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Race 4 (715)

SHING MUN RIVER CHANNEL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 SUPER BONUS (H259) A Atzeni B/TT Jumped quickly and soon disputing lead. Travelled well and fought on strongly when leader kicked clear. Hit front last few strides.
2 1 AWESOME TREASURE (E435) M L Yeung TT Jumped well from rails draw and shared lead with winner. Asked for effort just before 300m mark and gave good kick, headed last few strides.
3 10 SILVER DESTINY (J096) Y L Chung B1 Slow to move and then settled worse than midfield. Held up passing 800m and raced keenly. Again held up coming to home turn. Finished strongly last 200m to get third on line.
4 8 JOLLY COMPANION (H454) K C Leung CP/TT Jumped well and settled fourth on fence, behind leader. Raced keenly during middle stages, held up for a run from 400m to 300m. Stayed on strongly.
5 2 CHAMPION METHOD (H366) C L Chau B-/TT Obliged to race wide from outside gate, without cover majority of race. Challenged at 300m and continued to chase hard to the line.
6 5 GRAND NOVA (J323) H Bowman E Raced keenly early stages, settling midfield one off fence. Not a lot of room early part of straight, in clear running 200m, ran on, closest at finish.
7 7 SUPER HIGHWAY (G050) K Teetan V/TT Jumped well, three wide with cover , pushed wide on home turn. Loomed up at 300m, peaked on run last 150m.
8 6 SUNDAY'S SERENADE (J231) A Hamelin B/TT Went back at start , eased passing 1000m. Settle in rear group. Bumped and unbalanced 150m. Ran on well.
9 4 CAMP FIRE (J259) L Hewitson H1/TT1 Slow to move and had a tendency to race greenly on inside of other runners. Under pressure passing 400m but continued to make ground, tried hard.
10 11 MISTER FOX (J059) L Ferraris -- Slow to move from wide gate and allowed to cross to tail of field, settling second last. Last on turn, chased hard and made ground last 200m.
11 12 SMART LEADER (B456) K De Melo PC/XB/TT Jumped well from wide gate, but drifted back settling fourth last. Came widest in straight, continued to make ground all the way to line.
12 9 VERBIER (J187) A Badel B1 From outside barrier shifted across behind runners to settle last. Still last at 400m. Well beaten but stayed on and closest at finish.
13 14 URBAN TRIUMPH (H200) M Chadwick CP/TT Jumped well, but then outpaced. Ridden along from 900m to improve. Stayed on in straight but well beaten.
14 3 ROMANTIC NOVELIST (J167) B Thompson H-/XB/TT Jumped awkwardly, drove through to settle fifth, one off fence. Under pressure passing 300m and faded last 100m.
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