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Race 5 (613)

THE PURVES QUAICH (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 SMILING WATCH (M325) W C Marwing H Fair break, camped behind midfield 1 off, switched out into stretch, quickened 300m, surged to lead 50m, in command.
2 3 MEGA CHAMPION (M149) M Chadwick TT Missed break, raced rail near rear, 5L down crowded for room 400m, daylight 300m, closed to nick 2nd last stride.
3 2 MAELSTROM (CK370) T Clark -- Good break, sat close 2nd 2 deep, led 430m, kicked 2L clear 300m, emptied & headed 50m, lost 2nd last stride.
4 8 SOHNA (CG183) T Angland B/TT Smart break, travelled 3 wide with cover midfield, quickened to 2nd 200m, 3rd 150m, faded out of frame last strides.
5 9 WHY NOT (N053) D Whyte -- Broke well, raced midfield on paint, hard-ridden 400m, battled on to line.
6 11 FULGURITE (M253) Y T Cheng TT1 Bumped start, speed to lead on rail, headed 430m, kept on at same gallop.
7 4 STAR OF FAME (CH043) W Pike B/TT Taken behind from wide gate, towards rear 3 deep with cover, wide into stretch, ran on without threatening.
8 6 COSMO ONE (M410) C W Wong H Raced at tail from wide gate, bustled 800m, widest into stretch, stayed on gamely for pressure.
9 1 MASTER KEY (CK387) T H So H/TT Bumped start, speed to lay up early, settled 4th with cover, under pressure 350m, plugged on same pace.
10 13 POTENTIAL (CL204) C K Tong V-/TT1 Quick start, eased to mid rank 1 off with cover, crowded for room 400m, clear run at 300m, found little thereafter.
11 14 DEPOT BOY (M268) W M Lai -- Broke with others, sat back of midfield on rail, outpaced final turn, moderate progress when run checked close home.
12 10 LITTLE RAINFOREST (N101) H W Lai H/TT1 Moderate break, driven on from wide gate, 3 deep no cover 3rd 800m, ridden into stretch, faded out final 300m.
13 12 GREAT PEGASUS (CL359) M L Yeung B Broke with others, travelled 3 deep with cover behind front rank, found nothing off final turn.
14 7 JACKPOT MASCOT (N164) K C Leung -- Outpaced early, raced last pair, hard-driven 600m, last turning in, found nothing, eased when 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