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Race 3 (475)

SHAN KING HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 MALAYAN TREASURE (CE010) Y T Cheng SR Towards rear. Crept closer order to midfield early straight. Still 3Ls behind lead 200 M. Ran home strongly to win convincingly close home.
2 6 GLORY YEARS (CE023) G Mosse -- Led field to 1000 M. 2Ls 4th rounding home bend. Regained advantage early straight. Looked like winner but failed to resist winner's late burst when headed close home.
3 4 QUICK NEWS (CB178) D Whyte B Midfield from widest draw. Soon dropped back to the rear. Ran on well from outside final 300 M to be nearest at finish.
4 12 GOLDEN GALLOPER (CD268) O Chavez V-/CP1 Mainly 4th to straight. 2nd 300 M. Kept on but just failed to obtain a minor placing.
5 7 TOP SCORER (CE110) B Prebble -- In touch early, soon in midfield. Improved to 2nd 800 M. 4-wide final turn, kept on without quickening.
6 14 MAGICAL LOT (CC349) H W Lai -- Towards rear. 2nd last on inside final turn. Made up good ground 200 M out.
7 10 DRAGON STRIDE (CC370) G Schofield B Slightly behind midfield. Improved a bit to midfield rounding home bend. One-paced.
8 2 HAPPY KID (CC326) L Innes B Well there to 1000 M. Dropped back a bit to 5th rounding home bend. Kept on but found no extra passing 200 M.
9 11 GREAT STAR (CB122) M Rodd B/TT Moved up steadily to be better than midfield. Gave some ground to behind midfield home bend. Failed to quicken in straight.
10 1 STAR PRODIGY (CD294) C Williams SR Towards rear throughout.
11 3 AURELIAN (CC025) E Saint-Martin B In touch. Lost ground to behind midfield when checked 1200 M. Recovered some ground on outside rounding home bend. Found no extra soon after straightening.
12 5 BEST CHOICE (CE038) M W Leung -- Towards rear throughout.
13 9 VITAL FOUNTAIN (CD001) O Doleuze -- Midfield or slightly better. Weakened in straight.
14 13 FREE WAY (CC279) W M Lai B/H Midfield. Improved on outside to take lead 1000 M. Faded steadily when headed early 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