Race 9 (655)
TOP GRADE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | BEAUTY FLASH (CK314) | M Chadwick | TT1 | Tardy into stride, ended up 7Ls back on rails, had an economical trip to bend, still same margin back turning and set a near impossible task at 300 M, sprouted wings final 200 M to get up in emphatic fashion. |
2 | 2 | GLENEALY ELITE (CJ034) | B Prebble | B/XB | Standard jump, ended up 5Ls back in 2 wide line, had race run to suit with pace on, worked into race 3 wide leaving bend, made a strong finishing effort final 200 M to go down narrowly late. |
3 | 13 | HOLEY DOLLAR (CK118) | D Beadman | XB1/H1 | Began with rest, took ideal spot 1 out 1 back following decent speed, 2Ls down turning, hit front passing 200 M, looked set for victory but just caught final 50 M. |
4 | 1 | ONE WEE ACORN (CK143) | D Whyte | -- | Standard jump, faded back, raced 7Ls away in running line, well back turning, shifted out and made good progress down middle to make frame despite being a margin from first 3. |
5 | 11 | BELONG TO CASA (CJ064) | K C Leung | -- | Showed plenty of speed, held front despite early pressure, worried in mid-section, fought back on bend and held advantage to 200 M, battled on gamely once headed. |
6 | 14 | GOOD STRIKE (CJ351) | M Du Plessis | -- | Slow into stride, ended up 8Ls away in 2 wide line near to last, made turn awkwardly, made steady progress in straight without really threatening, shifted 200 M. (Jockey reported never really comfortable.) |
7 | 3 | GOLDEN TREASURE (CJ087) | B Doyle | -- | Fairly away, settled 4Ls away in 2 wide line, enjoyed reasonable run on back of speed, improved turning but unable to lift a notch at 300 M, weakened thereafter. |
7 | 8 | MANY GAINS (CJ051) | Z Purton | CP-/B2/TT | Reasonable break, pressed on but caught 3 wide, had cover racing 3Ls off front runners, used some petrol in mid-section, pushed 4 wide turn, made no real headway despite steadied at 300 M. |
9 | 5 | EASY AHEAD (CK212) | H W Lai | V1 | Began with rest, worked forward to challenge for front, forced to race 3 wide without cover, used too much to bend, weakened out final 300 M. |
10 | 9 | KARBRIDGE (CK251) | W C Marwing | -- | Away well enough, took spot on leaders back, used a bit with, good pace on, niggled on turning, didn't find much and gradually faded out in straight. |
11 | 10 | LUCKYME (CH012) | Y T Cheng | -- | No early speed, settled in rearward divisiion 8Ls back on fence, always well back, made no real headway and only passed beaten runners late. |
12 | 6 | NATIVE KID (CG317) | W M Lai | XB/TT | Displayed usual speed to challenge for front, used a bit shading leader in pace battle, soon under pressure on turning, unable to keep on thereafter. |
13 | 7 | WHISKY POWER (CH291) | M W Leung | B/H | Even jump, positioned 5Ls away on rails, had easy time on bend and saved ground turning, little response when pressed and plugged away late. |
14 | 12 | DR UNION (CK105) | S K Sit | SR/TT1 | Jumped in air and lost ground, soon at rear 10Ls from leader, niggled throughout to hold spot, last turning, struggled. |
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 |