, 3Ls off the leaders 3 to 4-wide, not suited by the slow tempo, lacked turn of foot, flattened 250 M. |
10 | 14 | PUERTO RICO (CH147) | M L Yeung | TT | Bumped start, at back, 6Ls off the leaders 3 to 4-wide, harmed by the slow tempo, just ran on fairly in final stages. |
11 | 9 | JOY TRUMPS (CD242) | G Mosse | B/TT | Eased to sit in midfield, travelled nicely, 4-1/2Ls off the leaders 2 to 3-wide, not suited by the slow pace, never responded. |
12 | 2 | CARE FREE MIDAS (CH053) | D Whyte | B | Bumped start, travelled worse than midfield, 5Ls off the leaders 2 to 4-wide, harmed by the slow pace, no progress in straight. |
13 | 8 | SIR LAGO (CH268) | W M Lai | B | Not suited by the slow pace, trapped 4 to 5-wide throughout and lost ground, never competitive at rear and tailed out. |
14 | 10 | NIGHT HUNTER III (CH102) | B Doyle | CP-/B1 | Hard ridden to keep up in midfield, raced 4 to 5-wide throughout and lost too much ground, harmed by the slow pace, soon dropped off 400 M and tailed out. |
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 |