Race 3 (397)
EMERALD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | GALLANT HUSSAR (CJ017) | J Lloyd | B | Soon led one off the fence. Elected to sit ahead of midfield approaching home turn and was 4Ls down on straightening. Rallied on to challenge the lead and put rivals aside final 100M. Won with comfort. |
2 | 14 | TATTENHALL DELIGHT (CG068) | T H So | B | Trailed 2-wide 8Ls away until home straight. Shifted widest to make his run passing 350M. Covered substantial ground to nick 2nd without troubling the winner. |
3 | 12 | THE KID (CK080) | D Beadman | V/TT- | Away in line from high draw and was eased towards rear near 1000M. Improved wide from 650M and was 7Ls adrift turning in. Ran on strongly and looked dangerous near 200M but failed to sustain its run. Lost 2nd near finish. |
4 | 5 | STAR LEGEND (CJ233) | W C Marwing | H | Well enough away but insufficient speed to lead. Caught 3-wide without cover ahead of midfield home turn. 4Ls away swinging for home. Kept giving in a battle for 2nd and settled for 4th at the post. |
5 | 1 | SUNSHINE BOY (CJ281) | M W Leung | H | Ridden along after start contending for lead. Settled behind the leader on fence passing 650M. Strode forward with the principals in the straight but couldn't match their finishing touch close stages. |
6 | 2 | INCREDIBLE EAGLE (CK338) | B Prebble | -- | Sat 2-wide behind midfield early, ended up towards rear at bend. 8Ls behind the leader turning into home. Made run towards inside and improved continuously. |
7 | 8 | GOOD JOB (CL113) | W M Lai | -- | Pushed early and burst to lead on fence near 900M. Restrained to sit behind pace rounding the turn and was 3Ls off leaving the bend. One-paced to conclude. |
8 | 9 | MY MELODY (CJ157) | K W Leung | B/XB/TT | Wide at rear before home straight due to high draw. Made up good ground down the centre of the straight before finishing its run final 100M. |
9 | 3 | PLANET (CL029) | C K Tong | TT1 | Jumped nicely, on leaders' back along the fence early. Dropped to midfield home turn and was 4Ls down into final stretch. Failed to turn up a notch. |
10 | 10 | GUAN DAO (CH211) | M L Yeung | CO | Began well from high draw. Gradually taken to sit 3-wide behind midfield approaching home turn. Bumped and became unbalanced near 850M. Resumed to race wide at midfield approaching home straight. Emptied 300M. |
11 | 11 | GALLOPY (CK333) | C W Wong | B/TT1 | Soon in the front rank but was trapped 5-wide. Driven to cross the field from 900M. Eventually led on fence at 600M and opened up a 2Ls gap at 400M. Caught near 250M and weakened thereafter. |
12 | 4 | SONOFTHEWEST (CL063) | O Doleuze | TT1 | Fair start. Pushed to race 2-wide ahead of midfield passing 1000M. Checked to midfield at 850M. Given reminder from 750M to maintain position but no response. No show in the straight. |
13 | 13 | BERNINI (CJ168) | H W Lai | B | 2-wide behind midfield early. Checked towards rear at 850M. Ran on fairly in the home straight. |
14 | 6 | YOUNG WITNESS (CK185) | Y T Cheng | B | Hard ridden along the fence after start but could only stay behind midfield. Beaten before home straight. |
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 |