Race 2 (689)
IWC HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1800m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | WADASURPRISE (CK272) | B Prebble | B | Made his run from midfield, 2 deep with cover. Commenced to peel out after the 700m, cornered about six deep and fought strongly to claim victory, drawing away in the run home. |
2 | 10 | WESTERN STAR (CK299) | K C Leung | -- | Parked behind midfield, 1 off with cover. Worked to the finish well. |
3 | 9 | WINNING PAL (CJ138) | J Lloyd | -- | Settled worse than midfield, along the rail. Angled out into clear running midway down the home stretch, maintained an even gallop right to the wire. |
4 | 3 | LIVERBIRD (CE055) | M Du Plessis | B | Camped 3 back, 2 wide with cover. Kept on one paced for most of the straight. |
5 | 7 | FEEL THE FUN (CJ205) | H W Lai | B | Parked in third position 1 off with cover. Only plodded to the line. |
6 | 8 | SUPREME DRAGON (CH161) | B Doyle | B | Was posted 3 wide without cover after the 1000m not far from the leaders. Never a factor. (Vet reported that the horse pulled up lame & blood in the trachea.) |
7 | 1 | FOREST FOUNTAIN (CJ047) | D Whyte | CP/TT | Positioned at the back of the field towards the rail. Hung in badly in the straight and proved difficult to ride out. |
8 | 13 | LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) | G Cheyne | B | Settled with the backmakers 2-3 wide with cover. Never really ran on. |
9 | 6 | SAMBUOYANT (CE172) | Z Purton | -- | Travelled at the tail of the field 2-3 wide with cover. Came wide in the home straight but failed to close off. |
10 | 11 | STAR OF CHIU TON (CJ175) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Took up leading duties along the fence. was joined soon after the 900m, and travelled as the leading duo thereafter. Faded after the 200m. |
11 | 14 | SPEED AND GOLD (CJ151) | S K Sit | P-/TT | Travelled midfield on the fence. gave little when under pressure in the final stretch. |
12 | 4 | GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY (CJ015) | W M Lai | B | Was checked at the start settling towards the rear near the rail with cover. Struggled in the run home. |
13 | 2 | SUPER FAMILY (CJ153) | T H So | V | Gradually worked its way across to race in the lead, 1 off approaching the 900m. Gave in quickly near the final furlong and finished well back. (To trial.) |
14 | 12 | HONEST TREASURE (CE200) | Y T Cheng | B/H/TT | Tracked the leaders along the paint. Was a beaten horse early in the straight and tailed out. (To trial.) |
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 |