Race 7 (543)
ICE HOUSE HANDICAP Rating:60-35 1650m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | EASY PUNCH (CB276) | C Williams | -- | Settled comfortably in a 2-wide position behind midfield. Taken to the outside on straightening and quickened nicely. Swept past rivals in the straight for an easy win. |
2 | 1 | SILVERBIRD (CB335) | C K Tong | CP/TT | On fence and kept within 3Ls of the leader in 4th back- straight. Steadily closed in on the leader rounding home turn. Took the lead near 200 M but was soon headed by the charging winner. |
3 | 9 | BALL OF FIRE (CD020) | H K Yim | V | Outpaced early stages and raced in rear section. Niggled along to keep pace 1200 M. 3-wide making the turn and was last few to enter home straight. Rallied well from behind for a minor placing. |
4 | 7 | EUPHORIC KID (CB165) | B Prebble | B-/V1/TT | Dropped to the back at the start and remained in a rearward position until home straight. Closed the race off well to make the frame. |
5 | 5 | STAR PRODIGY (CD294) | G Mosse | B-/P1/H1 | Checked shortly after start and settled no better than midfield. Saved ground along the fence at home turn and steadily made up ground in the home straight. |
6 | 10 | JUST IN TIME (BV215) | H W Lai | -- | Jumped well to a forward position but caught 4-wide into first turn. Gradually dropped back to settle at midfield after 1200 M. 4-wide making home turn and steadily gain ground on straightening. Effort not sustained. |
7 | 6 | FAIRPLAY (CC258) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Ridden forward and was in a disputed lead early stages. Tracked leader in the backstraight. Remained in the hunt early straight but unable to find extra to contend in closing stages. |
8 | 14 | GOT IT GOOD (CC229) | S Dye | -- | Soon in front. Held a length's advantage into home straight and was swamped inside final 100 M. (Bled.) |
9 | 13 | PRO JOY (CD160) | A Delpech | BO1 | Jumped well from wide draw and dropped back to the rear. Trailed field backstraight and swung widest on straigh- tening. Made up some ground in the straight to be closest at finish. |
10 | 2 | SHINING GEM (CA180) | O Doleuze | CP1 | Settled on fence at midfield. Reached within 3Ls of the leader on straightening. Stayed on until tiring inside 200 M. (Bled.) |
11 | 11 | LUCKY YEARS (CD331) | L Innes | CP/TT | Checked after start and trailed field early stages. Kept in rear section throughout backstraight and among last few to enter home straight. Made no impression thereafter. |
12 | 12 | TREASURE FIELD (CA236) | K W Tsui | TT | Behind midfield in a 3-wide position. Ridden along making the home turn in a wide position but failed to advance. Only ran past a pair of beaten runners. |
13 | 3 | ALL FIT (CD065) | Y T Cheng | CP- | Ridden early and caught widest at midfield entering first turn. Raced 2-wide in front of midfield backstraight. Pressured to keep pace at 500 M and weakened final 300 M. |
14 | 8 | WINNING PARADE (CA283) | C W Wong | B/TT | Ridden out of the gates to a forward position. 3-wide and kept within 2Ls of the leader backstraight. Continued to be wide making home turn and weakened on straightening. |
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 |