Race 7 (460)
FLAMINGO HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | HIT THE BID (P214) | K K Chiong | V | Hard ridden to lead on settling but kept away from fence by inside runner. Kicked 1L clear on straightening and then kept finding under pressure for narrow win. |
2 | 2 | MEGA RED (V078) | K Teetan | B | Broke well but unable to match early pace, dropping towards rear in one-off position. Began forward move passing 500m, swung widest into straight, finished strongly only to lose narrowly. |
3 | 12 | STARTLING POWER (S204) | H T Mo | B | Hard ridden from an outside draw to share early pace but 3-wide before settling in one-off position 2L from leader. Pressed forward on straightening but unable to close gap despite vigorous riding. |
4 | 7 | RUN FORREST (T176) | C Schofield | CP/XB/TT | Steadied shortly after start, dropping to last pair along fence. Switched out 500m to improve position but held behind horses, switched in top of straight before switching out again to get clear run, finished strongly. |
5 | 6 | STAR OF YAN OI (T389) | Z Purton | B | Began fairly, then bumped, before pressing forward 3L from leader in one-off position. Had clear run on straightening, ran on steadily without looking dangerous. |
6 | 3 | ARIZONA BLIZZARD (V264) | B Prebble | H | Bumped, unbalanced start, dropping to rear. Ridden to make up ground settling midfield along fence 4L from leader. Unable to get run in straight despite shifting position, then hung out and difficult to ride final stages. |
7 | 10 | CALL ME AWESOME (V340) | H N Wong | H-/B1 | Pressed forward from an outside draw, settling in midfield but 3-wide without cover. Urged forward turning for home, swung wide into straight, boxed on fairly under hard riding. |
8 | 4 | LANG TAI SING (S280) | N Callan | B | Jumped OK, rolled forward, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Swung a little wide, switched out wider in straight, but only one-paced. |
9 | 9 | BRILLIANT DREAM (S203) | C Y Ho | B/H | Began fairly, no early pace, settling along fence behind midfield. Kept on fairly in straight though had to shift out 100m to get clear running. |
10 | 11 | MR RIGHT (T334) | T H So | H/P | Hard ridden to hold fence, a half length inside leader to straight. Under pressure passing 300m and gave ground steadily. |
11 | 8 | BEAR RAPPER (S337) | M Chadwick | -- | Began awkwardly, losing ground, then shifted across behind runners settling in last pair. Fung little when asked on straightening. |
12 | 5 | NONE OTHER (S349) | K C Ng | B/TT | Pressed forward from widest draw, racing behind midfield but wide. Came under pressure turning for home and dropped out in straight. |
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 |