Race 4 (561)
SONY-ERICSSON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | SILENT DRAGON (CG200) | D Whyte | CP/XB | Led by half a length early on, always travelling very well on stands' rail, pulled clear under gentle riding, easily. |
2 | 1 | BULB KING (CD303) | W M Lai | -- | Raced 2Ls behind SILENT DRAGON on stands' rail around midfield until the 200 M, dropped by the winner final 200 M but did just enough for 2nd. |
3 | 5 | MAGIC CHARIOT (CH094) | O Doleuze | B/H/TT | Disputing 3rd early a neck behind the speed, vying for the lead 400 M out, kept on at same pace late and only just tipped out of quinella. |
4 | 3 | BOOMING CITY (CE325) | K T Yeung | B/TT | Disputed early pace down centre of track and still bang there 400 M out, couldn't keep up with the winner and narrowly missed the money. |
5 | 14 | STAREILLY (CJ083) | K L Chui | TT | Among the principals early on but under pressure to keep up at halfway, steadily slipped out of contention. |
6 | 7 | COOL CAT (CH330) | G Boss | -- | 3Ls behind leaders in midfield until the 400 M, soon under pressure and soon yielded ground. |
7 | 13 | RICH DRAGON (CG079) | C K Tong | V | Worse than midfield about 5Ls of pace through initial stages, under pressure at halfway, failed to make an impact. |
8 | 2 | ENCORE WIN (CH251) | M Du Plessis | B/TT | Among leading players on far side until halfway when 1L behind, soon under pressure and retreated rapidly final 300 M. |
9 | 11 | SCOOT DA LOOT (CH274) | C W Wong | BO | Bounded at the start losing 3Ls immediately, 7Ls last 700 M out, never on terms despite running past a few stragglers late. (See Racing Incidents.) |
10 | 8 | LUCKY MONEY (CE159) | M W Leung | -- | Always outpaced, never better than 4Ls from the front, dropped out final 300 M. |
11 | 9 | MASSIVE STAR (CJ126) | Y T Cheng | -- | Checked at the start, always well back at least 5Ls from the speed until halfway, eased down final furlong. |
12 | 4 | WIN-A-LOT (CJ124) | G Mosse | H-/XB1/TT- | Checked after an awkward break losing 3Ls immediately, never closer than 5Ls to the pace after the 800 M. |
13 | 12 | SUPER HONEY (CE187) | M Nunes | -- | On the stands' rail about 4Ls from the front until halfway, surrendered tamely once off the bridle. |
14 | 10 | CLASSA FOR EVER (CD085) | S K Sit | TT | Prominent but furthest across the track early on, still in the front rank 400 M out but dropped out very quickly in final stages. |
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 |