Race 5 (729)
AMETHYST HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | MALMSTEEN (V059) | K K Chiong | -- | Broke ok, surged to lead, overraced 900m, pressed & shaken up 360m, dug in to repel challenge, edged clear. |
2 | 7 | SUNNY ORIENT (V302) | C Schofield | H1 | Sharp break & prominent, sat 2nd 1 off no cover, niggled 520m, driven 400m to press leader, unable to assert & boxed on to wire. |
3 | 8 | TRAVEL SUCCESSOR (V121) | Y T Cheng | B- | Broke well, niggled along 1 back on rail, ridden 300m, shifted out 250m, not pace to go through, stayed on for 3rd. |
4 | 3 | HEALTHY JOYFUL (S358) | N Callan | H/V | Smart start, settled 1 off with cover fore of midfield, twice off heels & shuffled back on turn, driven 430m, crowded & shifted out 200m, late inroads. |
5 | 4 | GREEN CARD (V126) | Z Purton | CP/TT | Started ok, raced 3 wide with cover midfield, niggled 500m, ridden into stretch, progress to 3rd 250m, plateaued final 100m. |
6 | 10 | FUN MANAGER (V220) | T H So | B | Tardy start & bustled, raced rail midfield, over-raced on turn, niggled 500m, ridden 400m but crowded, driven 320m, stayed on evenly. |
7 | 12 | FOREVER POSH (V072) | K C Ng | B/TT | Fast start, snagged back & trapped 3 wide no cover handy, 3rd & driven 420m, emptied 300m & faded. |
8 | 9 | AIMING HIGH (V206) | K C Leung | H | Broke ok, taken back to near rear 1 off, checked & shifted 3 deep 820m, forced 4 wide 650m & hooked back to 2nd last, ridden 500m, plugged on moderately. |
9 | 2 | SEE ME NOW (V171) | H W Lai | TT | Taken back to rail near rear, driven & shifted out 400m, staying on for moderate late headway when checked close home. |
10 | 5 | ARIZONA BLIZZARD (V264) | J Moreira | H1 | Tardy start, rolled to midfield 1 off, checked 880m & lit up, shuffled back & overraced near rear, shifted wide on turn & driven to challenge 400m, faded final 150m. |
11 | 11 | SALSA BROTHERS (V022) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Taken back from wide gate, raced 1L adrift at tail, driven into stretch, plugged on centre track past weakening rival. |
12 | 6 | RADIANT STEED (V127) | O Bosson | -- | Moderate start but rousted forward to press lead, snagged 900m to 1 back 1 off, niggled 500m, outpaced into stretch, emptied 300m & faded. |
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 |