Race 6 (428)
NORTH POINT HANDICAP Rating:56-32 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | RISING INDEX (CA267) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Settled 3 to 4Ls off pace racing 2-wide until straight when travelling smoothly, quickened up on bridle to hit front over 200 M out, pushed out. |
2 | 1 | HAPPY FORTUNE (CA307) | M Cahill | -- | Raced keenly 6 to 7Ls off pace on fence until 600 M out, switched off inner entering straight, clear run 300 M out, ran on well enough though no chance with winner. |
3 | 10 | KINGDOM OF GOLD (CA103) | D Dunn | B | Sat 4 to 5Ls off pace on inner until home straight, 2Ls down 200 M out and with enough room along rail to challenge if quick enough, could only stay on same pace. |
4 | 13 | THE ONLY HERO (CA294) | S K Sit | -- | Soon led, hung out slightly round 1st bend, never clear by more than half length, hung out and head high under pressure, grabbed by winner over 200 M out, still kept on well. |
5 | 9 | PLATINUM EXPRESS (BV187) | O Doleuze | B | About 5Ls off pace and 3-wide 1400 M out, 4Ls down entering straight and quickened up to 2Ls off lead 200 M out, not follow through final stages. |
6 | 11 | OPTIC CHIEF (BV072) | B Marcus | -- | Soon flanking pacesetting THE ONLY HERO out 2-wide, passed by winner 250 M out, no extra and stayed on at one pace to line. |
7 | 6 | SUPER SPLENDID (BT081) | G Mosse | B | Never better than mid-division, 6Ls off speed and 2-wide 1400 M out, all out when about 4Ls down in 10th position 200 M out, finished moderately. |
8 | 8 | FRUITFUL TRIP (BP331) | K H Ting | -- | Held rails position 3 to 4Ls off pace in about 5th or 6th place until home straight when under pressure, staying on at same pace when short of room closing stages. |
9 | 7 | CYBER GULCH (BV300) | M Kinane | B | Enjoyed run of race on fence about 2-1/2Ls off pace until home straight, soon under strong pressure and quickly back-pedalled. |
10 | 12 | RECOGNITION (BT042) | D Whyte | -- | Broke awkwardly, 2-wide and 7Ls off lead 1200 M out, 5Ls down and widest (3-wide) into straight, 3Ls down 200 M out but failed to follow through. |
11 | 14 | TREMENDOUS WAY (BN106) | K C Tsang | BO | On fence 8Ls off pace in rear 1200 M out, 7Ls down and two from rear entering straight, never looked like getting involved in the finish. |
12 | 5 | BRILLIANT LEADER (BS211) | A Suborics | B/TT | Wide round 1st bend but sent on to race 2-wide about 2Ls off pace in 4th, similarly placed turning in, came under pressure and found nothing off bridle. |
13 | 3 | FORTUNE GLORY (BV011) | H K Yim | B | Slowest into stride, 2-wide racing keenly about 8Ls off pace 1200 M out, same position turning for home, no chance 300 M out. |
14 | 4 | TRULY HAPPY (CB175) | Y T Cheng | -- | Raced 3-wide about 7Ls off pace down back straight, 4-wide and without cover 700 M out, in rear and 3-wide turning in, became further detached from main body of field. |
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 |