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Race 5 (502)

MOUNT DAVIS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 WHIPLASH (CG072) D Dunn -- Always travelling well about 1L off pace in 2nd out 2-wide, upsides runner-up at 200 M, asserted inside final 50 M.
2 1 SUPER HONEY (CE187) D Whyte B Led on fence at 1200 M by 1L, clear by a neck at home turn and joined by winner 200 M out, no answer to winner's extra pace inside final 50 M.
3 12 CLASSIC HORSE (CD378) S Dye CP Slowest away, at least 6Ls off pace in rear until homestretch, 4Ls behind in mid-division at 200 M, kept on quite well to secure 3rd place.
4 11 ETERNAL DRAGON (CE298) G Mosse P1 3-wide with cover in rear when keen early on at least 6Ls off the pace, headway to be 3Ls down in 5th or so at 200 M, no extra and lost out a place inside final 50 M.
5 7 GLOBE RIVER (CD228) O Doleuze B 3-wide with cover about 3Ls off speed in 6th through to home straight, one-paced.
6 3 MY LUCK (CE256) C K Tong -- Prominent but always 3-wide no cover about 2Ls off pace in 3rd or 4th until home straight, failed to quicken up.
7 10 QUICK NEWS (CB178) E Saint-Martin B 3-back on fence in midfield about 4Ls off speed through to final bend, one-paced thereafter.
8 9 PO ON GEM (CE164) B Prebble -- Keen early but nicely placed 2-wide about 3Ls off pace in 5th at 1000 M, 2Ls down turning for home, no acceleration.
9 14 UNIVERSAL KOMISSAR (CE096) W M Lai -- 2-wide and about 4Ls or 5Ls off speed in or around midfield through to final bend, never competitive.
10 5 DANEMAN HILL (CD374) K T Yeung P Had the run of the race on fence about 2Ls off speed in 4th or so through to home straight, found nothing off the bridle.
11 13 EAST OCEAN DRAGON (CB194) R Fradd SR Crowded at start, 4-back on fence about at least 5Ls behind leader and towards rear until home straight, remained there.
12 4 SILVERBIRD (CB335) Y T Cheng CP/TT Slow away, keen early, 3Ls off pace in midfield at 800 M, 4-wide no cover on the circle, 4Ls down and struggling turning for home, weakened further.
13 6 SILVER WRAITH (CE178) C W Wong -- 3-wide with cover towards rear at least 5Ls off pace from 1200 M to home turn, never remotely dangerous.
14 2 CROWNED GEM (CE056) W C Marwing B/SR/TT Crowded at start, never travelled well, no better than 5Ls off pace towards rear at any stage, very weak in home straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
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