Race 11 (769)
THE SHA TIN MILE TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:115-90 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 13 | DAN EXCEL (N195) | T Clark | H/SR/XB | Landed a spot in running line behind midfield 9Ls or so back, suited by strong tempo, improved between horses in straight, knuckled down final 200m to dive through and snare a narrow victory on line. |
2 | 1 | FAMILISTS (M102) | T Angland | H | Settled 3 wide behind midfield 10Ls back, helped by sold tempo, improved rounding bend, produced a strong burst to hit front but narrowly edged out late. |
3 | 5 | SUPREME WIN (CK204) | M L Yeung | CP- | Crossed to take a prominent spot 1 out 1 back but some distance off runaway leader, fair run to bend, kept to task strongly in straight running on to be not far away in 3rd. |
4 | 4 | REAL SPECIALIST (M143) | K C Ng | -- | Went forward to be first horse trailing runaway leader, carted field up 4Ls back to bend, hit lead at 200m, peaked inside 100m but held on to make frame. |
5 | 9 | OUTDOOR PEGASUS (CL173) | K C Leung | TT | Restrained from a wide gate, raced 3 wide at rear 12Ls off leader, aided by solid tempo, came widest turning, made plenty of ground to be not far away late. |
6 | 12 | CHATER WAY (CL093) | Z Purton | SR | Unable to get closer than 4 wide, racing without cover in midfield, did plenty of work to bend, 6-7Ls back straightening, peaked at 200m when hard run took toll. |
7 | 8 | LET ME HANDLE IT (CL287) | M Zahra | -- | Assumed a midfield role, 6Ls or so back in two wide line, fair run in mid-section, loomed like a place prospect at 400m, effort tapered off final furlong. |
8 | 14 | KEEN MARIE (N123) | M Du Plessis | -- | Showed early speed to take spot on leaders back, did a bit of work with decent speed on, kept to inside turning, lacked turn of foot of last time and just stayed on at same speed final 200m. |
9 | 7 | FAT CHOY OOHLALA (CL250) | W M Lai | B | Restrained to rear from a tricky alley, nearly 12Ls back in running line, aided by tempo but still well back to bend, switched out and made some ground without threatening. |
10 | 10 | PENGLAI XIANZI (CK248) | M Chadwick | TT | Rolled forward as usual to take up running, set a decent tempo 3-4Ls clear, still held a break turning, soon came back to them near 250m and dropped off. |
11 | 11 | TURF EXPRESS (CL399) | C K Tong | TT | Posted 3 wide without cover in fifth position, left working on a decent speed, niggled along approaching bend, folded after a tough trip. |
12 | 6 | SMART GIANT (CL405) | B Prebble | H/XB/TT | Ended up 3 wide in midfield, 7Ls back, had cover but did a bit with speed on, lacked usual finish and offered little in straight. (See racing incidents, lame next day.) |
13 | 2 | MR MEDICI (CK218) | H W Lai | -- | Raced in midfield on rails 7Ls or so away, had easy time to bend, gave little and dropped away quickly from 300m. |
14 | 3 | MILITARY MOVE (M077) | J McDonald | XB | Ended up 8-9Ls back on rails, checked at 1400m, fair trip thereafter, offered no fight in straight. |
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 |