Race 4 (193)
CHEVALIER E & M ENGINEERING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | GREAT LAND'S STAR (CJ294) | G Mosse | XB | 2-wide and 1L back in 2nd early on and same margin back turning in, led 350 M out and well in charge final 100 M. |
2 | 10 | SOMETHING SPECIAL (CJ014) | K T Yeung | SR/TT | Ridden quietly at least 7Ls or 8Ls last through to the straight when briefly held up, stayed on strongly out wide to nick 2nd close home. |
3 | 3 | SIR GALAHAD (CG272) | K C Leung | -- | Rearward about 6Ls of the pace before steadying briefly turning for final section, made good late ground to place. |
4 | 12 | WINBO (CJ085) | P H Lo | -- | Led by 1L at the 1600 M and set an even tempo until being headed 350 M out, one-paced thereafter but out only tipped out of the money in final strides. |
5 | 7 | AMSTERDAM (CE140) | Y T Cheng | XB/H/TT | 3-back on fence initially, box-seated in 4th on rails from 1000 M to stretch, steadied at the 200 M but had his chance to place if good enough. |
6 | 4 | REAL SPECIAL (CH320) | D Whyte | XB | Mostly 3-wide no cover in a better than midfield position throughout, 1L down in 3rd turning in, likely the extra work cost him in the straight. |
7 | 13 | SUPER BABY (CH227) | H W Lai | TT | Around midfield with cover about 5Ls from the speed until the straight, 3Ls down at the 200 M and given his chance to place in closing stages. |
8 | 14 | FOREST FOUNTAIN (CJ047) | C W Wong | -- | Failed to muster early pace, 5Ls back in midfield at 1000 M and no closer off last turn, always held by the leading players. |
9 | 5 | ABLE DRAGON (CJ308) | M Du Plessis | -- | Never any better than midfield in 3 or 4-back position along the rails, pressured turning for home and lacking in acceleration when tempo quickened. |
10 | 11 | FASHFIELD (CH307) | M W Leung | -- | 4Ls behind speed in mid-division at 1000 M, pressured to lie up 600 M out and steadily faded out in the home straight. |
11 | 6 | BEST POWER (CG006) | C K Tong | TT | Never travelling well towards the rear, 12th and 7Ls down at halfway, never appeared likely to draw much closer. (Questioned for poor performance.) |
12 | 8 | LONDON EXPRESS (CH107) | M L Yeung | -- | 4-wide with cover in worse than midfield early on, 8Ls down at halfway, never really in touch. |
13 | 9 | VISIONARIO (CJ095) | B Doyle | -- | Another poor run, 2-wide in a handy position at the 1200 M, came under pressure at the 600 M, dropped out feebly in the home straight. |
14 | 1 | EYE WITNESS (CG027) | K L Chui | XB/TT | 4-wide no cover throughout, 5Ls off the speed at halfway and further back on straightening, soon beaten. |
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 |