Race 7 (709)
HKU FACULTY OF EDUCATION HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | INDUSTRIALIST WAY (S023) | T Berry | TT | Began OK, pressed forward between horses settling one-back, one-off before getting close to heels 900m and eased. Clear run in straight, picked up speed 250m, ran on strongly to win close home. |
2 | 2 | MALAYAN PEARL (N416) | K C Leung | -- | Began well, ridden along inside leader to 1300m when crossed. Raced outside leader when paced slackened, then taken to rail around turn. Rolled forward 400m, looked winner 200m, run down. |
3 | 9 | CHERYL'S HORSE (S068) | C Reith | B | Hard ridden from widest draw to lead on settling, crossing to rail 1300m and slowed tempo. Kicked clear nearing 1000m, still in front 200m, run down final stages. |
4 | 3 | OCEAN POWER (P240) | C Y Lui | B/XB | Broke well, scrubbed up inside leaders to grab rail but hampered 1300m when pace slowed. Crowded for room turning for home, kept on steadily without looking dangerous. |
5 | 4 | DRAGON PINS (N167) | O Doleuze | B | Began awkwardly, dropping to rear before making ground 3-wide back stretch. Swung wide into straight and finished off nicely. |
6 | 8 | OXFORD CHARLEY (P266) | K Teetan | CP/H | Hampered start, mustered between horses to sit just behind midfield at turn. Kept on steadily in straight to be closest at finish. |
7 | 12 | WIN IT (P032) | M Du Plessis | CP | Began well, ridden along ahead of midfield close to fence before hampered 1300m. Hampered again 900m. Made ground along fence early in straight before turning one-paced. |
8 | 5 | HEI HEI POSH (M390) | H Bowman | B/TT | Began OK, not rushed, settling towards rear in one-off position. Switched wide entering straight and ran on fairly under hard riding. |
9 | 13 | DRAGON (S018) | J Moreira | E | Steadied shortly after start dropping to near last but away from fence. Inconvenienced 1300m when pace slackened. Very wide in straight, kept on one-paced. |
10 | 10 | GOLDEN SCALPEL (N224) | D Whyte | V | Ridden along early to find cover, cutting in to one-off position behind midfield. Rolled forward 3-wide approaching turn, taken wider in straight, steadied 300m when run closed. No extra. |
11 | 11 | TERRIFIC MASTER (P436) | M Chadwick | TT | Outpaced and soon at rear, then hampered 1300m when pace slackened. Hampered again when making ground at turn, but one-paced in straight. (Lame right front) |
12 | 7 | ROYALE ELEGANCE (S098) | B Prebble | H/XB | Began fairly, not pressured, slipping back along rail towards rear. Hampered approaching turn, stayed on fence in straight, one-paced. |
13 | 6 | ROCK THE TREE (P272) | A Suborics | -- | Began awkwardly, ridden to obtain forward position but wide, checked and lost ground 1300m. Raced without cover thereafter, giving ground quickly. |
14 | 14 | KHARU (CK411) | T H So | B | Hampered start, mustered along rail to sit at midfield. Hampered again turning for home losing position, before tiring in straight. Not ridden out final stages. |
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 |