Race 1 (132)
PANASONIC VIERA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | TAIJI SPIRIT (CD185) | G Mosse | XB-/V2/TT | Away fairly, pressed on 3 wide early to take spot outside leader, 1L back on bend, challenged on turning, gradually pulled back margin to hit lead at 150 M and hold off game fight back late. |
2 | 11 | MAINLAND MASTER (CG044) | M Nunes | TT | Plenty of early pace to lead them easily, rolled along 2Ls clear at even tempo, 1L clear on circle, kicked hard turning but overhauled at 150 M, fought back doggedly late. |
3 | 3 | JADE DANCER (CE170) | K L Chui | CP1 | Began well, assumed spot on leaders back, tracked well 2Ls back throughout, had chance to improve on bend but couldn't muster dash, kept on evenly without quickening in straight. |
4 | 7 | GOOD TRIO (CD029) | M W Leung | B | Slow into stride, chased up to race 6Ls back 3 wide behind midfield, always well back in mid-section, switched out in straight and made some late progress to make frame. |
5 | 2 | MEGA BULLET (CH192) | D Beadman | -- | Out with line, ended up 4 wide without cover 4Ls back in midfield, did plenty of work on circle, same margin back turning, couldn't dash and kept on at same speed. |
6 | 10 | BUDDIES SPIRIT (CD042) | C W Wong | B-/V1 | No pace early, re-gathered to race in midfield 3Ls back, had run of race in middle stages, saved ground on circle, pushed into gap on turning but run ended at 200 M and weakened thereafter. |
7 | 12 | MAKE A MINT (CH005) | S K Sit | TT | Standard jump, recovered well to be 2Ls back in 2 wide line, improved on bend 1L back, struggling to hold spot turning, battled in run to line. |
8 | 1 | SUPER FIGHTER (CE167) | S Dye | -- | Fair break, taken to tail from a wide alley, raced well back 8Ls off lead, gave big start on bend, saved ground on inside and passed a few last 200 M. |
9 | 4 | MAGIC TOUCH (CB394) | H W Lai | P | Ended up in midfield from a moderate jump, raced 5Ls back and unable to hold position, always struggling to go speed, didn't make any impact in straight. |
10 | 9 | TOP SPEED (CH019) | C K Tong | B/TT1 | Sluggish into stride, raced 3 wide 6Ls from leaders, well back and struggling on bend, found little in run to line. |
11 | 8 | LUCKY WORLD (CJ053) | Y T Cheng | TT | Tardy to begin, on heels at 1000 M, raced 6Ls back on rails, tightened at 700 M, saved ground on circle, had nothing to offer last 300 M. |
12 | 6 | DASHING WINNER (CA018) | O Doleuze | SR/CO | Ordinary break, rushed up to midfield 2 wide 3 to 4Ls away, kept progressing with a 3 wide run to turn, dropped out tamely from 400 M. |
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 |