Race 3 (645)
PILKEM HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Sha Tin Wet Slow
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 14 | BIG WINNER (CD229) | M W Leung | B/TT | Settled prominently behind the pace. Continued to hound leader in the home straight before running it down close to the wire. |
2 | 13 | CHINA SPORTFIELD (CG032) | S K Sit | V-/B1 | Ridden out of the gates and took the lead after 1400 M mark. Maintained a 2Ls advantage into home straight. Lead diminishing over the final 200 M and was caught at the line. |
3 | 4 | PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) | W C Marwing | B-/PC2/H/TT | Slightly slow out of the gates. Raced along the rails at midfield. Shuffled back at the bend and was behind midfield on straightening. Held up for some distance after 300 M but finished strongly after finding daylight. |
4 | 6 | SO NICE (CG110) | W M Lai | -- | Raced on fence at midfield. Continued well despite hanging in the straight and made the frame. |
5 | 2 | KING HOGAN (CE257) | H W Lai | B | Settled near the back before switching out wide to improve after 500 M. Made up some ground on straightening but unable to sustain effort over the final stages. |
6 | 10 | CENAMIRA (CD129) | K S Yu | B | Settled in a rearward position until 700 M. Switched out and improved to midfield in a 4-wide position. Only kept on same pace in the straight. |
7 | 3 | PASSION (CE252) | F Coetzee | CP/TT | Raced wide and without cover in a forward spot. Ridden along and was 3Ls off the pace at home bend. Weakened steadily in the home straight. |
8 | 5 | NOBLE WIND (CD175) | O Doleuze | SR/TT | Ridden along out of the gates and was checked going into first turn. Kept within 3Ls of the leader in back straight. Responded only fairly when pressured after 500 M and did not find much in the straight. |
9 | 1 | MAGIC TOUCH (CB394) | D Whyte | P2 | Settled behind midfield. Quickened only fairly on straightening before getting held up in traffic and was not tested over the final 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
10 | 7 | WAIT FOR ME (CE332) | C W Wong | TT | Botched the start and trailed field. Remained towards the rear on straightening and only ran past tired runners in the straight. |
11 | 11 | JOYFUL UNION (CE239) | K L Chui | B | Behind midfield. Steadily lost ground after 700 M and trailed field into home straight. Only ran past a few beaten runners. |
12 | 8 | GOLD DIGGER (CD101) | Y T Cheng | CP | Caught wide in midfield going into first turn. 3-wide along back straight and was hard ridden to keep pace at home turn. Made no impression in the straight. |
13 | 12 | KIDDY SING (CD005) | K T Yeung | SR-/B | Wide into first turn and travelled no worse than midfield. Checked to the rear near 400 M and never recovered. |
14 | 9 | JUST IN TIME (BV215) | C K Tong | -- | Pressed forward and raced close to the leader. Struggled to keep up making home turn and dropped out quickly in the straight. (Heart irregularity.) |
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 |