Race 8 (280)
LUK WU HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | VICTORY MACHINE (V358) | C Wong | B/TT | Ridden positively from draw 14, vied for lead 2-wide, driven out 300M, fought back when challenged on both sides, locked horns with runner-up late, just held on. |
2 | 8 | WAIKUKU (C150) | J Moreira | -- | Settled ahead of midfield, wide no cover from 800M, quickened up nicely in straight, loomed 200M, tried hard to reel in winner, just denied in photo-finish. |
3 | 11 | BIZ POWER (B052) | D Whyte | B | Held up towards the rear, in 12th spot 4Ls off the pace leaving the turn, ran on well final 300M, nearest finish. |
4 | 10 | LOVING A BOOM (C122) | M Chadwick | -- | Began only fairly, recovered to race in midfield, moved up to challenge leader 250M, peaked on its run late, lost 3rd near line. |
5 | 12 | LUCKY HERO (B057) | G van Niekerk | CP-/B2/TT | Bustled along after the start, settled in midfield, 4-wide no cover from 800M, boxed on well despite tough trip, just missed 4th. |
6 | 3 | SOLOMON'S BAY (B330) | S De Sousa | CP/XB1 | Crowded for room at start, ended up towards rear along the rail, held up until 300M, ran on moderately to the line, held ground final stages. |
7 | 13 | PLAY WISE (A411) | W M Lai | B- | Away with them, eased back to the rear, swung widest home, 5Ls to make up 400M, stayed on without threatening. |
8 | 14 | ALL BEST FRIENDS (A217) | C Y Ho | B | Held up in midfield along the inside, had every chance from 400M, no extra and outpaced by rivals final 150M. |
9 | 9 | KASI FARASI (B385) | A Badel | H/TT | Dropped back to near the rear after the start, struck heels of rival 900M and blundered, ran on fairly on straightening, never dangerous. |
10 | 5 | FLYING MURTY (C002) | C Schofield | -- | From draw 12 crossed to track leaders before home turn, kept on same pace when driven out top of straight, faded towards the finish. |
11 | 4 | EPTIMUM (B305) | M F Poon | H2 | Slow out, rushed forward, hampered 800M and lost ground, found little in straight, weakened 250M. (Wounds to outside LH cannon.) |
12 | 1 | CALIFORNIA TURBO (C077) | A Sanna | TT1 | From draw 13 couldn't get closer than 3-wide, in midfield early stages but shuffled back to near the rear form 850M, couldn't quicken on straightening. No impression. |
13 | 7 | PERFECT BUDDY (B408) | M L Yeung | H | In mid-division, came under pressure 500M, ran on same pace, emptied passing 200M and eased. |
14 | 2 | FORZA ANGEL (B333) | H T Mo | -- | Sent forward and vied lead on inside, outpaced from 300M, weakened badly. |
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 |