Race 5 (372)
YUE YEE HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | LUCKY NISTELROOY (CL118) | W C Marwing | V/TT | Began fairly, raced keenly and eventually pulled himself to 2nd place before the turn, took over inside 400M, soon opened up a decisive advantage and maintained a strong gallop to the line. |
2 | 8 | THE KID (CK080) | M Guyon | B | Held up behind midfield, caught wide early but managed to tuck in for cover before the turn, no clear run from 400M-300M, ran on well when clear, nearest finish. |
3 | 14 | DAYLIGHT EXPRESS (CH036) | Y T Cheng | TT | Went forward, crossed to the fence 1000M and took cover behind leader, shifted out to challenge 300M out, kept on without taking much ground off the winner. |
4 | 7 | SPEEDY (CJ037) | D Whyte | -- | Slow to begin but soon recovered under positive handling, settled ahead of midfield off the rail, had every chance inside 400M, kept on steadily to the line. |
5 | 11 | GRAND GENERAL (CJ113) | C K Tong | B/H | In midfield along the 2-path and well covered, stayed on under pressure final 400M but not reached leaders. (Blood in Trachea.) |
6 | 10 | GOOD JOB (CL113) | T Angland | SR/TT | Guided to the fence soon after the start and held up patiently towards the rear, finished off the race fairly down the inside. |
7 | 2 | NOT QUITE PERFECT (CG254) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Switched off after the start, ended up 8Ls back in last making the turn, taken widest in straight and made only limited progress. |
8 | 3 | CHEEKY LAD (CG198) | O Doleuze | B | In mid-division off the rail, lacked a response when asked, same pace to 100M then weakened. |
9 | 1 | HEY HA MASTER (CL208) | B Prebble | B1/TT | Driven forward from draw 14 and crossed to the lead before the turn, headed inside 400M, gradually weakened. |
10 | 4 | CONQUEROR (CE270) | H W Lai | V | Away in good order but was reigned back to a rearward position, lacked room off heels of rival from middle of the turn to early straight, ran on one paced when clear 300M. (Blood in Trachea / Jockey questioned re his riding.) |
11 | 9 | SHARP BOY (CK294) | G Cheyne | H1 | Positioned 3-wide in midfield, shifted out wider near 800M and left with no cover over the turn, not picked up when the race got serious entering 400M. |
12 | 5 | CITY DRAGON (CL263) | K C Leung | B/TT | Up with early pace then steadied to a 3-wide position in mid-pack, no cover from 900M, under pressure near 500M but lacked a response, eased final 100M. |
13 | 12 | WHITE DRAGON (CK401) | J Lloyd | -- | In touch, settled in 4th place along the 2-path, outpaced nearing 450M, dropped away mid-straight. |
14 | 13 | PAPER WINS (CK354) | M Chadwick | B/H | Towards the rear, badly outpaced turning into straight and soon left behind. |
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 |