Race 10 (299)
PAK TAM AU HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) | A Sanna | B/TT | Taken up early to settle forward of midfield. Forced a runt through at 300m, and raced tight from that point. Clear from the 200m and stayed on strongly to hold the win late. |
2 | 14 | EXPERTO CREDE (A110) | M Chadwick | H-/XB | Taken up early to be handily placed 3rd. Nosed in front at 250m. Lost lead when running out of steam at 25m, and just held onto 2nd late. |
3 | 13 | SACRED IBIS (A127) | K Teetan | B | Slowly away and dropped back to settle last. Still last at 350m, but ran strongly in the straight and was closing on first 2 very quickly late. |
4 | 1 | BOMBAY BLITZ (A338) | D Whyte | B1 | Dropped back early to sit towards the rear of the field. Searching for a run top of straight. Bump 300m. Strong to the line and was gaining on first 2 late. |
5 | 2 | APOLLO'S CHOICE (S312) | Z Purton | CP | Hampered on jumping before settling midfield, on the fence. Boxed in, on the rail, in the straight and was never tested. |
6 | 9 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | N Rawiller | -- | Eased back early to sit towards the rear of the field. Went looking for runs at top of the straight. Clear from 300m, and stayed on solidly late. |
7 | 3 | CALCULATION (A248) | S Clipperton | E | Taken forward early to be handily placed 4th. Bumped and unbalanced 350m. Stayed on only fairly under hands and heels late. |
8 | 6 | MCQUEEN (V013) | N Callan | XB- | Began awkwardly, before eventually settling around midfield. Checked and lost ground at 1100m.Battled on only fairly and picked up some slower ones late. |
9 | 11 | YOUNG EMPIRE (V116) | W M Lai | V/TT | Pushed out early to be a clear leader. Still in front at 250m, but peaked soon after and dropped back through the field. |
10 | 8 | TANG FLEMING (A067) | A Badel | B-/TT | Cruised forward early to settle forward of midfield. Didn't respond to pressure in the straight and was eased late. Vet- lame in near hind leg. |
11 | 12 | HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) | K C Ng | V/TT | Began awkwardly and unbalanced the rider, before settling midfield. 1 paced early in the straight and dropped out late. |
12 | 7 | HARD BALL GET (P373) | M F Poon | B | Dropped back early to sit 2nd last. Never progressed in the straight and eased late. |
13 | 10 | DOUBLE VALENTINE (A163) | H T Mo | B/TT | Taken forward early to trail the leader, 1 off the fence. Severely checked at 300m and lost momentum. Not persevered with from that point. |
14 | 4 | STAR OF YAN OI (T389) | O Doleuze | B | Stuck wide early, before easing back towards the rear of the field. Never responded in the straight, and eased a long way from home. |
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 |