Race 7 (551)
GERIATRIC HEALTHCARE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | NAUGHTY BABY (N346) | D Whyte | B/TT | Began fairly but hard pressed along rail to go forward and lead passing 700m. Joined up front 300m but kicked again, holding off late challenge while hanging in. |
2 | 10 | TOP ACT (P435) | K Teetan | TT | Jumped OK, allowed to find feet settling 5th, 3L from leader. Taken out 500m for clear run but took time to get into top gear doing best work final 200m. |
3 | 2 | MASTER SOMMELIER (P253) | T Angland | B-/XB-/E1/TT- | Began well, led field along back stretch before settling 2nd passing 700m. Pushed forward entering straight to join leader but unable get past. Kept on well. |
4 | 3 | LUCKY SCEPTER (N174) | N Callan | CP/H/TT | Bumped start, mustered to join leaders before taking hold and slipping back to box seat passing 700m. Turned in behind leaders and kept on steadily to the line. |
5 | 5 | BRILLIANT DREAM (S203) | B Prebble | CP1/H1 | Bumped start, recovered, settling behind midfield close to rail. Rolled forward approaching turn, taken out entering straight, ran on steadily while racing greenly, shifting out several times under hard riding. |
6 | 11 | CITY POWER (M066) | K C Leung | B/SR | Began OK, restrained and taken across behind runners, settling distance last passing 1000m. Revved up before turn, taken wide into straight and ran on steadily to be closest at finish. |
7 | 8 | STAG KNIGHT (S207) | J Moreira | TT | Began fairly, but trapped three-wide in midfield for most of the journey. Covered extra ground turn, one-paced in straight. |
8 | 12 | TAI PO FORTUNE (P081) | W M Lai | H/TT | Jumped fairly, ridden along away from fence before checked and difficult to settle passing 800m. Over-raced approaching 600m and blundered when close to heels. Kept on steadily in straight. |
9 | 6 | EVER SHINY (S214) | A Suborics | TT1 | Began OK but raced keenly and difficult to settle after 1000m. Taken out turning for home and ran on fairly in straight. |
10 | 9 | SWEET BEAN (S205) | C K Tong | -- | No early speed and soon at rear but away from fence. Steadied passing 600m, became detached entering straight, found little. |
11 | 1 | OPTIMISM (S150) | O Doleuze | -- | Began fairly, not pressured, holding rail towards rear. Hampered around final turn and found little in straight under hard riding. |
12 | 7 | RIBOT LEGACY (S085) | Z Purton | E1 | Pressed forward from wide draw to sit outside leader before easing into one-back, one-off position. Kept on gamely early in straight before giving ground from 300m. |
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 |