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Race 1 (481)

TATHONG CHANNEL HANDICAP   Rating:32-0   1650m   Sha Tin   Fast

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 WINNING TOUCH (BN256) D Whyte P Settled 8th. Made progress rounding home bend. Ran on from outside when 7th early straight to take over final 100 M.
2 10 SPEEDY FORWARD (BT181) J Egan B/TT In touch. Improved to 3rd final turn. Ran on to take lead approaching 200 M. Unable to match speed with winner closing stages.
3 8 CHAMPION RANGER (BT149) D Harrison B Better than midfield. Made ground steadily in straight without threatening.
4 9 FURIOSO (BN248) F Coetzee TT Was soon last from a wide draw. Progressed to the midfield turning in. Kept on.
5 5 TRY YOUR BEST (BV277) R Fradd B Never far off. Kept on same pace in straight.
6 6 PLATINUM EXPRESS (BV187) S King -- Mostly 3rd or 4th to straight. Unable to quicken final 200 M.
7 14 SMILING UNION (BT238) K H Ting -- Slightly slowly away, soon recovered ground to be 2nd. Held on well until finding no extra final 200 M.
8 1 APPLIED SUPREME (BV207) Y T Cheng B Led field to approaching 200 M. Weakened.
9 12 THE CHIEF (BT197) C H Tse TT Towards rear. No improvement in straight.
10 11 MR HONOUR (BV336) W M Lai -- Made no show.
11 2 OPTIC CHIEF (BV072) E Legrix -- Dropped to the rear group soon after start. Never in contention.
12 3 YAN CHAI ELITE (BV251) M Kinane B Rear early, soon recovered ground to be midfield. Dropped out from final turn.
13 13 BEST GAIN (BT210) A Marcus P Slightly behind midfield. Dropped to the rear home bend. Tailed off in straight.
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