Race 5 (152)
PANASONIC DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | HAPPY KID (CC326) | S Dye | B | Broke well and soon box-seated behind the leader. Shifted out on straightening to obtain clear running. Responded well when asked 350 M out and took charge around 250 M. |
2 | 8 | LUCKY GUYS (CE016) | W Woods | SR | From the wide draw was steadily eased to a rearward position around 3 wide with cover. Made steady progress from the outside turning for home. Made good impression in straight to miss the winner by a short margin. |
3 | 9 | LIFELINE RAPIDE (CD204) | D Dunn | -- | Broke fairly from wide draw and soon raced in a forward position 2 wide. Near the 600 M was steadied when crowded for room and dropped to midfield. Ran on well when asked 400 M out but unable to match speed with 1st pair. |
4 | 6 | FLASH HARRY (CB180) | Y T Cheng | SR/CO | Jumped awkwardly and soon recovered to be in midfield or worse on rail through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out and plugged on gamely to miss 3rd by a short margin. |
5 | 2 | SAND DANCE (CD022) | P Payne | -- | Broke fairly and pushed along to take up running on rail. Disputed lead rounding the home turn. Kept on fairly when asked 400 M out but was headed near 250 M and became one-pace thereafter. (Laceration to left hind.) |
6 | 3 | AURELIAN (CC025) | Y Lerner | B | Unable to muster early speed and raced in a rearward position on rail through to straight. All out 300 M out and made steady progress but was checked after 100 M when disappointed for running. |
7 | 5 | OPERA MAGIC (CB404) | O Doleuze | B | Jumped awkwardly and ridden along to race in midfield 2 wide. At the 800 M began to over-race and checked. Only able to run on evenly in the straight. (Dropped whip 200 M.) |
8 | 4 | MILLION CHASE (CD132) | G Mosse | -- | Soon settled in worse than midfield 3 wide and over raced in the early stages. Allowed to stride forward at home turn to be 2Ls off pace. Unable to quicken when asked 400 M out and stayed on same pace to line. |
9 | 7 | GLORY YEARS (CE023) | B Prebble | -- | Shortly after the start was crowded for room and raced at the rear 2 wide. Switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running. Under pressure 400 M out and only kept on fairly to the line. |
10 | 12 | GOLDEN GALLOPER (CD268) | A Starke | V | Jumped fairly from wide draw and raced in better than midfield around 4 wide. After the 1000 M went forward to race outside leader. No extra in straight and kept on same pace to the line. |
11 | 13 | SHANGHAI DELIGHT (CC352) | H K Yim | -- | Ridden along to race in worse than midfield around 2 wide through to straight. Unable to make any impression when asked 400 M out. |
12 | 1 | AFRICAN FOREST (CD174) | A Delpech | B | Broke well and raced in better than midfield around 3 wide but proved difficult to settle. Ridden along near the 600 M but unable to hold position. Found nothing in straight and steadily faded inside final 200 M. |
13 | 11 | BRAVE COMMANDER (CC322) | R Fradd | B | Began fairly from wide draw and pushed along to race in better than midfield 4 wide no cover. Near the 800 M pushed along to go forward to dispute lead. No extra in straight and dropped out final 200 M. |
14 | 14 | WINNING EMPEROR (CC053) | S K Sit | -- | From the widest draw raced in worse than midfield out wide without cover to straight. 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 |