Race 5 (350)
SHEK LEI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | DRAGON AND GOLD (CD244) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Broke with field and soon raced in midfield or better 2-wide. Crept closer to the lead at home turn and switched out on straightening to obtain clear running. Found the line well when asked 350 M out to win convincingly. |
2 | 4 | SAND DANCE (CD022) | G Schofield | -- | Began well and niggled along to race in midfield or better on rail through to straight. From the 400 M to 200 M whilst running on well was able to find clear passage. Saw clear daylight after 200 M and grabbed 2nd on the line. |
3 | 3 | SALUT BEAUTE (CB189) | G Mosse | -- | Best out from widest and hard ridden along to race in a forward position 2 to 3-wide through to straight. Responded well when asked 350 M out but failed to match speed with winner inside final 200 M and overhauled by 2nd placegetter. |
4 | 12 | TAIJI SPIRIT (CD185) | D Whyte | TT | Slow to begin from wide draw and soon recovered to race in midfield 2-wide to straight. Baulked for a run in early part of straight, all out 300 M out and closed the race off fairly but needed to stop riding final 20 M to avoid heels. |
5 | 10 | BRAVE COMMANDER (CC322) | A Delpech | -- | Jumped fairly and pushed along to race in midfield or worse on rail through to straight. Slightly baulked for a run in early part of straight, all out 300 M out and made up little ground inside final 200 M without threatening. |
6 | 6 | DR HAENSLER (CE003) | R Fradd | P1 | Broke with field and soon eased to a rearward position on inner through to straight. Made little impression inside final 200 M out to be closest at finish when asked 300 M out. |
7 | 9 | MAGNIFICENT HORSE (CD103) | O Doleuze | B | Jumped fairly from wide draw and steadily settled in worse than midfield around 3-wide. Near 800 M whilst hanging out badly was awkwardly placed on heels. Plugged on evenly to the line when asked 350 M out. |
8 | 8 | MILLION CHASE (CD132) | D Holland | B | Began well and steadily eased to midfield around 3-wide without cover. Made little headway from the outside rounding the home turn. Only able to run on evenly to the line when asked 300 M out. |
9 | 14 | RIGHT FRAAR (CE024) | S K Sit | -- | Broke with field and soon settled in the rear section 2-wide. Switched wide and crept closer rounding the home turn. Under pressure 350 M out and only kept on one-paced to the line. |
10 | 5 | FLYING EAGLE (CD151) | F Coetzee | TT | Jumped well from wide draw and soon raced in a forward position on rail through to straight. Kept on same pace when asked 400 M out and slightly weakened inside final 200 M. (Bled.) |
11 | 7 | TREASURE RAIDERS (CE049) | S Dye | -- | Began well and soon took up running on rail but near the 1000 M was joint by another runner to straight. Only kept on evenly when asked 400 M out and steadily faded inside final 200 M. |
12 | 13 | KINGSTON GLORY (CC310) | W M Lai | B | Unable to muster early speed to race in the rear section on rail. Switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running but failed to show much impression in the straight. |
13 | 2 | AFRICAN FOREST (CD174) | B Prebble | B | Began fairly from wide draw and raced in a forward position out wide in the early stages. After the 1000 M went forward to race outside the lead to straight. No extra when asked 400 M out and dropped out final 200 M. |
14 | 11 | CITY GLORY (CD063) | Y T Cheng | P | Jumped very awkwardly and raced at the tail on rail through to straight. Made no impression when asked 350 M out and faded inside final 200 M. |
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 |