Race 8 (794)
RIDING HIGH TOGETHER 1400M HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | H W Lai | B | Settled ahead of midfield, made steady progress passing 300M, got up near line to score a well-deserved victory on probably his final racecourse appearance. |
2 | 1 | JADE PHOENIX (D179) | K Teetan | B | Went forward, crossed to the lead passing 1000M, kept on well passing 400M, caught close home. |
3 | 3 | SPEED FAY FAY (D121) | Z Purton | B | Chased leaders 2-wide, well place to strike at 400M, kept on steadily to the line. |
4 | 4 | AWE (D168) | B Shinn | B | Held up in midfield, stayed on mildly final 300M, got up for 4th 50M, held by first 3. |
5 | 8 | DURHAM STAR (E082) | N Callan | -- | Bounded in the air and lost ground as the gate opened, recovered to race behind midfield, was making steady headway when hampered nearing 50M, might have cost 4th. |
6 | 14 | VIVA POPCORN (D307) | M F Poon | H/TT | Reserved in mid-division along the 3-path, no cover from 1100M, plodded on under pressure in straight, not pace to challenge leaders. |
7 | 10 | DARCI JOY (E161) | K C Leung | H/B1 | Behind midfield early stages, shuffled back to near last home turn, stayed on moderately to line, no threat to leaders. |
8 | 7 | THUNDERSTRIKE (E261) | C L Chau | H | Tracked leaders on inside, ran on same pace in straight, no extra late. |
9 | 5 | SWIFT SPIRIT (D201) | H N Wong | B-/XB-/TT- | Settled down behind midfield, wide into straight, stayed on without threat over final 300M. |
10 | 6 | SEASONS BLISS (E146) | C Y Ho | -- | Dropped back to near last from wide draw, went wide 600M, made limited progress to the line, no impression on leaders. (Mucus.) |
11 | 9 | MELBOURNE HALL (D118) | H Bentley | H/XB | Taken back to last from wide draw, switched wide making the home turn, stayed on fairly down the outside in straight. No threat. |
12 | 2 | ARMOR STAR (C482) | T Piccone | V-/CP1 | Tracked leader, moved up to challenge near 500M, failed to quicken when driven in straight, swamped by rivals 150M, checked 100M when already beaten. |
13 | 13 | ENJOY MY LIFE (E019) | M L Yeung | B-/XB/TT- | Settled down in midfield, driven and outpaced from 400M, soon out of contention. (Mucus.) |
14 | 11 | GALLANT CAVALIER (E238) | H T Mo | B/TT | Taken back to race towards the rear, shuffled back to last home turn, failed to run on in straight. (Mucus.) |
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 |