Race 9 (694)
HKU SPACE HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | SOLAR HEI HEI (T242) | K C Leung | H | Pressed forward from wide draw, racing outside leader to 1200m when dropped to 3rd, taking box seat. Took inside run in straight, challenged from 150m, just made it. |
2 | 2 | BASIC TRILOGY (V133) | J Moreira | B | Began fairly, ridden to make up ground, settling 2-back passing 1300m. Urged forward 300m, hit front 150m, unable to hold off winner. |
3 | 9 | UP AND COMING (S266) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Quickly out, sharing early pace before settling 2L from leader but 3-wide. Dropped to 4th around final turn, picked up momentum 300m, finished well. |
4 | 6 | ISHVARA (S015) | K Teetan | B/TT | Away well, mixing it with pace makers before easing 2L back passing 1500m. Dropped back further as pace hotted up, picked up momentum from 400m and finished off strongly. |
5 | 3 | STAR MAJESTIC (S093) | Y T Cheng | B | Jumped OK, ridden along but unable handle early pace, dropping to behind midfield but without cover. Wide into turn, given reminders 350m, ran on nicely. |
6 | 14 | GENERAL SHERMAN (V125) | M Chadwick | TT | Bounced well, outpaced, dropped quickly to rear in one-off position. Widest into straight, ran on steadily under hard riding. |
7 | 13 | AMAZING AGILITY (V192) | T H So | SR/TT | Slow into stride, ridden to make up ground settling midfield in one-off position. Got shuffled back passing 1200m, ran on steadily in straight. |
8 | 1 | HARBOUR MASTER (S145) | Z Purton | SR | No early pace, taken to rail 4-back from leader. Made some progress back stretch and turn, kept on fairly in straight. |
9 | 11 | WINNING LEADER (N268) | H N Wong | B | Pulled way to front, then set strong pace, pulling 4L clear passing 800m. Kept on well to 150m when ran out of stamina and faded. Jockey severely reprimanded. |
10 | 10 | RENAISSANCE ART (T197) | C K Tong | H/P | Outpaced, taken to rail and last on settling. Stayed at rear mostly and one-paced in straight. |
11 | 7 | MCQUEEN (V013) | D Whyte | XB | Began well, ridden to hold forward position but found pace too strong and slipped back to behind midfield. Under pressure turning for home, one-paced in straight. |
12 | 4 | ENSURING (S437) | C Schofield | B | Off OK, ridden along early in midfield before losing position approaching 1200m. Boxed on one-paced in straight. |
13 | 5 | HAPPILABABY (T315) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Jumped with field but soon outpaced, dropping to last passing 1450m. Shaken up entering straight but found little. |
14 | 12 | RICKFIELD (V046) | K C Ng | P-/H/XB/TT | Began fairly, dropping to rear before rolling forward 5-wide from 1500m, circling field to sit outside leader 1200m. Dropped 4L back turning for home and spent force from 400m. |
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 |