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Race 9 (725)

FO TAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 KA YING ATTACK (J391) M F Poon B Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1-1/4L, travelled well to turn, kept on strongly in straight, easily scored.
2 3 EVERYONE'S STAR (K172) Z Purton -- Taken back to race behind midfield on the outside, commenced move 500M, 4 to 5 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight to take 2nd, no threat to the winner.
3 5 YUEN LONG ELITE (J272) M L Yeung B/TT Away well, positioned 1-1/4L behind the leader on the inside, same position on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 200M, ran on evenly to the line.
4 1 CROSSBORDERPEGASUS (K008) H Bowman BO1/TT Moderately away, taken back to race at rear on the inside, 5 to 6 lengths back turning in, angled out early in straight, made some headway but was inclined to hang in final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
5 7 CALIFORNIA BAY (K364) Y L Chung TT Commenced well, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, carried wider 500M, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
6 9 SEA CHARIOT (K358) M Chadwick TT1 Jumped with them, raced slightly better than midfield on the inside, angled out approaching 500M, 3 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight and was inclined to hang in, one-paced final 150M.
7 2 AERIS NOVA (J534) K C Leung V/XB/TT Began well from gate 9, raced 2 wide in midfield, wider turning in, only showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
8 6 KEEN MOLLY (K386) K Teetan B1/TT1 Began only fairly from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong.
9 4 WITHALLMYFAITH (K428) L Hewitson XB1 Jumped awkwardly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, failed to close off in straight.
10 10 CHEVAL VICTORIOUS (J458) K De Melo CP/XB/TT Moderately away, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 4-1/2L back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final 300M.
11 12 BIG RETURN (K192) B Thompson TT Began awkwardly, made contact with the right side of its starting gate and lost ground, raced at rear throughout, never a factor.
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