





Race 1 (808)
THE PURVES QUAICH (PLATE) Rating:- 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | ALABAMA SONG (K480) | B Avdulla | -- | Jumped well, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off strongly to score. |
2 | 1 | LIGHT YEARS GLORY (K204) | M Chadwick | CP/TT | Moderately away, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, found rail near 700M, angled out 450M, finished off strongly to take 2nd. |
3 | 9 | FIELD MARSHAL (K433) | A Atzeni | CP | Began well from gate 1, took the lead, led by 1/2L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two final 75M. |
4 | 4 | MOTOR (K165) | K C Leung | CP/TT | Commenced well, positioned 2 wide, 1-1/2L back, showed good response early in straight, peaked on run 100M, ran on evenly to the line. |
5 | 10 | JUST FOLLOW ME (K332) | A Hamelin | TT1 | Jumped only fairly, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 500M, 5-1/2L back turning in, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. |
6 | 12 | WINNING CHAMPION (K429) | M F Poon | TT | Moderately away from a wide draw, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 200M, weakened gradually final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
7 | 6 | YOUNG FIGHTER (K464) | H Bowman | TT | Average to begin, raced in midfield, 3 lengths or so back turning in, kept on same pace in straight. |
8 | 11 | SUPER DRAGON (K389) | L Ferraris | -- | Bumped shortly after start, raced towards rear on the inside, a bit closer in the middle stages, angled out approaching 500M, 4 lengths back turning in, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.) |
9 | 2 | KING DANCE (K157) | K De Melo | XB | Began only fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, one-paced in the run home. |
10 | 5 | SPARKLE AND GOLD (K259) | C L Chau | TT | Taken back from gate 10, raced towards rear on the outside, 8 lengths or so back, travelled greenly in the early stages, found rail near 700M, same margin back turning in, made no impression in straight. |
11 | 3 | MAZING GRACE (K166) | M L Yeung | H1 | Taken back from gate 12, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
12 | 8 | EMERGING STAR (K390) | H T Mo | -- | Bumped shortly after start, raced 3 wide behind midfield, travelled keenly in the middle stages, no cover on turn, weakened early in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
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 |