Race 10 (636)
BLOG THE WORLD HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1400m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | PRESIDENT LINCOLN (N267) | Z Purton | TT1 | Pressed forward to race on speed, faced breeze 3 wide without cover 1-2Ls back, travelled strongly turning, angled down stands side and kicked strongly, defied rivals final 200m to score an easy win. |
2 | 4 | WAH MAY STAR (M254) | D Whyte | -- | Even getaway, positioned nicely just behind lead pair, a few spots off rail, travelled well in mid section, set out after leader on turning, stuck on nicely but unable to wear down margin last 200m. |
3 | 7 | KEEN WONGCHOY (CL223) | K C Leung | B/H/TT | Ended up racing behind midfield in 2 wide line 6-7Ls back, overaced in mid section, gradually eased out and made good progress down stands side to take 3rd. |
4 | 2 | TIME AFTER TIME (M259) | T Clark | XB/TT | Away in line, assumed a midfield role along inside 4-5Ls back, fair run to turn, made steady headway without looking a winning hope in straight, lost a place late. |
5 | 9 | JUST FANTASTIC (CL291) | C K Tong | B | Showed usual speed to take up running, set an even tempo to bend, kicked 2Ls clear but raced on less preferable ground, stayed on evenly given circumstances. |
6 | 12 | GROOVY (CL401) | C W Wong | -- | Slow into stride, ended up in rear division 8Ls or more back, raced 2 wide and proved difficult to settle in mid section, made ground closer to inside in straight picking up many positions final furlong. |
7 | 14 | OPEN SESAME (CL091) | M Chadwick | TT | Fair getaway, raced behind midfield on rails, 6Ls or so back in mid section, saved ground turning and made in roads along least preferred section of track, peaked at 200m. |
8 | 10 | I SMELL MONEY (M019) | M Du Plessis | B | Pressed forward as usual to race two wide outside leader, even run with standard tempo, ridden along turning a looked a brief place chance but unable to maintain position final 300m. |
9 | 1 | SILVER GRECIAN (CL323) | B Prebble | SR/XB/TT | Fractious in gates, no early speed and settled back with last few 3 wide with cover, 9-10Ls back throughout, swung widest with job to do turning, only picked up minor ground. |
10 | 3 | VOILE ROUGE (M343) | W Pike | B/TT | Began with purpose, took a trail on leaders back, fair run to bend, didn't let down as usual and weakened cheaply in straight. Blood in trachea and found to be lame next day. |
11 | 6 | ELEGANCE DESIRE (CL102) | W C Marwing | H/XB | Settled 3 wide behind midfield 6-7Ls back, had cover throughout, swung wider turning, made no serious progress. |
12 | 11 | PERFECT MOMENT (N168) | H W Lai | SR/TT | No early speed, dropped down to rails at rear, at tail nearly 10Ls back, switched wider rounding bend, only passed tired runners. |
13 | 13 | CIRCUIT STAR (N220) | K C Ng | TT1 | Assumed a spot in midfield 5Ls or so away in 2 wide line, reasonable trip to bend, niggled turning and soon struggling, dropped right off (mucopus in trachea). |
14 | 5 | ORACLE (N115) | Y T Cheng | -- | Out with rest, landed a midfield position, 3 wide with cover, even run to turn, folded soon after straightening. |
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 |