Race 3 (589)
HILLWOOD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | LUCKY DRAGON (CD322) | B Prebble | TT | Raced 3-wide at midfield and lost cover near 800 M. 3-wide and was 3 to 4Ls down turning for home. Steadily made up ground in the straight and ran down rivals with 50 M to go. |
2 | 3 | SUPERNOVA (CJ032) | D Whyte | SR | Settled nicely at midfield. Responded well when asked on straightening and closed the race off nicely. |
3 | 8 | OPERA MAGIC (CB404) | Y T Cheng | B | No Comments on Running information for this horse. |
4 | 13 | PICTURE PERFECT (CD297) | C K Tong | B | Showed good early pace from wide draw and took the lead 1000 M out. Held a narrow lead into home straight. Maintained advantage until being headed by placegetters final 50 M. |
5 | 7 | MYTHIC STEED (CD208) | P H Lo | B/H | Among early leaders but steadily slipped to midfield after 1000 M. 3Ls back on the rails making home turn. Had to switch out to get a clear run after straightening. Closed the race off nicely. |
6 | 10 | SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) | K T Yeung | -- | Behind the pace early stages but slipped to midfield after 1200 M. 5Ls back on the rails making home turn. Closed the race off well final 200 M but found some traffic near the line. |
7 | 5 | ENCORE (CH252) | O Doleuze | -- | Among early leaders. Settled in a prominent spot behind the pace at the turn. Kept on fairly in the straight but unable to turn up a notch. |
8 | 2 | AMAZING ME (CH080) | M Nunes | XB/TT | Dropped back from widest draw and raced towards the rear. Rallied and made up ground in the straight to be closest at finish. |
9 | 4 | AMBITIOUS OWNER (CJ106) | E Saint-Martin | B2/TT | Behind the pace early stages. 2-wide and 2Ls off the lead making home turn. Unable to turn up a notch and remained on same pace in the straight. |
10 | 11 | KING OF SPADES (CC056) | W M Lai | B | Raced at the rear and trailed field into home straight. Made up ground by running past beaten runners. |
11 | 14 | TATTENHALL DELIGHT (CG068) | H W Lai | H | Off slowly but soon got to midfield. Steadied at 1100 M, and again 800 M out and was in rear section at the turn. Stayed on same pace in the straight. |
12 | 12 | MOSHI MOSHI (CG255) | M Du Plessis | CP-/XB/TT | Taken back from wide draw and raced in rear section. Near last on straightening and lacked the needed response in the home straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
13 | 1 | GALLANT WIN (CH028) | G Boss | B | 2-wide behind midfield. Lacked a response in the straight and only ran past a beaten runner. (Blood in trachea.) |
14 | 9 | SUPER IDEAL (CC223) | G Mosse | TT | 3-wide and no better than midfield. Unable to quicken in the home straight and weakened 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 |