Race 9 (121)
SPOONBILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | ROCK YA HEART (E380) | C Y Ho | CP1 | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned a length behind the leader, saved ground to turn, hard ridden after passing 350M, finished off strongly to score by a narrow margin. |
2 | 11 | CALIFORNIA SPANGLE (E314) | Z Purton | TT | Began only fairly, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L turning in, hard ridden after passing 350M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner late. |
3 | 2 | LOCKHEED (B087) | A Badel | B/TT | Began well, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, travelled well on turn, made good progress in straight to take a place. (See Racing Incidents.) |
4 | 3 | FIVE ELEMENTS (E423) | J Moreira | -- | Made contact shortly after start, raced prominently, 2 wide, 1/2L back on turn, hard ridden after turning in, only showed limited response, ran on evenly to the line. (See Racing Incidents.) |
5 | 8 | ELIGERE (C473) | L Ferraris | B | Made contact shortly after start, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 wide from 550M, made minor progress in straight. |
6 | 4 | GLUCK RACER (E157) | C Schofield | V | Made contact at start, unable to slot in, trapped very wide, 2 lengths back, found a 2 wide spot near 800M, showed limited response early in straight, peaked 200M, ran on evenly to the line. |
7 | 10 | GLORIFIED FIRE (D418) | A Hamelin | -- | Bumped start, raced 2 wide better than midfield early, found rail 800M, 4 lengths back on turn, made minor progress in straight. |
8 | 5 | DUBLIN STAR (C436) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 500M, finished off evenly. |
9 | 6 | CAPTAIN WIN (E466) | M F Poon | -- | Average to begin, positioned on rail in midfield, 2 wide from 550M, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 150M. |
10 | 7 | FANTASY (D100) | B Shinn | B/XB1/TT- | Made contact at start, raced at tail, 8 lengths or so back on turn, one-paced in straight. |
11 | 1 | BRIGHT KID (C060) | H W Lai | B/XB | Slightly slow out, showed no early speed, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
12 | 12 | EMBARKED (E407) | M L Yeung | H | Began fairly, raced at rear on the inside, 6 to 7 lengths back on turn, failed to make any progress 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 |