Race 8 (704)
KAU TO SHAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | MARVEL TRIBE (S142) | H T Mo | B | Hard driven from draw 12, crossed to the lead 900M and steadied the pace, opened up 2L lead at 300M, battled on well under 10lb claimer, dug deep late stages to just hold off the strong finishing 2nd. |
2 | 9 | PINGWU SPARK (A262) | K C Leung | -- | Prominent early, track leaders from 900M, raced tight 700M and lost ground, 2Ls to make up on the leader and eventual winner at top of straight, closed fast final 150M but drifted out under pressure late stages and was just denied. |
3 | 11 | CHARITY GLORY (T302) | C Murray | CP/TT | Jumped well but had to be bustled along to hold a position ahead of midfield, moved up along rails to be 2nd at 400M, continued to chase on straightening but couldn't get near to first two. |
4 | 10 | LANG TAI SING (S280) | D Whyte | B | Began well from inside draw, not pace of leaders early stages, 7th on settling, saved ground on inside, stayed on mildly over final 350M, no threat to first two. |
5 | 2 | ARM RUNDA (V248) | S Clipperton | B/TT | Held up 2-wide in midfield 4Ls off the pace, switched wider 650M, picked up well early straight but run ended 150M and no extra over final stages. |
6 | 4 | ROYAL MOJITO (A261) | T H So | TT | Dropped back to near the rear after the start, 10th on turn, made limited progress over final 300M. |
7 | 1 | FIONESAY (V256) | N Callan | H1/TT | Jumped on terms, 2-wide in midpack and 3Ls off the pace middle stages, tried hard over final 300M but couldn't sprint enough to get closer to leaders. |
8 | 6 | COLCHESTER (A263) | H N Wong | -- | Pushed along to hold its position behind leaders, 3-wide no cover home turn, one paced in the run home out of contention 200M. |
9 | 12 | FLYING MONKEY (T361) | C Schofield | TT | Pushed forward from wide barrier and settled 2nd outside leader, faded away from 350M. |
10 | 7 | POWER OF PATCH (A343) | K Teetan | -- | Taken back to last on debut, over 10Ls off the pace early stages, moved closer to be 6L down approaching top of straight, couldn't accelerate enough and never a threat to leaders. |
11 | 13 | OHANA (A185) | W M Lai | -- | Placed near the rear, 2nd last well off the pace early stages, couldn't quicken turning in, never in the picture. |
12 | 5 | RADIANT TREASURE (A230) | K C Ng | H/SR/TT- | Got into a position behind mid-division, 6Ls off the pace home turn, couldn't quicken passing 400M, wilted final 200M. |
13 | 3 | WINNERS PIONEER (V195) | H W Lai | -- | Settled down behind midfield, couldn't keep up passing 350M, dropped away from there. |
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 |