Race 5 (319)
PING SHAN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | MIGHTY EQUUS (P112) | N Pinna | B-/V1 | Sharp start to lead on rail, extended 2L clear 400m, 3L clear 250m, tapered late & just held on under strong drive. |
2 | 9 | NUMERO UNO (S044) | G Mosse | TT | Broke well, keen & restrained 1 off with cover midfield, shaken up 400m & switched out, quickened in pursuit, to 2nd 200m, strong closer, just failed. |
3 | 4 | CELESTIAL SMILE (S013) | Z Purton | -- | Smart start, trapped wide & soon taken back to 1 off with cover near rear, shifted out & driven 6L back final turn, flew home, just failed. |
4 | 6 | HOW SPEEDY (M384) | J Moreira | V/TT | Taken behind from widest gate, slotted rail near rear, switched out 500m, progress & short of room 300m, closed well until tapered last strides. |
5 | 5 | HINYUEN PALADIN (CL199) | T Angland | -- | Fast break to dispute lead, soon settled 1 back on rail, switched out & driven 430m, to 2nd 350m, all out & lost place 200m, tapered to wire. |
6 | 3 | SUGAR CITY (P228) | D Whyte | CP | Awkward start & bustled to sit 3 wide no cover midfield, shaken up 400m, plugged on one pace. |
7 | 12 | SKIP COURT (P298) | M Chadwick | CP1 | Taken behind to race last pair on outer, edged wider 600m for progress, 7L back & driven 400m, kept on for modest gains. |
8 | 8 | DOUBLE DRAGON (CK019) | M Demuro | -- | Sharp start, raced rail midfield, shaken up turning in, stayed on evenly. |
9 | 13 | SURROUNDED (CL129) | B Prebble | B2 | Slow start, anchored last pair on inner, shifted out 500m, 8L last & widest turning in, driven 400m, boxed on for minor inroads. |
10 | 10 | KHARU (CK411) | K C Leung | B | Broke Ok, raced rail behind midfield, hard-ridden 350m, outpaced & plodded on steadily. |
11 | 7 | BOSSA NOVA (S043) | W C Marwing | B1 | Tardy start, bustled forward to sit 2nd outside leader, hard-ridden & outpaced turning in, emptied 350m & weakened in run. |
12 | 14 | CARE FREE ELEGANCE (P340) | C Y Ho | -- | Broke OK, advanced to race 1 off 1 back, ridden under pressure 500m, soon outpaced & struggled in run home. |
13 | 1 | STARTING OVER (P321) | A Suborics | TT1 | Held up behind midfield, not picked up the pace when asked, eased final 150M. |
14 | 2 | CITY POWER (M066) | K C Ng | P-/B2/SR2 | Sluggish start, bustled early to 3 wide no cover behind midfield, wide no cover final turn, found nothing & weakened tamely. |
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 |