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Race 10 (749)

SHELLEY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 VIGOR FAME (B260) M F Poon H/XB/TT Began smartly from the widest draw, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well throughout, kept on strongly in straight, easily scored.
2 10 SUPER ELEGANCE (C183) C Schofield CP1/TT Bumped on jumping, raced 2 wide in midfield, wider turning in, bumped early in straight, made good progress thereafter to take 2nd.
3 1 GIANT TURTLE (T391) U Rispoli SR/TT Clean jump, raced 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, easy run to turn, kept on well in straight to take a place.
4 14 AMAZING LUCK (B401) M L Yeung B/SR Commenced well from gate 1, positioned on rail better than midfield, easy run on turn, finished off evenly.
5 9 RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE (C197) M Harley SR Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 8 to 9 lengths back in the middle stages, closer on turn, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line, no threat to the first few.
6 6 MONSTER KAKA (B319) T H So B-/H/TT Began well, sent forward to race prominently, allowed rival to cross near 1400M, sat right behind the leader thereafter, easy run on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked near 150M, weakened gradually thereafter.
7 11 EVER LAUGH (A278) K C Leung B/TT Away with them, raced 2 wide better than midfield, wider turning in, bumped early in straight, then showed some response before checked near 150M, ran on evenly thereafter.
8 4 SPLENDOUR AND GOLD (C029) C Y Ho -- Taken back from gate 13, positioned 2 wide behind midfield, difficult to settle in the early stages, wider after passing 700M, made contact turning in, finished off evenly.
9 8 CHAMPION SUPREME (B435) Z Purton B/TT Bumped start, raced 2 wide at rear, made contact near 950M, wider on turn, one-paced in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
10 5 GENERAL SHERMAN (V125) K Teetan CP/TT Began fairly, positioned on rail behind midfield, 2 wide on turn, kept on evenly early in straight, peaked 200M then inconvenienced after passing 150M, weakened thereafter.
11 3 MARZOUQ (B094) J Moreira -- Slightly slow out, positioned 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, checked near 200M, weakened thereafter.
12 7 PIKACHU (S298) A Sanna -- Hampered start, raced at rear on rail, saved ground on turn, failed to close off in straight.
13 13 NEW ELEGANCE (A416) G van Niekerk XB Began awkwardly, raced 2 wide at rear, very wide on turn, failed to close off in straight.
14 2 JIMMU (C266) H N Wong B Moderately away, unable to slot in early, sent forward after passing 1400M to race in 2nd, 2 wide, same position on turn, weakened early in straight.
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