Race 8 (479)
TONG FUK HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | LAKESHORE EAGLE (B391) | K Teetan | -- | Obtained a midfield spot along the 2-path, waited with until 400M, hit the line strongly to reel in leader 50M from home. (Jockey suspended for improper use of whip.) |
2 | 8 | SMART PATCH (B398) | C Schofield | B | From wide draw steadied nearing 1500M to find cover, settled down 6Ls off the pace near rear, brought widest home, ran on well to claim 2nd near line. |
3 | 14 | CHEERFUL LEADER (C394) | J Moreira | B/XB | Never far off from leaders, caught wide no cover after 1000M, moved up to lead 400M, opened up good margin mid-straight, run ended near 100M, caught by first 2 late. |
4 | 4 | COT CAMPBELL (C298) | G van Niekerk | XB-/B | From middle draw ended up 4-wide without cover in midfield, chased hard on straightening, kept on final 200M. |
5 | 2 | CHARITY GO (B478) | M Chadwick | SR | Shifted across behind runners early stages, in last place until making early move 700M, 5-wide home turn, stayed on moderately to the line. |
6 | 1 | GAMEPLAYER TIMES (D269) | B Shinn | XB | Chased leaders 2-wide, shifted out 550M, kept on one paced to line, always held by leaders. |
7 | 9 | WIND GLIDER (C433) | M L Yeung | B/TT1 | Dropped back from wide draw, held up near last 6Ls away, switched wider 600M, closed off steadily without threatening leaders. |
8 | 3 | GLORIOUS LOVER (D191) | Z Purton | -- | Bumped by rival at the start, reserved behind midfield, 4Ls to make up 400M, kept on fairly, never going the pace to challenge. |
9 | 6 | MR ALDAN (C323) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Settled down midfield along the fence, held up for clear running early straight, kept on without threatening when clear. |
10 | 7 | SUPER ELEGANCE (C183) | K C Leung | B/TT | Dropped back to race towards the rear, went for gap on inside in straight but got severely checked 350M, stayed on mildly to the line thereafter, not reached leaders. |
11 | 10 | NUREMBERG (C369) | N Callan | B/TT | Held up 3-wide behind midfield, outsprinted passing 300M, never a threat. |
12 | 13 | GO BALLISTIC (C493) | M F Poon | SR | Went for the lead, steadied the tempo nearing home turn, soon headed entering straight, faded away to be beaten over 10L. |
13 | 11 | COBY BA (D212) | H N Wong | H | Pushed along to obtain a trailing position behind leaders, hampered 350M, struggled home. |
14 | 12 | EARTH TRILOGY (C211) | K H Chan | CP/XB/TT | Went forward as expected, settled outside leader, gave ground turning in, weakened rapidly. (Bled.) |
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 |