Race 7 (117)
HWAMEI HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | RISE BRETHREN (G075) | A Badel | TT | Settled just worse than midfield on the rail, slightly further behind in the strong tempo from approaching home bend, snuck back up closer making final turn, quickened well between runners to prevail close to post. |
2 | 5 | RUNNING GLORY (G010) | V Borges | -- | Broke well from a wide gate and soon taken to last few, obtained clear passage upon straightening, ran on well under pressure near the centre of the track but just failed to get up on line. |
3 | 3 | CELESTIAL POWER (D393) | M F Poon | V | Crowded at start settling just off the pace on the rail, further off the lead in the strong tempo from the 1300 metres, switched out off heels for a run 400 metres out and hit the front at the 300 metres, caught 100 metres out. |
4 | 1 | MONEY CATCHER (G171) | Z Purton | B | Shared lead at start, shifted back to third passing the 1400m. Raced 2L off the lead following a strong tempo nearing corner, renewed effort in straight despite tight run along rail, peaked 150m, found no extra last 100m. |
5 | 6 | CALIFORNIA TEN (E045) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Slowly away and taken across to the rail in the tail-end, commenced move from over 600 metres out, produced good impression on the inside from some 5L back into straight, did best work late. |
6 | 11 | FLYING QUEST (A071) | A Hamelin | B | Settled one from last from a wide gate some 6L off the pace on the rail, further away from lead when pace quickened from approaching home bend shifting 4-wide, ran on well from last into straight down the centre of the track. |
7 | 7 | CHARITY GO (B478) | H Bentley | SR | Moderate start from a moderate gate, ridden forward to midfield in 6th, 3-wide rounding home bend and in similar position into straight, quickened under pressure to hold some chance early on but had no more to give 150m out. |
8 | 9 | LOOKING GREAT (E053) | C Y Ho | CP/TT | Pressed forward from a wide gate, soon taken back for cover reaching 8th about 5L off the speed 3-wide without cover, similar rounding home bend and wider into straight, ran home one-paced. |
9 | 2 | BOURBONAIRE (E365) | L Currie | H | Vied for lead out wide early stages hitting the front briefly passing the 1300 metres, came under pressure in 2nd into straight but folded up quickly inside final 200 metres. |
10 | 4 | ENJOYING (D066) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Driven to slender lead from the one draw, narrowly headed passing the 1500 metres before re-gaining advantage in strong pace at the 1200 metres, held lead until finding no extra inside final 300 metres. |
11 | 10 | SUPERBELLA (D128) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Crowded at start, travelled just better than midfield in 5th or 4th, looked beaten when jostled between runners and dropped away early 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 |