Race 4 (463)
BUKIT TIMAH HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | PERFECT PAIR (C027) | J Moreira | -- | Began well, strode forward to position one pair from lead on the outside. Shifted three wide on cornering before hitting top gear passing the 150m, snaring lead at 100m. Held off late challenger in closing stages. |
2 | 13 | FINE WITH ME (T178) | H N Wong | B | Eased back behind runners after the start and raced near the rear on the rail. Conceded 7.5 lengths at the 800m, shifted away from rail on corner. Wound up passing the 200m before finishing fast in last 100m to just miss. |
3 | 7 | FLAME LILY (B050) | Z Purton | CP | Strode to midfield before racing keenly and checking near the 1100m. Raced between runners in middle section and conceded over 3 lengths past the 400m. Ran on strongly in final 200m. |
4 | 3 | WINNING CONTROLLER (A075) | W M Lai | B | Steading and shifting back behind runners settling 8 lengths from lead. Moved three wide past 500m and made ground approaching the turn. Cornered the widest before making late headway in final section. |
5 | 8 | THIS IS CLASS (B420) | C Wong | H/CP1 | Showed early speed to come across to lead after 100m. Was clear on cornering and held the lead gallantly until being joined and headed at the 150m. |
6 | 10 | BLAZING PARTNERS (B071) | A Sanna | -- | Held the rail to settle on leaders back after 200m. Had clear running after staying close to rail in the straight, before peaking on run at 150m. |
7 | 14 | SAVVY SEVEN (B314) | R Bayliss | B/TT1 | Was the slowest into stride before gathering speed along the rail and settling midfield. Looked to make ground passing the 200m before peaking shortly after to be well held. |
8 | 12 | SKY TREASURE (V401) | K C Ng | H | Began fast and was ridden across to position outside lead. Was half a length from lead from the corner until peaking at the 150m before giving some ground last 100m. |
9 | 11 | CHAPARRAL STAR (A220) | K Teetan | XB/P1/H2 | Bumped and unbalanced after the start before gathering some speed to position midfield. Shifted three wide passing the 750m before shifting wider on turn. Four lengths from lead on balancing & made up a length final section. |
10 | 4 | GALLANT SPIRIT (B379) | N Callan | -- | Bumped heavily and then check after the start before shifting towards rail and improving to midfield near the 1000m. Shifted ground past the 300m but couldn't pick up to threaten in last 250m. |
11 | 9 | YEE CHEONG PEGASUS (B064) | C Y Ho | CP | Bumped and crowded after start before racing three wide with cover in midfield. Strode closer approaching the corner before peaking on run inside 300m. |
12 | 6 | SOLAR BILLION (C171) | M F Poon | -- | Bumped at the start and couldn't muster before settling worse than midfield away from rail. Shifted out on point of corner but conceded 5.5 lengths at the 400m and couldn't make any headway into that margin in last section. |
13 | 2 | MEDIC DRAGON (B443) | K C Leung | H1 | Steadied and shifted back to the tail of the field after the start. Was a clear last entering the straight and failed to run on, maintaining margin in final section. |
14 | 1 | BIG FORTUNE (B220) | H T Mo | V | Worked hard in early stages, racing three wide and improving to be 1.5 lengths from lead passing the 800m. Continued to race wide before shifting out on the corner and giving ground from the 300m. |
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 |