Race 7 (478)
ONCIDIUM HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | FREE FOAL (E065) | Z Purton | CP | Began well settling within 2L of pace on the rail, closer up in 3rd rounding home bend, hit the front under pressure over 200 metres out, won readily. |
2 | 5 | STAR CONTACT (E472) | B Shinn | B/TT | Travelled keenly in one-out-one back position, came to challenge after straightening holding some chance over 200 metres out, outsprinted by winner shortly afterward. |
3 | 4 | COPARTNER ERA (C534) | V Borges | B | Settled in last few on the rail, saved ground turning for home, obtained a run inside the 200 metres, ran on well late to be nearest at finish. |
4 | 8 | TOYCOON (D203) | C L Chau | CP | Began well from the widest gate, travelled 4 wide without cover while shifting backward gradually to midfield 1000 metres out, went wider turning for home, fought on steadily under pressure. |
5 | 13 | RING BELLS (G036) | R Maia | B/XB | Gradually taken back from a wide gate, raced keenly in 11th 3-wide until home turn, one of the widest turning in, ran on to be nearest at finish and narrowly miss a placing. |
6 | 6 | VOYAGE STAR (C098) | H Bentley | V/TT | Broke well to lead from a wide gate, obtained rails run over 1100 metres out setting a steady pace to home straight, headed under pressure 250 metres out and swamped for a placing late. |
7 | 14 | PRESIDENT'S CHOICE (D038) | K Teetan | -- | Settled well behind on the rail and waited with, baulked for a run in straight until switched back to the rail inside the 200 metres, finished off the race well. |
8 | 3 | DECISIVE ACTION (C152) | C Y Ho | CP/TT | Settled 3-wide with cover just worse than midfield, switched out for a run 500 metres out, made only modest impression under pressure in straight. |
9 | 9 | CIRCUIT ELITE (E487) | H T Mo | B-/TT | Crowded at start, improved from the 1350 metres to travel alongside race leader rounding home bend, faded steadily under pressure from a similar position into straight. |
10 | 11 | NICHOLSON RETURNS (E452) | M F Poon | B | Travelled 3-wide without cover in forward of midfield, gave ground gradually after straightening. |
11 | 1 | BLISSFUL LIFE (G079) | K C Leung | TT | Began well, travelled keenly in forward of midfield, gave ground steadily after straightening. |
12 | 12 | EL JEFE (C466) | J Moreira | B/XB | Taken well back from a wide gate, ridden along intermittently from the 1300 metres until coming onto home bend, failed to quicken under pressure behind runners the length of the straight. |
13 | 2 | NEARLY FINE (E430) | L Ferraris | TT | Settled just worse than midfield after moderate start, baulked behind runners the length of home straight, never tested. |
14 | 7 | LUCK STAR (E474) | H W Lai | H1 | Began fairly but soon picked up along the rail to forward of midfield, saved ground turning for home, kept on in straight until folding up quickly inside final 200 metres. |
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 |