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Race 2 (689)

IWC HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1800m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 WADASURPRISE (CK272) B Prebble B Made his run from midfield, 2 deep with cover. Commenced to peel out after the 700m, cornered about six deep and fought strongly to claim victory, drawing away in the run home.
2 10 WESTERN STAR (CK299) K C Leung -- Parked behind midfield, 1 off with cover. Worked to the finish well.
3 9 WINNING PAL (CJ138) J Lloyd -- Settled worse than midfield, along the rail. Angled out into clear running midway down the home stretch, maintained an even gallop right to the wire.
4 3 LIVERBIRD (CE055) M Du Plessis B Camped 3 back, 2 wide with cover. Kept on one paced for most of the straight.
5 7 FEEL THE FUN (CJ205) H W Lai B Parked in third position 1 off with cover. Only plodded to the line.
6 8 SUPREME DRAGON (CH161) B Doyle B Was posted 3 wide without cover after the 1000m not far from the leaders. Never a factor. (Vet reported that the horse pulled up lame & blood in the trachea.)
7 1 FOREST FOUNTAIN (CJ047) D Whyte CP/TT Positioned at the back of the field towards the rail. Hung in badly in the straight and proved difficult to ride out.
8 13 LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) G Cheyne B Settled with the backmakers 2-3 wide with cover. Never really ran on.
9 6 SAMBUOYANT (CE172) Z Purton -- Travelled at the tail of the field 2-3 wide with cover. Came wide in the home straight but failed to close off.
10 11 STAR OF CHIU TON (CJ175) M L Yeung B/TT Took up leading duties along the fence. was joined soon after the 900m, and travelled as the leading duo thereafter. Faded after the 200m.
11 14 SPEED AND GOLD (CJ151) S K Sit P-/TT Travelled midfield on the fence. gave little when under pressure in the final stretch.
12 4 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY (CJ015) W M Lai B Was checked at the start settling towards the rear near the rail with cover. Struggled in the run home.
13 2 SUPER FAMILY (CJ153) T H So V Gradually worked its way across to race in the lead, 1 off approaching the 900m. Gave in quickly near the final furlong and finished well back. (To trial.)
14 12 HONEST TREASURE (CE200) Y T Cheng B/H/TT Tracked the leaders along the paint. Was a beaten horse early in the straight and tailed out. (To trial.)
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