Race 9 (424)
TAI HING HANDICAP Rating:95-75 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | RAPPER DRAGON (V082) | J Moreira | H2/TT- | Quickly into stride from wide draw, then eased 1250m to find cover three-back, one-off. Four-wide into straight, pressed forward strongly to win on line. |
2 | 11 | TRAVEL FIRST (T098) | C Schofield | B/TT | Pressed forward, racing 3-wide 1L behind leader. Rolled forward top of straight, hit front 300m, battled when challenged but pipped on post. |
3 | 1 | GREAT SPIRIT (P037) | H N Wong | -- | Jumped well, travelled keenly when one-off, two-back. Found clear run entering straight, rolled forward to join leaders 200m, battled to line. |
4 | 8 | HARRIER JET (T372) | K C Leung | B | Ridden to hold forward position between horses 2L from leader. Closed in entering straight, kept on strongly under hard riding only to fail narrowly. |
5 | 6 | SO FAST (S419) | S De Sousa | H/P | Pressed forward from outside draw, taking over lead 1250m but kept one-off by inside runner. Joined up front 200m, battled but swamped final strides. |
6 | 2 | UNIVERSAL UNION (S263) | B Prebble | V/TT | Not pushed, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Not asked for effort till straightening, finishing well down centre track. |
7 | 3 | HERO LOOK (V053) | D Whyte | XB/TT | Began well, allowed to stride forward holding rail 2-back from leader. Came off fence 600m to challenge but only one-paced in straight. |
8 | 9 | BERLINI (P359) | G Mosse | H | Steadied soon after start and shifted across behind runners, settling last. Switched out 450m and ran on steadily to be closest at finish. |
9 | 14 | GOAL FOR GOLD (S439) | K Teetan | SR1 | Outpaced, dropping to rear in one-off position. Last into straight before making up some late ground. |
10 | 12 | CITRON SPIRIT (T286) | C Y Ho | H | Broke loose before start but declared fit. Began OK, holding rail in midfield to turn. One-paced in straight. |
11 | 10 | BIG FOUR (P102) | K C Ng | H | Slow into stride, ridden but didn't muster, settling at rear along fence. Switched out entering straight but only one-paced. |
12 | 4 | LORD SINCLAIR (N447) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Slow, outpaced, dropping to rear in one-off position. Improved around turn but found nothing in straight. |
13 | 13 | HIGH VOLATILITY (V081) | Z Purton | CP | Outpaced, taken to rail towards rear. Came off fence around turn but found nothing under hard riding in straight. |
14 | 7 | CAGA FORCE (S160) | K K Chiong | TT1 | First out, led to 1250m then took sit. Got shuffled back turning for home, gave ground quickly in straight. Lost right fore plate on jumping. |
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 |