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Race 1 (827)

MR AWARD HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 FINGERS CROSSED (G403) L Currie B/H/TT Made contact at start, positioned 2 wide better than midfield early, found rail near 750M, angled out 450M, finished off strongly to score.
2 7 SOARING TOWER (D500) Z Purton B2/TT Began well from a wide draw, raced slightly behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made good progress in straight to take 2nd.
3 3 I GIVE (H036) C L Chau CP-/TT- Began well, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two late.
4 5 VAMOS (G004) H Bowman -- Moderately away from gate 1, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, angled out 450M, showed good response early in straight, peaked 100M, weakened gradually close home.
5 13 VALHALLA (E495) C Y Ho XB/TT Average to begin, raced in midfield, 3 to 4 lengths back on turn, made some headway in straight.
6 6 MIRACLES (G083) M F Poon B Away well, sent forward to race prominently on the outside, 3/4L back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
7 14 LITTLE PLAYER (E066) K Teetan B/XB/TT Shifted out at start and made contact, raced behind midfield on the outside, 7 lengths back, very wide turning in, finished off evenly.
8 4 OUR CLASS ACT (E303) H Bentley H Average to begin, positioned 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, wider turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M.
9 2 BRILLIANT PIONEER (G255) K C Leung H/TT Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, 7 lengths back, there to turn, kept on evenly in straight.
10 1 SHENZHOU TWELVE (G164) H T Mo B Made contact at start, raced at rear, 10 lengths back turning in, kept on same pace in straight.
11 10 NORDIC COMBINED (G015) A Hamelin B/TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the outside, still well back on turn, failed to make any progress in straight.
12 9 FLASH FAMOUS (B162) M L Yeung B/TT Began fairly, raced at rear throughout, never a factor.
13 11 BELL OF VICTORY (G116) L Hewitson B-/SR1/TT- Made contact at start, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, unable to maintain position on turn, weakened early in straight, eased final furlong.
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