Race 11 (716)
ORCHID HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | LUCKY GIRL (T355) | K K Chiong | B- | Slowly away, recovered to race prominently, took the lead after 1200M, travelled well on turn, kept on very well in straight and scored narrowly. |
2 | 5 | HAPPY CONTENDER (T363) | C Schofield | B- | Jumped well from a wide draw, raced prominently early, found cover near 900M, angled out turning in, finished off well but just couldn't catch the winner. |
3 | 2 | SAVVY NATURE (T127) | Z Purton | B | Began well, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made very good progress to get 3rd. |
4 | 9 | ASHKIYR (P151) | D Whyte | -- | Slowly away, raced 6 to 7 lengths back at rear, there to turn, taken wide in straight and made reasonable progress to make frame. |
5 | 6 | VANILLA (P439) | C K Tong | B | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail for the majority of the race, taken widest in straight and made reasonable progress without threatening the first few. |
6 | 12 | EASY HEDGE (T409) | K Teetan | -- | Slightly slow out from gate 11, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, same position on turn, made minor progress early in straight, peaked near 200M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
7 | 4 | CLOUD NINE (T416) | O Bosson | H-/V1/TT | Slightly slow out, raced 2 wide at rear, 4 lengths or so back on turn, finished off one-paced in straight. |
8 | 3 | ANDOYAS (T109) | N Callan | B/H | Moderately away, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, finished off one-paced in straight. |
9 | 7 | FULL GLORY (T092) | K C Ng | H/TT | Began well from a tricky gate, taken back to race 3 wide at rear, similar position on turn, failed to close off in straight. (See racing incidents) |
10 | 10 | BEAUTY LOVE (V025) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Began well, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, showed no response in straight. |
11 | 8 | REDWOOD BABY (P358) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Moderately away, raced 4 lengths or so back on rail, same position on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
12 | 13 | MIDNITE PROMISE (S379) | T H So | B | Began fairly from a wide draw, unable to slot in, raced wide in prominent position, no cover after 900M, emptied early in straight and eased. (Lame next day) |
13 | 11 | YOU HAVE MY WORD (V149) | K C Leung | -- | Average to begin, raced 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back in 5th, wider after 1000M, no cover on turn, emptied early in straight and eased. |
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 |