Race 9 (193)
CHEVALIER PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | GARLIC BOY (N287) | T Angland | -- | No early speed. Held 3-wide at rear, covered extra ground turn, swung wide into straight but accelerated smoothly to lead 150m, given reminder 50m when idling. |
2 | 13 | BUDDY BUDDIES (M021) | Y T Cheng | H | Taken back from wide draw to get rail, got head up 1000m, improved position turn, blocked for run 400m but kept on well when clear. |
3 | 14 | JOLLY VICTOR (N140) | R Fourie | SR/TT | Prominent early 3L back, one-off.Got shuffled back around turn, blocked for run 350m, shifted out and finished strongly. |
4 | 11 | PERI PERI SAFFRON (N055) | K C Leung | B1 | Crowded out start but soon in midfield along rail. Threw out strong challenge in straight to get alongside leader at 150m, then one-paced. |
5 | 2 | MEDALLIST (N024) | B Prebble | -- | Not helped by slow pace and kept wide back stretch. Covered extra ground turn but ran on steadily to the line. |
6 | 12 | CARE FREE PEGASUS (N362) | H W Lai | -- | Bolted to the front on settling and then slowed the field with slow sectionals. Clear leader till 250m when started to shorten stride. |
7 | 5 | SHANTARAAM (N410) | O Doleuze | SR | Held wide from outside draw and slow pace against. Checked 1000m after which over-raced. One-paced in straight. Lost right hind plate. |
8 | 4 | SPIRIT SOARING (N099) | C Y Lui | H/TT | Taken forward early to sit 1L back, one-off along back stretch and into turn. Found little when asked 300m, one-paced. Lost left hind plate. |
9 | 9 | AFRICA LIGHT (N030) | U Rispoli | B/TT | No early pace and slipped back gradually to be in last pair by final turn. Limited response when put under pressure in straight. |
10 | 3 | XILAI XIANZI (N088) | M Chadwick | TT | Soon enjoying the run of the race 1L back along rail. Kept on steadily till 200m after which was running on empty. |
11 | 10 | PEPPERMINT (M192) | C Y Ho | TT | Moved forward from inside draw but unable to slot in because of slow pace and held wide. Started to lose ground passing the 300m. |
12 | 6 | ACTIVISM (N260) | W C Marwing | B1/TT | Made use of inside draw to kick up along rail behind early pace. Slipped back around turn before coming under pressure 300m. |
13 | 8 | HAPPY CHAMPION (N027) | T Clark | -- | Jumped best but not pushed and help wide. Struck by cast plate 1400m after which raced without cover. Tired in straight and slipped back. |
14 | 7 | BUDDY WATSON (P004) | A Suborics | H1 | Crowded out start and soon last. Caught one horse at the 400m before slipping back again. |
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 |