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Race 8 (118)

FO TAN HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 WILL POWER (D093) K Teetan XB From wide draw steadied in early stages, settled down behind midfield, quickened well when gap opened up 300M, got up close home.
2 3 ENCORE BOY (A177) K H Chan B Held up 3-wide in midfield, swung wide into straight, closed well, not pace of winner final 100M.
3 7 UGLY WARRIOR (B083) J Moreira V- Chased leaders along the fence, into clear 400M, fought on, outpaced by first 2 late stages.
4 2 RED DESERT (C287) C Schofield -- Settled in midfield, travelled well into straight, loomed mid-straight before going one paced final 150M.
5 5 HIGHLY PROACTIVE (C458) Z Purton H/P/TT Driven forward, led along the 2-path, kept on steadily turning in, led to near 100M, lost several places near line.
6 6 MEGA HEART (A148) M L Yeung XB/TT Began awkwardly, held up near last, over 6Ls to make up 400M, stayed on well without threatening leaders.
7 1 KINGS SHIELD (C071) K C Leung CP Caught 3-wide from draw 10, 3Ls back in midfield making the home turn, kept on one paced in straight, no threat to leaders from 200M.
8 9 UTOPIA LIFE (C166) C Wong B Driven forward from wide draw, obtained a trailing spot behind leaders, lacked further response in the straight, faded 200M.
9 12 RACING FIGHTER (B285) M F Poon B/TT Towards the rear, pushed along 550M, gave limited response, never in the picture.
10 11 CALIFORNIA CONCORD (D067) A Badel TT From draw 1 strode forward to be vying for the lead, weakened rapidly passing 200M. (Jockey unable to explain for the disappointing run.)
11 8 SUNNY BOY (A379) M Chadwick B/TT In mid-division along the fence, bumped the rail 700M and unbalanced, weak in the finish, soon out of contention.
12 10 BEAR SLAM (C143) V Borges -- Dropped back to last, detached from 600M, struggled home, eased when no chance.
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