Race 2 (695)
HELENE SUPER STAR HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | SMART BEAUTY (G477) | Z Purton | B/H/TT | Settled slightly worse than midield passing 1200m mark, sprinted quickly through gap off fence at 350m, found lead passing 200m and won comfortably. |
2 | 9 | SPEEDSTAR (G181) | B Avdulla | B | Jumped fairly from inside gate, settling behind the leader. Held up early part of straight before securing rails run, finished well but no match for winner. |
3 | 2 | JOYFUL FRIENDSHIP (H295) | H Bowman | B | Broke well from middle draw, three wide early before eased to be fifth, one off fence. Clear running in straight and stayed on well. |
4 | 6 | MEDIC ELITE (G129) | A Hamelin | PC/TT | Broke on terms, allowed to drift back to second last pair on the rails. Came off fence on turn, finished well, closest on the line. |
5 | 12 | FOXHUNTER WAY (E296) | H T Mo | -- | Jumped evenly, caught wide, ridden forward to be outside leader by half way mark. Challenged for lead in straight, fought on well to line. |
6 | 8 | RIGHT HONOURABLE (A164) | B Thompson | B/XB | Jumped well and able to settle midfield one off the fence passing 1200m mark. Three wide to improve from 600m, prominent to 200m and then changed stride and peaked on run. |
7 | 13 | STAR OF GLORY (E316) | M F Poon | B | Started quickly, led. Challenged at top of straight, Fought on, then headed at 250m, faded last 100m. |
8 | 14 | BROTHER PEARL (H030) | A Badel | CP- | Allowed to cross to rail at tail of field from wide gate. Middle of track in straight to make run, ran home fairly. Found to have Bled, subsequently retired from racing. |
9 | 5 | AROMATICA (H437) | L Hewitson | TT | Jumped quickly to be outside leader before taking sit in third place. Three wide to make run home turn, soon under pressure and one paced last 150m. |
10 | 4 | SUNNY BABY (E166) | A Atzeni | -- | Away well and ridden forward, but caught three wide, midfield without cover. Ridden along from 800m to stay in touch. Faded last 150m. |
11 | 7 | SPLENDID STAR (G026) | H Bentley | TT | Jumped well but caught wide and eased back to gain cover, but remained three wide throughout. Stayed on in straight but never a threat and well beaten. |
12 | 11 | SUPERB DADDY (D235) | Y L Chung | TT | Allowed to drift back from widest gate and settled in last pair, one off fence. Still last on turn and then ran out under pressure in straight. |
13 | 1 | LADY BILLIE (H365) | M Chadwick | H/P | Drew wide and restrained to settle second last pair, one off fence. Held up for run prior to turn, but plenty of room in straight and failed to make any ground. |
14 | 3 | LOOKING COOL (G151) | K Teetan | V-/SR/B1 | On back foot when gates opened and slow to move, ridden forward to settle three-back the fence. Raced with high head carriage. Under pressure at 300m, faded last 200m. |
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 |