Race 1 (503)
CASTLE PEAK HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | VALIANT ELEGANCE (D285) | E C W Wong | B/TT | Shifted out at start and made contact, sent forward to race prominently, shared lead from 850M, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, kept on well in straight, just held on. |
2 | 10 | SUPER JOY (G251) | M Chadwick | B/XB/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the inside, 5 lengths or so back, 2 wide from 450M, taken wide in straight and finished off strongly, just beaten by a nose. |
3 | 5 | SMART LEADER (B456) | K De Melo | B-/XB/PC1/TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, finished off strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin. |
4 | 3 | HAPPY TANGO (D075) | B Avdulla | B | Moderately away, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, closed off well to make frame, not quite able to challenge. |
5 | 2 | MORE RICE (H271) | C L Chau | B | Jumped with them, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, dropped towards rear after passing 500M, made some progress in straight. |
6 | 8 | ALL IS READY (G042) | K Teetan | B/TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced behind midfield on the outside, 5 lengths or so back turning in, made some progress in straight. |
7 | 12 | FORTUNE MASTER (D371) | A Hamelin | B-/XB/PC2/TT | Moderately away from the widest draw, showed no early speed, raced at tail, 7 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight without threatening. |
8 | 1 | SPANGLE FORTUNE (G427) | K C Leung | B/TT | Away with them, raced better than midfield, 2 wide, 3Ls back turning in, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. (See Racing Incidents.) |
9 | 7 | CASA LEGEND (G126) | A Atzeni | B-/P1/TT | Jumped only fairly, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out 400M, kept on same pace in straight. |
10 | 11 | CHIRON (E151) | H Bentley | B/TT | Taken back from gate 10, raced at rear on the outside, 6-1/2L back turning in, made minor progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 9 | EIGHT TRIGRAMS (C102) | Y L Chung | B/TT | Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, shared the lead with rival from 850M, hard ridden from 400M, peaked and headed 250M, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 6 | PRESTIGE MOOCHI (H314) | B Thompson | B1/TT | Began only fairly from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened 200M, eased final 100M. |
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 |