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 |