Race 4 (130)
GIRARD-PERREGAUX EXCELLENT HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | BEAUTY WAY (A159) | M F Poon | CP1/TT | Away well, settling one-back, one-out 2L from leader. Rolled forward top of straight, hit front 300m, kept finding when strongly challenged for narrow win. |
2 | 6 | RAZOR QUEST (S146) | K Teetan | H/TT | Jumped with field, holding fence in midfield 4L from leader. Kept tabs to straight, finished strongly along fence, failing narrowly. |
3 | 5 | SERGEANT TITANIUM (S332) | J Moreira | -- | Hard ridden but slow to muster, settling behind midfield away from fence. Kept wide without cover around turn, wide in straight, finished strongly. |
4 | 1 | CIRCUIT HASSLER (A041) | M Chadwick | B/H/TT | Not pushed, settling one-out in midfield. Got shuffled back home turn when field bunched up, no run in straight until 200m, finished strongly. |
5 | 7 | TOP LAURELS (A173) | N Callan | H- | Away nicely but tended to over-race and checked 1200m dropping to midfield. Checked again 900m. Kept on well in straight to finish close to place-getters. |
6 | 9 | FRIENDS OF NANJING (V140) | N Rawiller | -- | Began fairly, then crowded before restrained and shifted in to rail behind midfield. No run entering straight, got close to heels 300m when improving, finished off nicely. |
7 | 12 | EXPERTO CREDE (A110) | T Berry | H/XB | Ridden to hold forward position but left wide without cover 1200m. Rolled forward but wide entering straight to look a chance 200m before flattened close home. |
8 | 8 | TRAVEL FIRST (T098) | H T Mo | TT | Away well, grabbing box seat 2L from leader. Kept tabs to straight and kept battling under pressure before being swamped close home. |
9 | 13 | CLUB LIFE (P309) | K C Ng | XB | Jumped well, staying with pace before burrowing through along rail to lead 1150m. Set strong pace to 300m when collared, giving ground gradually. |
10 | 3 | LET US WIN (V381) | D Whyte | B | Outpaced, racing towards rear along fence. Shifted out at turn-in to make run but only one-paced. |
11 | 10 | UP AND COMING (S266) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Steadied shortly after start and shifted in for cover, dropping one-out towards rear. Put under pressure turning for home but only one-paced in straight. |
12 | 4 | GREEN ENERGY (A095) | Z Purton | H/TT | Hard ridden from wide draw to lead but kept wide by inside runner and passed 1150m, taking sit 1L behind. Under pressure at turn-in and faded. (Had substantial blood in trachea) |
13 | 11 | THE JOY OF GIVING (A249) | W M Lai | H | Slow into stride and then steadied off heels, dropping to last. Remained at rear throughout. |
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 |