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Race 8 (784)

MOUNT NICHOLSON HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 BELUGA (D105) Z Purton H Chased leaders 2-wide, quickened up swiftly to take lead 300M, soon clear, kept on well final stages to win comfortably.
2 10 LEAP OF FAITH (C386) J Moreira -- Settled ahead of midfield, responded well passing 400M, tried hard to reel in leader but was always held.
3 7 HORSESAIN BOLT (D061) C L Chau B/XB Held up behind mid-division 3-wide, stayed on well final 400M for a fine 3rd, nearest finish.
4 1 INVINCIBLE MISSILE (C037) K Teetan V-/B2/TT Towards the rear, ridden along 500M, kept on steadily over final 400M, not reached first 3.
5 12 XIANG YIN (C265) A Hamelin TT Restrained in midfield, kept on mildly in straight, never threatened
6 14 CASIMIRO (C149) A Badel -- Dropped back to race near the last, no clear run 300M-200M, made non-threatening progress when clear.
7 5 YO BEAUTY (E275) N Callan CP/H/TT Positively ridden, crossed to the lead 1100M, headed 300M, weakened and no extra final 150M.
8 13 CHEERFUL DAYS (D473) C Y Ho B Settled ahead of midfield, went wide from 550M, not quickened on straightening, one paced final 200M.
9 9 FANTASTIC SHOW (A207) H T Mo B Slowly away, held up in last 9Ls off the pace, stayed on past beaten horses in the straight.
10 6 KASI FARASI (B385) T Piccone -- Held up 3-wide behind midfield, stayed on fairly when asked, never threatened.
11 8 WIN WIN (B472) M Chadwick B Began only fairly then lost ground, held up in midfield along inside, no clear run early straight, kept on only fairly over final 300M.
12 11 PLEASANT ENDEAVOR (E114) K C Leung -- Positioned ahead of midfield, caught wide no cover from 1000M, couldn't go on turning for home. (Jockey : circumstances of the race didn't suit.)
13 4 OUR CREED (D464) M L Yeung -- Chased leader on inside, weakened away passing 400M, eased when no chance.
14 3 LINCOLN BRIGHT (E305) H N Wong H/XB/TT Began awkwardly, went forward vying for lead on outside, had nothing left turning for home, weakened and finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.)
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