Race 9 (765)
GOLDEN YEARS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | SMART GIANT (CL405) | D Beadman | XB/TT | Quick jump. Took up a position in midfield, came free 300m out, led at 250m and pushed out to win with something in reserve. |
2 | 10 | FAY FAY (CL284) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped sideway and bumped. Settled in midfield on the 3-path with cover. Wide turn and chased home the easy winner with good respond. |
3 | 12 | CHAMPAGNE DAYS (CL024) | W C Marwing | B/TT | Clean jump. Near rear, altered course at 300m, driven from 300m out, gained well under pressure for an easy third. |
4 | 14 | MASTER KEY (CK387) | K C Leung | H/TT | Good quick jump. Jockey decided to take up the rear position. Widest of all at the top of the straight. Laid in and hard contact at 350, re-balanced and came smartly inside the last 150m. |
5 | 13 | SUPER GOAL BOY (M062) | C K Tong | -- | Poor jump with head in the air. Settled in rear. Hard drive in the straight, came well between horses inside the last 200m. |
6 | 5 | SUPREME FLIGHT (M199) | M L Yeung | SR | Fair break. In the rear. Hard contact at 350m, one pace late. |
7 | 11 | LUCKY WARRIOR (M292) | Y T Cheng | XB1 | Good jump. Saved ground in fifth behind the speed. Shaken at 450m but found little. One pace at best late. |
8 | 7 | ROMA THUNDER (CL109) | B Prebble | TT | Hesitated from the barrier. Settled in rear as one of the backmarkers. Bumped hard and lost balance at the 350m mark, never recovered. |
9 | 6 | WEALTH PARK (M300) | G Cheyne | -- | Bumped hard after the break. Recovered and chase early pace, taken back at 900m near rear. Hard contact at 350m, lacked late respond. |
10 | 8 | WHAT A HEART (M267) | W M Lai | CP | Good jump and good early speed. Led after the first 200m and had control of the pace. Shaken from 300m out, not quickened and beaten from 150m out. |
11 | 3 | VIVA FIGHTER (CG307) | M W Leung | B/TT | Fair jump. Disputed lead on the 3-path without cover. Beaten after entered the straight at 350m. |
12 | 1 | CROWN WITNESS (M013) | C Y Ho | TT | Good jump, chased early pace 3-wide without cover until the 1000m marker. Weakened at the top of the straight, beaten 250m out. |
13 | 9 | CITY KING (M304) | K C Ng | -- | Jumped well, in touch, weakened from a long way out, no factor. |
14 | 2 | EUPHEMISM (CL413) | Z Purton | B/TT | Clean jump. Always rear, never closed. |
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 |