Race 5 (489)
NGA TSIN WAI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 14 | UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) | C W Wong | TT | Began well and pushed along to take up running on rail with around 1-1/2 to 2Ls advantage through to straight. Responded well when asked 350 M out to win convincingly. |
2 | 1 | BARFOLD HERO (CC071) | R Fradd | B/TT | Began well and soon settled in midfield on rail. Near the 1200 M was shuffled back to worse than midfield. Switched to 5-wide on straightening, came under pressure at 250 M and made up good ground but just failed to run down the winner. |
3 | 9 | OSCAR STAR (CC046) | S Dye | -- | Jumped well from wide draw and pushed along to race in a forward position 3-wide without cover through to straight. All out 350 M out and kept on fairly but was unable to match speed with the 1st pair to settle for 3rd place. |
4 | 3 | JUSTINIAN (CB324) | D Whyte | B | Broke well and ridden along to race in a forward position 2-wide through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 300 M out and kept on same pace to the line. |
5 | 2 | JOYFUL WORLD (CC200) | G Mosse | -- | Tardy start from wide draw and was soon eased to mid-division 3-wide with cover. Ridden along at home bend and made little headway. All out 400 M out but only able to run on evenly to the line. |
6 | 7 | KAO AND MING (CD023) | O Doleuze | SR | Jumped awkwardly but soon recovered to race in better than midfield 2-wide. Switched out on straightening to obtain clear running. Unable to go up a gear when asked 350 M and stayed one-paced to the line. |
7 | 6 | THE ONLY ONE (CB383) | C Williams | B | Began well from wide draw and soon eased to a rearward position 2-wide. Made little headway from the outside turning for home. Kept on evenly to the line when asked 350 M. |
8 | 8 | KINGSTON GLORY (CC310) | W M Lai | B | Began awkwardly from widest and was steadily eased to a rearward position closer to the rail. Switched to the widest to obtain running on straightening. Made up little ground inside final 200 M when asked 350 M out. |
9 | 4 | TRIUMPHANT GLORY (CB368) | A Marcus | B | Pushed along to race in better than midfield around 2-wide. Hard ridden to maintain position at home bend. Only able to keep on some pace in the straight. |
10 | 11 | PREMIER CRU (CD148) | P H Lo | SR | Tardy start and raced in worse than midfield 2-wide through to straight. Only kept on one-paced in straight and ran past several beaten runners inside final 200 M. |
11 | 13 | LUCKY VICTORIES (BT163) | W Smith | B | Soon outpaced at the tail of the field on rail through to straight. Unable to make any impression in straight. |
12 | 10 | SUPER MARKSMAN (CC121) | J Holder | -- | Began fairly and raced in midfield on rail through to straight. No extra in straight and further weakened inside final 200 M. |
13 | 5 | TAIJI SPIRIT (CD185) | A Delpech | TT | Awkwardly away and was soon steadied away from heels. Soon recovered to race in midfield 2-wide to straight. Hung in in straight and found nothing inside final 200 M. |
14 | 12 | CLASSIC WIN (CC353) | Y T Cheng | -- | Hard ridden to race in a forward position on rail. Commenced to give ground around the 450 M mark and tailed out 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 |