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Race 4 (705)

SHA TIN PASS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Results

Placing Horse
No		 Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 GRACYLOVE (D098) L Ferraris V1 Had a nice run 4th along the rail for the majority. Moved away from the rail just before straightening, moved up to take lead approaching 300m mark before continuing on well to score by over a length on the line.
2 14 CHIRON (E151) V Borges CP/TT Raced just worse than midfield before being crowded & losing ground near 650m when racing along rail. Was 4L from the lead on straightening before closing off strongly in concluding stages to steal second in final stride.
3 2 MILLENNIUM FALCON (D281) C L Chau H Had a nice run 1,1 for the majority. Forced four wide by the winner near the 500m before closing off well all the way to the line before being caught for second in final stride. (Mucus post-race).
4 11 SUPER HIGHWAY (G050) K Teetan CP/TT Was trapped racing three deep without cover in midfield throughout. Straightened only 2L from the lead and effectively held that deficit all the way to the line to finish 4th.
5 9 INDIGENOUS REALM (D458) K C Leung H1/TT Badly crowded, stumbled & lost ground at start & raced a long second last. Was last 6 lengths from the lead on straightening before shifting outwards & closing strongly down the outside to be only beaten 2L.
6 8 NATURAL GOLD (E402) L Hewitson SR/XB Pushed forward to lead but was unable to cross to rail & worked hard when leading away from rail. Was joined & shared lead from the 600m, passed by winner near 300m mark before weakening a few lengths in last furlong.
7 1 LIGHT OF WANSHI (E009) M Chadwick TT Saddle shifted backwards after start & consequently lost ground when failing to stretch out despite being hard ridden. Rejoined the field at 650m before closing off ok to be only 3.5L behind. Ran ok considering, see report.
8 3 MARADO (E245) R Maia B Had a nice run in midfield between runners throughout. Entered last section just under 3L from the lead before weakening a length or so to be beaten just under 4L in midfield.
9 12 MOERAKI (D084) C Y Ho B/TT Raced second along the rail before improving to share the lead from the 600m. Joined & passed by winner near 300m mark before weakening in last furlong.
10 7 FOREVER GLORIOUS (G229) H Bentley TT Raced in midfield between runners early before drifting a length further back near the 800m. Was ridden along before straightening, entered last section 4L behind before failing to improve & being beaten similar margin.
11 4 BEAUTY NOVA (G232) J Moreira B Raced in midfield along the rail for the majority. Straightened just over 2L from the lead but failed to improve & was pretty plain when weakening to be beaten 5L on line.
12 6 MAXIMIZE HEART (D311) A Badel B- Steadied from gate 12 & taken back to race third last along rail. Moved away from inside near 700m, shifted outwards to be second widest on cornering before making no headway & being beaten 6L when third last.
13 13 MR ALDAN (C323) H W Lai B/TT Had no speed despite being hard ridden at start & drifted back to race 4th last away from rail. Forced very wide approaching corner, straightened in last place when over 6L behind before weakening badly to long second last.
14 10 ALL IS READY (G042) M F Poon B/XB1 Steadied when wide early before getting good position in midfield away from the rail. Was ridden along passing 700m, came under pressure passing 600m mark before weakening out poorly in straight to be long last.
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