Race 7 (099)
OSAKA HANDICAP Rating:54-34 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | GALICO (CA242) | D Whyte | B1/TT | Fractious in stall, ridden forward to join leader 2 wide at 1000 M, soon held 1L advantage closer to rail. Pulled 2-1/2Ls clear 300 M out to win stylishly. |
2 | 12 | ENERGETIC PRINCE (BV265) | F Coetzee | B | Behind midfield with cover. Improved steadily along fence final 300 M but never likely to threaten the winner. |
3 | 10 | COGITO (BV344) | S Dye | -- | Driven along early to maintain midfield position. Awkwardly placed near 800 M, steadied and lost position. Under pressure upon straightening, ran on steadily on outer from 250 M, one-paced near home. |
4 | 9 | WINNING PARADE (CA283) | E Saint-Martin | B | Midfield and wide early. Dropped back towards rear with cover near 900 M. Moved closer 3 wide rounding home bend, made steady ground from 200 M down outside of track until no extra near finish. |
5 | 5 | SIGHT FIRST (BT280) | W Woods | -- | Prominently briefly, steadily dropping back to rear of midfield passing 1000 M despite ridden along and given reminder. Crept a bit closer on home turn, kept on same pace to the line. |
6 | 7 | FOREVER VICTORY (BS011) | W M Lai | -- | Just forward of midfield from difficult gate, wide until 600 M. Effort 300 M out to hold place chance, overhauled by placegetters final 50 M. |
7 | 2 | MASCOT (BT174) | K C Tsang | B- | Went straight to the lead, overtaken by winner 900 M out. Attempted to switch out from behind winner inside another runner upon straightening but unsuccessful. Into the clear 300 M but failed to find extra. Weakened from 100 M. |
8 | 3 | PLEASANT SUCCESS (CA164) | W C Marwing | -- | Jumped awkwardly, soon recovered to be prominent 4th. Over-racing near 800 M. Kept on one pace in straight, gave ground closing stages. |
9 | 6 | RIVER OF CHINA (CA366) | B Marcus | -- | Towards rear, caught wide until 700 M. Never near enough to figure. |
10 | 11 | WYNDAM ALL (CA231) | D Dunn | B1 | Prominent, became severely unbalanced near 400 M when hampered by inside horse which attempted to shift out. Gave ground from 250 M. |
11 | 4 | THE ONLY HERO (CA294) | E Legrix | -- | Dropped to rear from widest barrier. Trailed field throughout. |
12 | 8 | FIGARO (CA053) | T Culhane | B | Began awkwardly and shifted out, could not keep up and tailed off throughout. |
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 |