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Race 4 (560)

KWONG YUEN HANDICAP (Turf)   Rating:72-32   2000m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 CHEERS UP (BP244) R Fradd -- Settled in midfield. Commenced move rounding home bend to be close-up 4th into straight. Sustained good effort to take charge over 200 M out, then never looked back. (Promoted.)
2 3 GIANT FIGHT (BP140) K K Lai B Well back. Made up good ground inside final 400 M to be nearest at finish.
3 2 ORIENTAL TREASURE (BT030) J Quinn TT Settled mainly around midfield. Quickened under hard driving early in straight but only making steady headway. Just pipped at post for 2nd place.
4 13 SURPRISE SURPRISE (BM047) E Legrix -- Settled at the back. Made steady progress through field down straight doing best work at finish.
5 4 SEA PEARL (BS262) W Woods -- Chased along in 3rd position. Headway around home bend to take lead turning in. Soon headed over 200 M out. Found no extra and lost minor placing closing stages.
6 10 ASPIRATION (BP003) C Brown -- Hampered and carried wide early dropping towards rear. Took closer order home bend and was just behind leaders turning in. Kept on well without making any impression closing stages.
7 11 ALY BABA (BP045) S K Sit -- Always towards rear before home turn. Ran on down centre of straight to be nearest at finish.
8 9 KOWLOON'S BLESSING (BT066) B Marcus -- Carried wide in rear around stables bend. Remained well back until running on steadily down straight. Hampered over 100 M out when making ground.
9 14 RAINBOW SEEKER (BN201) K W Lee P- Hampered early then travelled mainly in rear of midfield. Kept on steadily down home straight until forced to check over 150 M out.
10 8 STRATEGIC MOVE (BP233) C T Cheng B/TT Made running to straight then dropped out. (Bled.)
11 7 THE RICH MAN (BS130) K S Yu B Made swift headway around stables bend to be close-up outside leader far side. Still there into home straight but was inconvenienced shortly after straightening before gradually faded.
12 6 TEAM HONOUR (BS193) S Baster -- Never nearer than midfield.
13 5 THE ESTABLISHMENT (BS127) K H Yu TT Mainly in 4th position to 400 M then dropped out.
14 1 CHIRAG (BT199) F Coetzee TT Settled in distant 5th. Was keeping on same pace when tightened on rails and lost ground approaching home turn. Never recovered. (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