Race 4 (358)
TAK KU LING HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 13 | DESTIN (V417) | T Berry | B | Jumped well, bumped near 1200M, raced 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, slightly improved from 600M, finished off very well to score. |
2 | 9 | RED ELYSEES (A005) | S Clipperton | B | Slightly slow out from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground to turn, angled out from 500M, finished off very strongly to take 2nd. |
3 | 5 | LUCKY TIME (A045) | Z Purton | B | Away with them, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, still 3 wide on turn, widest in straight, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line. |
4 | 14 | VITAL SPRING (A057) | C Y Ho | TT | Began only fairly, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, travelled keenly in the middle stages, angled out after turning in, crowded near 200M, finished off evenly thereafter. |
5 | 1 | TRAVEL EMPEROR (A316) | N Rawiller | -- | Jumped well from gate 9, sent forward to race prominently, shared lead in the middle stages, kept on well early in straight, headed near 200M, stayed on evenly. |
6 | 4 | GOOD FOR YOU (T265) | P-C Boudot | B | Slowly away, raced 2 wide at rear early, found the rail after 1000M, slightly improved on turn, angled out early in straight, made good progress to be nearest on line. |
7 | 11 | ROYAL CHOCOLATE (A356) | B Prebble | CP1/TT | Bumped start and unbalanced, positioned 2 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back, there to turn, peaked early in straight, finished off evenly. |
8 | 7 | FLAME LILY (B050) | K Teetan | -- | Bumped start, positioned 2 wide, slightly worse than midfield, similar position on turn, finished off one-paced. |
9 | 12 | MEGA TREASURE (A237) | M L Yeung | H | Began well, showed early speed to take the lead, shared the lead with TRAVEL EMPEROR in the middle stages, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
10 | 6 | MARQULA (V423) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Very slowly away, raced at rear, 6 to 7 lengths back on rail, kept to inside throughout, failed to close off in straight. |
11 | 2 | WUSHU CHAMPION (V301) | C Schofield | TT | Fractious in barrier, began awkwardly, raced 2 wide at rear, there to turn, made no progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 3 | HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) | N Callan | TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced 3 wide at rear, still well back on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
13 | 10 | LUCKY WIN WIN (B035) | K C Leung | XB | Crowded start, raced at rear throughout, never a threat. |
14 | 8 | HINYUEN SWIFTNESS (V250) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Crowded on jumping, recovered to race wide in midfield, no cover after 1100M, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect, finished last. |
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 |