Race 5 (237)
THE LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT Rating:- 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | AEROVELOCITY (P069) | Z Purton | B/TT | Speed to lead, crossed to rail 1000m, set solid tempo, pressed turning in, waited with until shaken up 330m, kicked on & battled home under strong drive. |
2 | 8 | PENIAPHOBIA (S143) | D Whyte | CP/TT | Broke well, settled 1 off 1 back, smooth traveller, shifted 3 wide & driven in 3rd 400m, quickened to 2nd 250m, pressed lead but always held. |
3 | 13 | STRAIGHT GIRL (T606) | Y Iwata | -- | Broke OK, worked from wide gate to sit 1 off with cover fore of midfield, shifted wide & driven 430m, quickened to 3rd 200m, held but battled on. |
4 | 6 | GORDON LORD BYRON (P606) | W Lordan | XB | Broke OK, bustled early to race rail fore of midfield, driven turning in, ran on soundly. |
5 | 12 | GOLDEN HARVEST (N236) | R Moore | TT | Broke well wide, taken back to 3 wide near tail, driven centre track 420m, quickened & closed doggedly for solid inroads. |
6 | 5 | BUFFERING (T604) | D Browne | B | Fast break, raced outside lead in close 2nd, vied for lead turning in, driven 370m, outpaced & tapered to wire. |
7 | 10 | SMART VOLATILITY (P049) | G Mosse | -- | Smart start wide, snagged to 1 off near tail, ridden 430m, & ran home well centre track for minor late gains. |
8 | 7 | SNOW DRAGON (T605) | T Ono | SR/TT | Tardy start, raced at tail 1 off, switched 3 wide 600m, widest turning in, driven 350m, quickened & ran on centre track for minor headway. |
9 | 3 | SOLE POWER (N604) | R Hughes | -- | Snagged back to 3 wide with cover midfield, ill-at-ease on turn, pushed widest turning & driven, kept on evenly, never a threat. |
10 | 4 | STERLING CITY (N152) | J Moreira | TT | Sharp start, soon outpaced & backpedalled, scrubbed along midfield 1 off, wide home turn & driven, one-paced & tapered out. |
11 | 1 | LUCKY NINE (CL259) | B Prebble | B/H | Pace at break, sat 1 back on rail, every chance when driven 430m but found nothing & weakened tamely. |
12 | 2 | SPALATO (T601) | M Nunes | -- | Bustled early to race handy 3 wide no cover, progress to 3rd on turn, driven 420m, soon emptied & wilted. |
13 | 11 | FLAGSHIP SHINE (P104) | N Rawiller | CP | Awkward start, settled 3 wide with cover behind midfield, ridden 420m, outpaced & struggled in run. |
14 | 14 | LITTLE GERDA (T607) | M Demuro | TT | Tardy start, raced rail behind midfield, shifted out & driven 420m, found nothing & eased 250m. |
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 |