Race 8 (054)
SUNNING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | LOTUS BREEZE (T112) | J Moreira | CP/XB/TT | In touch behind leading trio, battled well between horses from 250M, brushed by rival late stages but managed to find the extra, got up last stride. |
2 | 10 | MULTIMAX (T129) | K C Ng | CP/TT | Began well, contested the lead along the 3-path early stages, crossed to rail 750M, responded well and opened up 2L lead 300M, kept on well to line, caught last stride. |
3 | 2 | CHARITY GLORY (T302) | N Rawiller | CP/TT | Placed ahead of midfield, caught 3-wide no cover until 600M, responded well when asked 350M, laid in under pressure and brushed with winner, narrowly beaten. |
4 | 8 | AEROSPEED (T351) | K C Leung | -- | Travelled 3-wide in midfield, pushed wider 900M and left without cover, picked up strongly 250M, nearest finish. |
5 | 6 | WINFIELD (V199) | D Whyte | -- | Towards the rear 6Ls off the steady pace, made stealthy headway from 400M, had to switch near 100M for clear running, continued on well to line. (Jockey questioned re his riding at 200M.) |
6 | 13 | HARD BALL GET (P373) | K Teetan | B | Reserved in midfield along the 2-path, into clear 250M and every chance, kept up the chase on leaders but was always held. |
7 | 1 | WHY WHY (P372) | Z Purton | B/H/TT | Eased back from wide draw, settled near last 6-7Ls behind leader, stayed on moderately final 400M but not reach principal rivals. |
8 | 9 | SUNNY ORIENT (V302) | C Schofield | H/B1 | Taken back from wide barrier, not hurried 8Ls back in last, made some progress final 300M without threatening leaders. |
9 | 11 | LOOK ERAS (V123) | C Y Ho | B2 | Positively ridden to find the rail, tracked leader from 800M, continued on same pace when driven out 400M, no extra 100M and weakened. |
10 | 3 | JADE FORTUNE (V020) | H W Lai | H | Slow to begin, ended up in rear pair 8Ls off the pace, kept on same pace only final 400M, never a threat to leaders. |
11 | 5 | SEE ME NOW (V171) | T H So | XB1/TT | From inside draw held up in midfield along the fence, lacked a finishing kick turning home, outpaced by rivals from 250M. |
12 | 7 | OCEAN ROAR (N317) | M L Yeung | P2 | Chased leader 2-wide, kept on same pace on straightening, weakened 200M. |
13 | 4 | AVELLINO (T388) | N Callan | B-/H | Held up in midfield, proved difficult to settle passing 1100M, inclined to hang out making the home turn and came under pressure 550M, out of contention 300M. |
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 |