Race 5 (088)
TAK WAH HANDICAP Rating:60-35 1650m Sha Tin Wet Slow
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | THE MINT (E073) | M Chadwick | H/V/TT | Began awkwardly, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably throughout, kept on strongly in straight, easily scored. |
2 | 13 | LONDON LUCKYSTAR (C368) | K Teetan | PC | Began well from a wide draw, raced behind midfield on the outside, no cover after 850M, very wide turning in, finished off strongly to take 2nd, no threat to the winner. |
3 | 2 | HANG'S DECISION (T262) | A Badel | B | Away with them, raced at rear on the inside in the early stages, angled out 800M, still well back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to take a place, nearest on line. |
4 | 8 | TOYCOON (D203) | B Shinn | CP | Began fairly from a wide draw, raced better than midfield on the outside, moved closer after entering the back straight, 2nd on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. |
5 | 7 | SWIFT SPIRIT (D201) | K C Leung | -- | Commenced well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, angled out 500M, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
6 | 11 | SURE WIN WIN (D407) | H Bentley | V | Made contact at start, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, 8 lengths back on turn, made minor progress in straight, blocked close home. |
7 | 6 | LADY FIRST (B013) | M F Poon | CP/H/XB/TT | Fast into stride, raced better than midfield on the inside, 2 to 3 lengths back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
8 | 5 | GLORIOUS LOVER (D191) | K H Chan | -- | Moderately away, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly. |
9 | 14 | EL VALIENTE (D124) | M L Yeung | B | Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the outside, 9 lengths back on turn, finished off evenly. |
10 | 3 | ROYAL AGILITY (D349) | H T Mo | CP/TT | Began fairly, raced 3 wide slightly better than midfield, wider turning in, made no progress in straight. |
11 | 9 | FAIRY FLOSS (C236) | J Moreira | CP/H | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear, 9 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, failed to close off in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 10 | LUMEN BABA (D322) | C L Chau | P-/H/XB | Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, peaked on turn, weakened gradually in straight. |
13 | 1 | UNITE SPIRIT (C494) | L Ferraris | B/XB | Made contact at start, raced prominently on the outside, allowed rival to cross near 900M, peaked on turn, weakened final 400M. |
14 | 4 | AWE (D168) | A Hamelin | PC | Raced at rear throughout, never a factor. (See Racing Incidents.) |
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 |