Race 4 (427)
CITI ULTIMA CARD HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | HARD PROMISE (A373) | S De Sousa | -- | Showed speed to share lead early before being crossed near the 900m. Raced close to heels near the 650m before shifting around heels at the 375m. Joined lead before the 200m and strong to line late stages. |
2 | 6 | LUCKY HERO (B057) | Z Purton | B/TT | Hard ridden early to gain prominent position before racing forward of midfield but three wide until the 600m. Was 2.5L from lead on cornering before shifting out last 100m but finishing well. Blood in trachea post-race. |
3 | 14 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | H N Wong | V | Had no early speed, shifted across behind runners worse than midfield. Raced three-wide with cover near the rear before moving 4 wide on cornering. Conceded 4 lengths at the 400m but finished off hard down center of track. |
4 | 10 | FIRST RESPONDER (C205) | D Oliver | -- | One of the last into stride but held rail position and made ground into midfield after 200m. Shifted away from the rail on cornering, conceded 3.5 lengths at 400m before finishing off well in last 250m. |
5 | 13 | GOD OF DRAGON (B108) | M Chadwick | -- | Began well before being passed early and settling in midfield away from rail. Shifted out wider after straightening before making very good closing ground in final 250m. |
6 | 1 | WONDERFUL JOURNEY (T402) | M F Poon | XB | Stayed away from the rail in early stages before striding forward between runners, 2.75L from lead at 800m. Was making ground inside the final 100m before being hampered and losing clear running. |
7 | 8 | AMAZING CHOCOLATE (C059) | K Teetan | B | Bumped on jumping and consequently shifted back and across behind runners after 200m. Raced worse than midfield around 5 lengths from lead at 800m. Raced tight near the 150m before finishing of pretty well in late stages. |
8 | 2 | WINSTON'S LAD (T348) | C Wong | H | Eased after the start before shifting across and racing one pair from the tail. Was near enough to last, 6 lengths from lead on cornering. Shifted out wider on the track on cornering before making steady ground in final section. |
9 | 11 | AEROHAPPINESS (B249) | J Moreira | -- | Began awkwardly before gathering speed to stride forward into second place without cover. Travelled strongly approaching turn, shared lead at 300m, before peaking at 250m and tiring out. Overreach wound left heel post-race. |
10 | 12 | MASTER ALBERT (A296) | K C Leung | E1/TT | Was very slow to begin and shifted across behind runners, settling last on the rail. Shifted away from the rail on cornering and passed a few in late stages but never a threat from back in field. |
11 | 7 | DALRADIAN (A213) | U Rispoli | TT | Began well before being restrained after 150m and coming across and racing three wide in midfield. Continued to race wide with cover in middle section. Shifted out wider on cornering but tired out shortly after. |
12 | 3 | MANNA FROM HEAVEN (C261) | N Callan | -- | Showed speed before being crossed after 300m and racing better than midfield, two lengths from lead at 800m. Was ridden-up approaching the corner and stayed close to rail but peaked inside final 250m and tired thereafter. |
13 | 9 | VILLA FIONN (B339) | G van Niekerk | H-/SR-/XB-/B2 | Steadied after start and shifted behind runners, settling second from last away from the rail. Moved out 3 wide passing the 700m before cornering the widest runner 6 lengths from lead. Could only maintain margin final 400m. |
14 | 4 | THE ABRAXAS (C212) | M L Yeung | -- | Bumped on jumping before gathering speed to challenge for lead. Came across to the rail at the 900m when leading. One length clear on cornering but packed up in last section, well beaten. |
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 |