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Race 1 (767)

RUBY HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 LIGHTNESS OF MUSIC (K436) Z Purton TT1 Commenced well, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on the stands' side, hard ridden after passing 300M, showed very good response, took the lead approaching 150M, kept on very well to the line, easily scored.
2 12 AMAZING GALAXY (J238) L Hewitson CP Began smartly, raced in 2nd, a length or so back, took the lead 350M, peaked and headed 150M, kept on evenly to the line.
3 9 KA YING WARRIOR (H028) M F Poon XB Blundered on jumping and became unbalanced, raced in midfield on the stands' rail, hard ridden from 300M, made some progress to take a place, no threat to the first two.
4 11 KA YING RESILIENCE (J439) J Orman PC-/B1/TT Bumped start, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, peaked and headed near 300M, kept on same pace to the line.
5 1 AURORA PATCH (K097) P N Wong V/TT Bumped start, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the stands' side, hard ridden after passing 350M but only showed limited response, ran on evenly to the line.
6 3 PERFECT GENERAL (J417) A Atzeni H/P/TT Began well from gate 1, raced towards rear on the middle track, passed some tired runners final 400M.
6 4 GRAND NOVA (J323) H Bowman E Out with rest, raced towards rear on the stands' rail, slightly improved in the middle stages, hard ridden after passing 350M, kept on evenly to the line.
8 14 SANTORINI (J076) A Badel V-/B2 Began awkwardly and made contact, positioned 2 to 3 lengths behind the leader, nearer to the middle track, hard ridden from 400M but only showed limited response, weakened gradually final furlong.
9 2 MOON ROCKET (K324) K C Leung TT Bumped start, raced better than midfield on the middle track, made minor progress after passing 400M, peaked 200M, weakened thereafter.
10 13 BLUE BARON (J448) H Bentley CP/XB/TT Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the stands' side, made no impression final 400M.
11 10 APPEALING CITY (J491) M L Yeung CP-/XB-/TT2 Jumped only fairly, raced at rear throughout, never a factor.
12 5 BOWSER (H460) L Ferraris XB-/V1 Began only fairly, raced behind midfield, 2 away from the stands' rail, hard ridden from 400M but showed limited response, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
13 6 CIRRUS SPEED (K279) B Avdulla -- Bumped start, raced behind midfield, nearer to the middle track, 4 to 5 lengths back at 400M, weakened final 300M.
14 7 GREAT LOOKING (J198) C L Chau TT1 Bumped on the hindquarters soon after the start, raced better than midfield, peaked on run 500M, weakened 300M, eased final 150M.
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