Race 8 (673)
CHEUNG SHA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | BRAVE BROTHER (P016) | J Moreira | B/TT | Began well, restrained to sit about 2Ls off the pace in 5th, travelled strongly, quickened up smartly to lead 200M, pulled clear under hands and heels riding. Impressively. |
2 | 5 | WINFULL PATROL (P063) | O Doleuze | -- | Soon led, took them along at steady pace, lost lead 200M and no match with winner, kept on evenly to hold 2nd. |
3 | 14 | PSYCHOLOGIST (N390) | C Y Lui | B2/TT | Tracked leader along the fence, not finishing pace of winner, shifted out under pressure passing 300M, ran on for moderate 3rd. |
4 | 13 | WELL DONE (CL343) | C Y Ho | B | Driven forward, tracked leader from 900M, kept on same pace turning in, held 4th just. |
5 | 8 | NAUGHTY BABY (N346) | K C Ng | B/TT | Taken back to back of the field, 6-7Ls off the pace turning home, closed off well from off the pace but hung in and difficult to ride, no impression on runaway winner. |
6 | 11 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | H W Lai | -- | Held up in mid-division, saved ground on the fence but had difficulty obtaining clear running early straight, stayed on mildly final 300M. |
7 | 9 | ADDOLE (S056) | B Prebble | TT | Held up behind midfield, bumped 1000M and became unbalanced, lost ground 900M, made limited progress turning home, never a threat to leaders. (Jockey reported his horse didn't stretch out in straight.) |
8 | 10 | LUCKY DAY (S014) | C K Tong | CP/TT | Rushed forward from 14 but caught wide no cover throughout, kept on same pace turning home, faded towards finish. |
9 | 3 | KIROV (S277) | H Bowman | -- | Held up towards the rear, saved ground along the fence, not pace to challenge, same pace over final 300M. |
10 | 12 | GENEROUS BOBO (S096) | K Teetan | TT | Proved difficult to settle, caught very wide throughout behind midfield, gave limited response turning home, never threatened. (found to be distressed post race.) |
11 | 7 | TRIUMPHANT JEWEL (P310) | C Reith | B-/V1/TT | Restrained in midfield, 3-wide for majority of race, faded nearing 200M, no extra. |
12 | 2 | HAPPY SUMMER (P327) | A Suborics | H/TT | Dropped back to the rear, had nothing to offer turning home, never involved. |
13 | 1 | TWIN DELIGHT (S125) | T Clark | H | Settled 2-wide in midfield, made no progress when placed under pressure early straight, weakened rapidly passing 200M. (Unacceptable Performance.) |
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 |