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Race 5 (549)

CHAOYANGMEN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 LIGHTNING AND GOLD (P354) C Schofield TT Broke with others, camped rail fore of midfield, shifted out & niggled for progress 520m, 4L back & shaken up 400m, gradual advance to lead 80m, kept on to line.
2 5 TEAM SWEET (V089) J Moreira H/XB Slow start, raced 2 wide with cover last pair, shifted 3 deep & niggled for progress 550m, 9L back centre track & driven 400m, rattled home to nick 2nd at wire.
3 1 SO CAFFE (S258) O Doleuze TT Broke ok, settled midfield 1 off with cover, progress to 4th 750m, niggled 500m, closed strongly to lead 250m & driven, all out & headed 80m, tapered.
4 2 STEP HIGH (N047) Z Purton P Broke well, settled back near rear 1 off, 7.5L back & ridden into stretch, shifted out for progress, closed centre track for solid gains.
5 13 GOOD METHOD (S218) M Chadwick B/TT Sharp start, raced 3rd 1 off with cover, led chasing pack 3L back of lead, niggled 550m, driven 400m, shifted out 300m, boxed on one pace.
6 3 WIN IT (P032) H N Wong CP Started well, rousted initially to race back of midfield 1 off with cover, bustled 500m, hard-ridden into stretch, stayed on for dour minor inroads.
7 7 IMPERIAL SEAL (T223) D Whyte H/TT Taken back at start, raced 3 wide with cover back of midfield, niggled 550m, widest into stretch, plugged on evenly.
8 14 WINNING MASCOT (CL342) M L Yeung -- Taken behind at break to rail near rear, off heels 890m, under pump final turn, boxed on evenly, shifted out 200m, stayed on to line.
9 12 MY FOLKS (T323) K Teetan B/H Broke with others, bustled initially to settle rail back of midfield, over-raced 900m, edged out & driven turning in, plugged on one pace.
10 6 PEARL WIN (P085) K C Ng SR Fast start & shared early lead, snagged rail & settled 4th, shifted out & driven turning in, not clear run 300m & checked inside, clear 200m, one-paced.
11 10 DASHING FORTUNE (P046) K K Chiong B/TT Fast break to share lead, crossed to rail 1200m, outright lead 1000m & soon 3L clear of pack, pressed & driven 420m, all out & headed 250m, faded tamely.
12 11 MASTER PINNACLE (S351) T H So B/TT Sharp break & immediately restrained to tail, rousted a touch 1250m, off heels 880m & niggled a long, outpaced &driven into stretch, plodded on past beaten rivals.
13 8 TELECOM BOOM (V144) Y T Cheng B- Broke ok, restrained to fore of midfield but trapped 3 wide no cover, niggled 650m, unable to hold spot under drive 500m, emptied turning in & faded tamely.
14 4 ENTITLING (T366) N Rawiller P-/B2/TT Started ok, bustled forward to share lead on outer, settled close 2nd 1000m & daylight to 3rd, pressed lead & shaken up 420m, emptied 350m & dropped out quickly.
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