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Race 7 (087)

NANKING HANDICAP   Rating:40-16   1800m   Sha Tin   Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 CHUNG SAN (BK140) W L Ho -- Waited with. Made up a lot of ground from tail-end entering straight to snatch victory towards finish.
2 8 SUPREME SOVEREIGN (BE085) T Kwok -- Midfield early, making steady headway to take lead approaching 800 M. Kicked some 4L clear early in straight but was one-paced when caught final strides.
3 5 EASY BEAT (BE116) C F Chan -- Well back early, improving to 10th under reminders 1000 M out. Ran on well in straight to narrowly miss 2nd.
4 10 RABBIT BO BO (BK144) B Marcus -- Mostly 5th until effort rounding Home Bend, improving to some 3L 2nd turning for home. Ran on steadily in straight to narrowly miss the placegetters.
5 2 FORTUNE LINK (BK212) D Holland -- Well back until making good headway 4-wide rounding Home Bend. Improved further from 6th into straight to be 2L off lead inside 200 M but could find no extra towards finish.
6 4 SHANGHAI TRIUMPH (BH049) M Kinane -- Midfield until effort entering straight. One-paced under pressure.
7 9 BEAUTIFUL STAR (BH126) D Gauci -- In last few until making some progress early in straight. One-paced.
8 7 PLEASANT SURPRISE (BE008) E Legrix -- Midfield throughout. Kept on one pace in straight.
9 14 RARE VIEW (BK117) W M Lai -- In first few to straight, then gradually faded.
10 13 SMART DRAGON (BL071) C K Chung -- Ridden in midfield early but soon dropped to rear.
11 12 LOCKHART'S LOT (BK012) B York -- In midfield to straight, then badly weakened. (Bled.)
12 6 OPTIC WORLD (BG349) C K Tsang -- Led the field to Home Bend. Dropped out quickly from 2nd into straight.
13 1 PRECIOUS BOBO (BL025) A S Cruz -- Always towards rear. Dropped out upon straightening.
14 11 HARMONY (BJ275) K H Ting -- Prominent to 1000 M. Weakened steadily from 3rd Home Bend.
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