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Race 2 (657)

HKU ARCHITECTURE CONSERVATION PROGRAMME HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 METREVELLI (M165) T H So B Rated close to midfield the fence, had cover. Was held up briefly near the 300m and was switched out soon after. Grabbed victory close to the wire.
2 2 ROCKET PROUD (L392) M Chadwick B/TT Travelled in 5th position, 2 wide with cover. Hit the lead near the 100m but was overhauled 30m from the post.
3 4 THANKSGIVING (M350) D Oliver B Settled approximately 3 back the paint with cover. Finished off soundly.
4 9 SPARKLING (CK149) O Doleuze -- Camped midfield, 1 off with cover. Peeled out rounding the home turn and made fair progress in the run home.
5 1 GORGEOUS LIFE (CK327) C W Wong B/XB/TT Never likely after being posted 3 deep without cover behind the speed. Battled away gamely in the straight.
6 10 GREY WHIZZ (M070) M L Yeung -- Made its run from the rear after settling 1 off with cover. Worked home steadily down the outside.
7 6 DRAGON CHOICE (L338) K C Ng B/TT Dictated terms and led clearly near the 800m on the rails. Was a spent force 250m from home.
8 14 GOOD JOB (L113) K C Leung SR Settled in last position along the fence with cover. Finished off one paced.
9 8 MERACUS (M286) M Du Plessis TT Settled handy 2 wide with cover. Peeled out and to race 3 deep with cover and improve passing the 600m. peaked on its run approaching the 100m.
10 3 FULL VALUE (M413) W M Lai SR-/B1 Travelled back in the field, 3 deep with cover. Never a factor and only plodded to the line.
11 11 NEWSWIRE TOO (CJ040) A Suborics B Taken back from the start and raced worse than midfield the fence. Failed to close off.
12 5 CHINA DRAGON (L104) T Angland B/TT- Settled worse than midfield, 2 deep with cover. Struggled in the home straight.
13 7 BEAUTIFUL SCENERY (M115) T Clark B-/H1/TT Enjoyed a nice run in the race in the race in 2nd position, 1 off no cover. Faded easily passing the 200m.
14 12 EPATANT (L349) M Zahra B Had every possible chance after tracking the leader along the paint. Gave ground quickly after the furlong.
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