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Race 3 (423)

HIMALAYAS HANDICAP   Rating:56-32   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 MR INTERMAC (BN115) E Saint-Martin -- Prominent. Quickened well inside final 200 M to hit front closing stages. Won readily. (Promoted.)
2 12 GOLDCHIN STAR (BN177) E Legrix -- Jumped best and gradually crossed to lead from wide draw. Held up in 2nd home bend. Quickened early in straight to resume advantage passing 200 M but soon grabbed by winner.
3 7 SHINING WINNER (BL141) P Payne -- Travelled mostly in 5th or 6th, some 4Ls back turning into straight. Made up good ground but without troubling first two.
4 1 GRAND COMMANDER (BN038) B Marcus -- Always thereabouts. Ran on steadily down straight until finding no extra near finish.
5 2 CHIU CHOW WARRIOR (BJ281) W Woods -- Towards rear, improving to midfield into straight. Made up late ground inside final 200 M to be nearest at finish.
6 5 RING THE CABIN (BJ148) A Munro -- Always in mid-division, with some moderate late progress.
7 14 GREAT HONOUR (BN071) W M Lai -- Slowly away, then travelled in rear until taking closer order passing 600 M. Midfield into straight and one-paced. (Demoted.)
8 8 SUNSHINE DANCER (BN062) K S Yu -- Jumped awkwardly. Travelled in rear to straight. Made some moderate late progress closing stages.
9 6 BRAVADO (BN205) M Kinane -- Mainly in midfield before steadied and lost ground at home bend. Never recovered.
10 3 KINGSTOWN (BN008) D Oliver -- Prominent. Took up running approaching home bend and led until finding no extra passing 200 M.
11 9 WALK BIG (BL086) H K Cheung -- Midfield to straight then weakened.
12 13 LAKE TITICACA (BL123) L F Chung -- Always in last few.
13 11 THE LOBBOS (BN039) C K Tse -- Prominent until dropping to midfield 800 M out. Lost further ground upon straightening.
14 10 ELECTRONIC DRAGON (BP019) K H Ting -- Niggled along. In midfield to home bend then weakened.
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