Race 1 (486)
WANG TAU HOM HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY (CJ015) | K C Leung | B | Began fairly, settled on rails in rear of midfield, baulked early in straight, quickened inside 250 M to gain upper hand final strides. |
2 | 3 | LIVERBIRD (CE055) | O Doleuze | B | Midfield on rails, saved ground turning in, baulked early in straight, ran on steadily down inner for every chance throughout final stages. |
3 | 9 | FEEL THE FUN (CJ205) | H W Lai | -- | Began fairly from a wide draw, soon came across to settle 2-wide in 4th about 2Ls off the speed, hit front momentarily over 200 M out, only to be denied in the closing stages by a small margin. |
4 | 2 | NAMJONG FIGHTERS (CG308) | B Prebble | -- | Began awkwardly, midfield before taking closer order around the bend, quickened to hold some chance early in straight, unable to sustain effort close to home. |
5 | 14 | NOBLE TWINS (CH257) | W M Lai | B | Settled in midfield, fought on dourly under pressure early in straight, but unable to sustain progress nearing home. |
6 | 4 | SUPREME DRAGON (CH161) | M Chadwick | B | Began very awkwardly losing ground, remained towards the rear, shifted wide turning for home, produced moderate late impression. |
7 | 5 | WESTERN STAR (CK299) | A Suborics | -- | Began well, among leaders early settling outside the lead in 2nd spot, hit the front briefly on straightening, soon weakened out of it under pressure. |
8 | 11 | GIANT BLIZZARD (CJ171) | G Cheyne | SR/H | Forward of midfield on rails within 3Ls of speed, tight run early in straight and checked passing 200 M, not recover. |
9 | 6 | JOYFUL YEARS (CG143) | T H So | B | Began moderately, soon settled one back in 3rd on rails, faded gradually in the run home. |
10 | 8 | OSCAR PRINCE (CJ052) | G Mosse | TT1 | Began from the widest barrier, travelled wide in forward of midfield without any cover to straight, made no impression under pressure. |
11 | 12 | CENTENNIAL SMILE (CG165) | J Lloyd | -- | Always well behind and never seen with a chance. (Questioned for disappointing performance.) |
12 | 1 | ENERGETIC BOY (CH153) | D Whyte | B | Checked at start, always struggling. (Questioned for disappointing performance.) |
13 | 7 | TELECOM LUCKY STAR (CK025) | S K Sit | TT | Broke well to soon lead on rails, held half a length advantage until headed into straight, weakened under pressure. |
14 | 13 | LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) | M L Yeung | B | Jostled at start, always well behind, no response under pressure around the bend. |
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 |