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Race 9 (027)

DONGGUAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 BLESSING (CJ337) Y T Cheng XB Patiently ridden early and settled 6Ls off the pace, suited by the fast tempo, kicked strongly when asked 350 M out, hit the front near 50 M, won with some in hand.
2 7 NORTH HILL (CJ082) O Doleuze -- Jumped fairly, urged along early and soon settled 5Ls off the speed, crowded at 1000 M, ran on strongly under maximum pressure final 350 M, narrowly beaten by the winner.
3 8 RIBOT LEGEND (CK030) M L Yeung -- Lacked early speed despite being urged and soon drifted back to the rear, crowded at 700 M, held up for room early in straight, finished off soundly when clear final 150 M, too late.
4 2 PACKING BUDDY (CK264) T H So V Driven to lead 1.5L and found the fence approaching the 800 M pole, quickened well when asked at 400 M, kept on well under maximum pressure, caught near 100 M.
5 9 VITALITY EXPRESS (CL364) D Whyte B Urged along early and soon occupied a fence position just behind the leader, kept on fairly well when asked in the home straight, could not find extra final 50 M.
6 1 O'REILLY MAGIC (CJ134) C Y Ho TT Settled 4Ls off the pace, caught 3-wide without cover throughout the trip, on heels at 350 M, soon recovered and made gradual ground.
7 6 GREEN CASH (CL327) J Lloyd -- Bumped start, urged along early and soon settled 4Ls off the pace, on heels at 1200 M, only gave limited response when asked at the top of home straight, rather one-paced.
8 10 HORSESHOE FORTUNE (CL098) C K Tong XB Settled 4Ls off the pace on rails, only one-paced when placed under pressure in the home straight.
9 12 SUPER GENTLEMAN (CK365) W M Lai B Bumped start, driven early to find a fence spot 3Ls off the pace, failed to quicken when asked for efforts in the home straight, soon flattened.
10 11 SPECTACULAR AWARD (CK364) H W Lai CP Prominently placed 2-3Ls behind the leader, got tired near 300 M, soon weakened.
11 3 MACASSAR (CL382) M W Leung H1 Lacked early speed despite being urged, always rearward, lost touch at the top of home straight, finished 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