Race 4 (304)
GRASSY HILL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | FULL OF BEAUTY (C003) | J Moreira | -- | Wasn't the fastest away but gathered early speed & positioned one pair behind leaders on the outside. Raced keenly near the 650m. Moved three horses wide just prior to straightening before sprinting well in final section. |
2 | 2 | LAKESHORE EAGLE (B391) | D Whyte | -- | Was one of the slowest into stride and was ridden up in first section to be second from last between runners. Was 5 lengths from lead on cornering before moving out second widest at the 350m and finishing strongly last 300m. |
3 | 10 | RED HORSE (V334) | W M Lai | B | No early pace and settled in midfield early before drifting back to third from last at 800m. Inconvenienced at the 650m. 5 lengths from lead on cornering & stayed close to the rail before making some ground in final section. |
4 | 6 | THIS IS CLASS (B420) | M L Yeung | H | Jumped well and showed good early speed to get lead before shifting across to the rail at the 950m. Headed at the 350m but tried hard in final 300m. |
5 | 4 | COOLCELEB (C030) | U Rispoli | -- | Was only fairly away before gathering speed to position on leaders back in first section. Moved away from the fence shortly after straightening but was one paced in final section. |
6 | 7 | YICHUN BLITZ (C026) | Z Purton | B | Was ridden forward into midfield but raced three wide with cover in middle section. Was 3.5 lengths from lead on cornering & moved wider in the straight before racing greenly & not finishing off as strongly as expected. |
7 | 3 | SUPER MODEL (B375) | H T Mo | XB/TT | Was ridden hard from wide barrier before shifting across to be outside the leader at the 900m. Was hard ridden from 400m to challenge but offered little response and weakened last section. |
8 | 1 | BACK IN BLACK (T358) | K Teetan | B | Began well but didn't have early speed of others & settled in midfield on the fence. Was 3 lengths from the lead on cornering & improved between runners shortly after before weakening last 200m. |
9 | 9 | WAYFOONG CHARMER (B437) | K C Leung | -- | Began well, eased across into midfield one horse from rail. Raced keenly near 650m & steadied away from heels. 3 lengths from lead on corner. Inconvenienced at 150m but didn't respond thereafter. Blood in trachea post-race. |
10 | 12 | WINNING CIRCLE (B275) | M Chadwick | B/TT | One of the slowest into stride & settled back in the field. Raced three horses wide with cover in middle section. Moved out wider at the 550m. 5 lengths from lead when cornering as the widest runner but didn't threaten. |
11 | 11 | SEIZE THE SPIRIT (B030) | C Wong | B1 | Had no early speed and was hard ridden but was 6 lengths behind second last horse at the 800m. Conceded substantial margin on cornering and managed to pass one in the final section. |
12 | 8 | BULLISH BROTHER (C034) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Began very well and was allowed to stride across but was posted three horses wide without cover in middle section. Continued to race wide until cornering and weakened out in final section. |
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 |