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Race 5 (735)

LEI YUE MUN PUBLIC RIDING SCHOOL HANDICAP   Rating:60-35   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 TURQUOISE ALPHA (E197) K Teetan CP/XB Out in line, raced towards rear on the inside, 2 wide from 850M, wider turning in, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 100M, kept on well to hold off the challenger late.
2 11 EL VALIENTE (D124) M Chadwick TT Taken back from gate 9, raced at rear on the outside, 2 wide on turn, angled out early in straight, finished off strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3 2 RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE (C197) B Avdulla XB Began well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, angled out 450M, made some progress in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two. (See Racing Incidents.)
4 4 RELIABLE PROFIT (G462) M F Poon B/TT Jumped with them, raced 2 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back, wider turning in, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 100M.
5 3 MISSION BRAVO (E383) L Ferraris H/V/TT Began well, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, moved closer after passing 900M, took the lead 500M, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened thereafter. (Lame right front leg next day.)
6 1 AMAZING TEENS (E449) H Bowman H/P/TT Made contact at start, raced better than midfield on the inside, angled out after passing 600M, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) (Blood in trachea.)
7 8 SUN OF MAKFI (D157) A Badel B/XB Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the inside, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 100M.
8 10 COLOURFUL BARON (G301) Y L Chung B/TT Out with rest, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, took the lead 800M, headed near 500M, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final furlong. (Sustained a laceration to the left hind leg.)
9 7 KYRUS UNICORN (D267) L Hewitson B Moderately away, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 wide from 900M, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) (Blood in trachea.)
10 9 LUCKY VICTOR (C514) C Wong B/TT Shifted out at start and made contact, sent forward to take the lead, headed near 800M, peaked 500M, weakened early in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
11 12 PERFECT ROCK (G175) M L Yeung -- Began well from a wide draw, raced in midfield on the outside, peaked 550M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 5 ULTRA EXPRESS (D161) K C Leung B/TT Jumped awkwardly, raced 2 wide towards rear, 3 wide from 900M, peaked on turn, weakened thereafter. (Bled.)
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