Race 5 (439)
MACAU-TAIPA BRIDGE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | PENNY LANE (P021) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Smart start & ridden to sit 1 back on rail 3rd, switched out & driven 350m, edged 3-way battle for lead 100m, boxed on to hold narrow advantage. |
2 | 1 | NUMERO UNO (S044) | Z Purton | TT | Good break to rail fore of midfield, shaken up 400m, switched 1 off 300m to press lead, always held in tight battle to wire. |
3 | 13 | SPURS ON (N428) | K Teetan | B- | Broke with others, raced midfield 1 off with cover, switched wide & ridden home turn, quickened to slim lead 200m, headed 100m & tapered to wire. |
4 | 5 | ETERNAL GAINS (N332) | H W Lai | CP1/TT | Taken back for cover on inner behind midfield, ridden 500m, stayed on gamely for gradual gains, to 4th 50m, closed to wire. |
5 | 4 | GREAT PEGASUS (CL359) | D Whyte | B | Smart break, snagged to 3 wide with cover behind midfield, overraced 800m, switched wider final turn, closed to 4th 150m, tapered late. |
6 | 9 | AMAZING GIFT (S090) | M L Yeung | SR/XB | Taken back early & soon niggled rail near rear, driven 430m & shifted out, to rail 200m & closing, shifted out again late for solid gains. |
7 | 6 | FLORAL MAN (N092) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Slow start & niggled rail in rear, shifted wide & driven turning in, plugged on evenly for minor inroads. |
8 | 3 | APOLLO CAVALIER (N262) | C K Tong | H | Fast break to lead widest, crossed to rail 1000m, extended into stretch, driven all out 250m, headed 200m & faded thereafter. |
9 | 8 | CHAMPION RANGER (N279) | T Angland | -- | Broke with others, railed midfield, ridden 550m, crowded in stretch, impeded 250m & unbalanced, plugged on. |
10 | 11 | EAGLE KING (S058) | C Y Lui | -- | Fair break but outpaced midfield & rousted, soon rolled to handy 4th 3 wide no cover, outpaced turning in, crowded & bumped 400m & 300m, no extra. |
11 | 14 | HIGH SPEED METRO (P293) | T H So | B/TT | Broke well, raced 1L 2nd 1 off no cover, driven under pressure 430m, found nothing & emptied 300m, weakened tamely. |
12 | 2 | OSCAR MIRACLE (P431) | A Suborics | TT | Good break to sit fore of midfield 1 off with cover, driven turning in, hung out & repeatedly bumped rival in weakening stretch run. |
13 | 10 | CROATIA (P132) | O Doleuze | B/H2 | Snagged back at break to near rear on outer, niggled for minor advance 800m, widest home turn, plugged on one-pace until weakened & eased late. |
14 | 7 | LUFFY (N414) | W M Lai | TT | Pressed lead initially, soon taken back to midfield 3 wide with cover, niggled 700m, forced wider home turn, found nothing & soon at tail, well beaten. |
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 |