Race 7 (468)
AUSTIN HANDICAP (Turf) Rating:72-48 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | SEA JADE (BM132) | K C Tsang | -- | Sent to the front and made all. Strongly challenged by 2nd horse throughout straight. |
2 | 9 | HAPPY CHAMP (BS226) | W M Lai | B | Broke well from wide draw and chased winner most of the way. Every chance 150 M out until failing to match speed with winner closing stages. |
3 | 3 | FLAGS UP (BS126) | A Munro | -- | Settled in midfield. Ran on well final 200 M to claim 3rd close home. |
4 | 11 | DOUBLE EXPRESSO (BM078) | E Legrix | -- | Settled in behind midfield. Made up good ground final 300 M to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 6 | RECOGNITION (BT042) | C Munce | -- | Ridden to be prominent after being tightened at start. 3rd turning in, kept on one-paced in home straight. |
6 | 8 | TOY SYMPHONY (BN150) | F Coetzee | B | Well back after being tightened at start. Trapped wide turning in and made up good ground final 200 M. |
7 | 5 | SOUND LOVER (BN110) | K H Ting | B | Ridden to be prominent early. Dropped to better than midfield at 1000 M. Kept on fairly 300 M. |
8 | 10 | QUICK COMMANDER (BS225) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped awkwardly from wide draw, soon recovered to be better than midfield at 1200 M. Kept on one-paced in straight. |
9 | 13 | STRAIGHT WAY (BN119) | K S Yu | -- | Slowly away, ridden to be behind midfield. Found nothing in home straight. |
10 | 1 | SUPER FIT (BK044) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Checked soon after start and dropped to last. Widest turning in, made up some ground final 300 M. |
11 | 12 | SEATTLE PRIDE (BL134) | C T Cheng | B | Settled in behind midfield. Took closer order on home turn. Effort not sustained. |
12 | 7 | PROUD SALUTE (BS189) | B Marcus | B- | Broke best from widest draw and led briefly. Remained in touch to straightening. Dropped out steadily from 300 M. |
13 | 4 | SEVEN CASTLES (BT166) | G Cooksley | -- | Tightened after start, soon racing freely in better than midfield. Clipped heels approaching 1000 M. Weakened gradually from 300 M. |
14 | 14 | ON DIAMOND HILL (BN075) | R Fradd | -- | Ridden along to be midfield early. Dropped steadily to the rear at 1000 M. Not a factor afterwards. |
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 |