Race 5 (670)
SILVERMINE BAY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | BORN TO WIN (N386) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Began OK, became unbalanced before settled 3-back, one-off. Travelled smoothly to turn, rolled forward from 400m, hit front 100m, held off late challenge. |
2 | 9 | CAPITAL K (M224) | T Clark | -- | Taken in soon after start settling 4-back, the fence. Switched out turning for home but no run until 250m when accelerated strongly to just fail. |
3 | 3 | OSCAR MIRACLE (P431) | A Suborics | TT | Pressed forward from wide draw to sit on hind-quarters of leader. Draw alongside leader entering straight, hit front 300m, run down final 100m. |
4 | 8 | GOOD FIT (S131) | O Doleuze | H-/B1/TT | Began OK, not pressed and settled behind midfield away from fence. Tended to lay in turning for home, ran on steadily in straight while laying in. |
5 | 1 | CIRCUIT FORTUNE (P357) | B Prebble | TT | Ridden along early, unable find cover, drifting back 3-wide at rear. Taken very wide in straight, finishing strongly down centre track. |
6 | 7 | VARA PEARL (S138) | J Moreira | -- | Began fairly, unable hold rail position, dropping 3-back. Unable find clear passage in straight until 150m when crowded and unbalanced. Kept on well. |
7 | 6 | HINYUEN PALADIN (CL199) | K C Ng | -- | Broke best, soon in lead and slowed pace. Joined up front soon after turning for home, kept on steadily till running on empty passing 100m. |
8 | 10 | FAY DEEP (P071) | K C Leung | B/TT | Ridden to obtain forward position from wide draw, settling one-back, one-off passing 1200m. Looked chance turning for home but only one-paced. (Had substantial blood in trachea). |
9 | 2 | KYNAM (P213) | T Berry | XB | Broke fairly, taken across behind runners, settling at rear. Switched out to centre track entering straight and ran on fairly under hard riding. |
10 | 11 | GOLD TALENT (S113) | H W Lai | B | Began OK, steadied shortly after then proved difficult to settle, racing behind midfield away from fence. Under pressure from 500m but only one-paced in straight. |
11 | 14 | SUPREME PROFIT (P230) | C Reith | B/TT | Fractious in gate, crowded out at start then taken across behind runners in last place. Edged forward approaching turn but found little in straight when asked. |
12 | 13 | FLYING IBIS (P023) | Z Purton | TT | No early pace and soon at rear away from dropping to clear last before turn. Taken wide in straight but little headway. (Rider reported did not stretch out at any stage). |
13 | 4 | LUCKY WARRIOR (M292) | K Teetan | XB/TT | Broke well, hard ridden to hold position behind leader and under further pressure 500m before weakening. Unacceptable performance. (See racing incidents). |
14 | 12 | LUFFY (N414) | W M Lai | TT | Began OK, ridden along early 4L from leader. Got shuffled back around turn and faded 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 |