Race 8 (469)
COLOANE HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | BEAT THE CLOCK (V397) | J Moreira | -- | Chased pace, caught 3-wide no cover first half, raced up to hit the front inside 300M, kept on strongly for a dominant win. |
2 | 1 | TURF SPRINT (T396) | U Rispoli | H | With leaders early, eased back to sit ahead of midfield, tracked the path of eventual winner turning home, tried hard to the finish but couldn't bridge gap. |
3 | 4 | TIME WARP (A066) | M Chadwick | TT | Began awkwardly, settled down 2-wide in midfield 4-5Ls off the good pace, inclined to lay in early straight, responded well from 300M putting on a late spurt to get in for 3rd. |
4 | 11 | SMART DECLARATION (S436) | H W Lai | SR/TT | Jumped well, settled down 3Ls behind leader in 4th, stayed on mildly over final 300M but not making progress on winner. |
5 | 2 | HEALTHY JOYFUL (S358) | Z Purton | B/H/TT | Rushed forward to track leader, pace good, ran on well early straight and briefly took on winner inside 250M, turned one pace final stages, beaten to 5th near finish. |
6 | 10 | GREEN CARD (V126) | S Clipperton | CP/TT | Eased back from wide draw and taken across to rail, towards the rear 5-6Ls off the pace at 800M, took time to pick up on straightening, switched out 150M and best work final stages. |
7 | 7 | WATER DIVINER (V356) | D Whyte | B/H/TT | Began only fairly from draw 1, 4Ls back in mid-division along rail, held ground only in straight and never going the pace to challenge leaders. |
8 | 9 | DUKEDOM (V372) | W L Ho | -- | Began awkwardly losing ground, ended up in rear pair 8Ls off the good pace, got past a few beaten runners in straight, never threatening. |
9 | 6 | MR GENUINE (S253) | T H So | CP1 | Restrained in midfield, wide no cover from 700M, ran on same pace passing 400M, weakened final stages. |
10 | 3 | SKY HERO (T083) | H N Wong | B | Bustled along to find the lead, led from 1100M and set good pace under 7lb claimer, couldn't fend off rivals near 250M though and weakened rapidly towards finish. |
11 | 8 | PACKING STONES (A158) | N Callan | -- | Raced keenly on debut, pushed wide 950M then restrained to a rearward position for cover, failed to quicken entering straight, checked 100M and eased. |
12 | 12 | SILLY BUDDIES (S054) | K K Chiong | B | Eased back to the rear 8Ls adrift of the leader, didn't respond to urging passing 550M, soon left behind. |
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 |