Race 8 (008)
ALBERT HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | MONGOLIAN KING (A098) | U Rispoli | B | Slow to begin, settled down in 10th behind midfield, showed good acceleration and motored home well to lead 150M, shifted ground under pressure but kept up the momentum to score. |
2 | 6 | SOLAR HEI HEI (T242) | M F Poon | -- | Held up in midfield 3Ls off the pace, shifted out from fence 350M to challenge, tried hard but always held by winner, held on for 2nd in a photo. |
3 | 9 | BABA MAMA (V214) | K Teetan | H/TT | Dropped back to race near the rear, switched wide 500M, chased solidly down the outside on straightening, narrowly missed 2nd. |
4 | 1 | CALIFORNIA WHIP (A114) | N Callan | H1/TT | Caught wide no cover throughout from draw 12, chased leaders into straight, improved to lead passing 300M but couldn't hold off first 3 inside 150M. |
5 | 12 | HEALTHY JOYFUL (S358) | H N Wong | B/H/TT | Never far off the pace, in 5th / 6th place home turn, kept battling away on straightening, inside final 200M had to be steadied when crowded for room. |
6 | 2 | HANG'S DECISION (T262) | B Prebble | CP/H | Held up midfield along the 2-path, brought wide 500M, not quicken with main rivals inside 300M, one paced final 150M. |
7 | 10 | GREEN DISPATCH (V184) | S Clipperton | TT | Held up in last first 700M, 5Ls behind leader top of straight, plodded on over final 300M, never on terms with leaders. |
8 | 4 | CONSORT (V172) | M Chadwick | TT | Slow to begin from draw 1 but soon recovered to race in a position chasing the pace, fought on to near 250M, outran by leaders and weakened towards the finish. |
9 | 3 | ALMABABY (V057) | H W Lai | TT | Sent forward setting steady pace up front, couldn't hold off pursuers 250M, faded towards the line. |
10 | 5 | ENCOUNTER (A132) | J Moreira | -- | Caught 3-wide midfield on jumping from wide barrier, lacked acceleration, left behind by leaders 250M. (Blood in trachea.) |
11 | 11 | HAPPY AGILITY (T184) | H T Mo | V/TT | Failed to muster speed despite ridden, gradually fell back to the rear, soon left behind on straightening. |
12 | 8 | LUCKY GIRL (T355) | K C Leung | B- | Pressed forward to race outside leader, couldn't hold his position passing 400M, weakened badly to last, 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 |