Race 7 (168)
ORCHID HANDICAP Rating:56-28 1800m Sha Tin Wet Fast
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | LUCK AND FORTUNE (BT088) | W C Marwing | P | Always in touch. Quickened well final 300 M to take lead 250 M out. Kept on to win comfortably. |
2 | 12 | RAINBOW SEEKER (BN201) | R Fradd | P | Towards rear. Trapped wide most of the way. Ran on gamely final 250 M to be nearest at finish without troubling the winner. |
3 | 14 | MR BRINKER (BN158) | K H Ting | B | Always at rear. Improved from 800 M to be midfield but wide turning in. Ran on steadily to grab 3rd place on the line without threatening the first pair. |
4 | 2 | DE INTEGRO (BS079) | J Egan | P | Led to stable bend before settling behind the pace. Ran on steadily in straight until not quickened close home. (See Racing Incidents.) |
5 | 7 | DRAGON FORTUNE (BV309) | M de Montfort | -- | Mostly around midfield. Dropped back towards rear rounding home bend. Made up good ground final 250 M to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 8 | WINNING SUPREME (BP130) | F Coetzee | -- | Mostly midfield or worse. Ran on without threatening in straight. |
7 | 5 | WE KNOW WHEN (BN165) | E Legrix | B/TT | Towards rear. Steady headway on the outside from 1000 M to be in touch but 5-wide turning in. Ran on until effort not sustained in the closing stages. (See Racing Incidents.) |
8 | 4 | SOUND GALLOP (BP265) | C Brown | P2 | Soon midfield or better despite being trapped wide at stable bend. Ran on a bit final 300 M until steadied when crowded after the 200 M. Never recovered. |
9 | 1 | WINNING YEARS (BP249) | S K Sit | B | Soon well there. Led approaching 600 M. Headed turning in. Weakened upon straightening. |
10 | 10 | EQUINE SUPREMO (BM106) | S Dye | -- | In touch to stable bend. Midfield or better from 1200 M. Weakened upon straightening. |
11 | 13 | NANNING TREASURE (BP332) | Y T Cheng | -- | Began badly. At rear. Last from 900 M. Made up some ground in straight until checked when held for running after the 200 M. No further progress. |
12 | 9 | CYBER GULCH (BV300) | B Marcus | B | Soon midfield or worse. Dropped back towards rear down back straight. Under pressure rounding home bend. Never a threat in straight. |
13 | 11 | WINNING TOUCH (BN256) | S King | P | Well there. Led from 1200 M. Headed 900 M. Regained lead briefly upon straightening before weakened badly final 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
14 | 3 | PO ON POWER (BN258) | E Saint-Martin | B | Ridden forward to lead from stable bend. Headed 1200 M. Soon weakened and dropped out of contention final 200 M. (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 |