Race 4 (397)
KUT CHEONG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | BRAVE BABY (C066) | M F Poon | B/TT | Began fast, assumed lead after 50m. Travelled strong & 2 lengths clear at the 800m. Kicked clear inside 250m and strong to the line. |
2 | 4 | HAPPY ALUMNI (C065) | C Y Ho | H | Began fairly before making quick ground in first 150m to settle midfield on rail. Steadied & shifted away from rail at 600m. Held up near 200m before finishing hard late. |
3 | 6 | PERFECT PAIR (C027) | D Whyte | -- | Ridden forward early before easing back into midfield away from rail. Moved three wide approaching the corner, 2 lengths from lead at 400m. Finished off well in final section. |
4 | 2 | HIGH REV (C007) | Z Purton | B-/XB2 | Bumped at start before striding forward to position midfield away from rail. Moved wider on cornering and ran on steadily in last section. |
5 | 1 | REGENCY DARLING (T138) | C Wong | B- | Strode forward under hard riding but unable to cross and travelled three wide without cover throughout. Continued to stride forward, half a length from lead at 400m. Peaked 250m but didn't give it away. |
6 | 3 | BLINK OF A SECOND (B418) | M L Yeung | H1 | Began fairly before mustering speed and settling on the leaders back. Was less than 2 lengths from lead at 400m but couldn't finish off in final section. |
7 | 5 | JOY MASTER (B222) | C Murray | TT | Was steadied back behind runners after the start. Raced third from last and 4.5 lengths from lead at 400m. Shifted around heels at the 300m but only maintained margin in run to the line. |
8 | 8 | WICKER (B425) | N Callan | B | Was bumped and crowded at the start before striding across behind runners early. Stayed close to rail on cornering, changed direction inside final 200m. |
9 | 9 | MR MAGELLAN (C008) | A Badel | B1 | Began awkwardly veering out & losing ground. Gathered stride & settled second from last, 10 lengths from lead at 800m. Ridden forward & shifted wider at 600m. Six lengths from lead at 400m, maintained margin in final section. |
10 | 10 | LEVANTE (B177) | T H So | H1/TT2 | Had no early speed and subsequently trailed the field, over 12 lengths from lead at the 800m. Made some ground in middle section, and was 8 lengths from lead at 400m before passing a few in last section. |
11 | 12 | GUERDON HELMET (B007) | H T Mo | B-/CP1 | Wasn't fast away but hard ridden early to stride up into second position away from rail. Was joined in second position at the 700m before coming under pressure and yielding ground from the 500m. |
12 | 7 | STRATHBARRA (C055) | K Teetan | -- | Bumped at start before coming across to midfield but racing three wide with cover. Continued to race wide with head on the side before weakening out badly in final section. Mucus in trachea post-race. |
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 |