Race 8 (334)
KWONG WAH HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | CHUTZPAH (BV114) | F Coetzee | TT | Led very early before electing to sit in 2nd place on fence 1L off SPLENDID PATROL, remained in 2nd before regaining lead about 250 M out, ran on well. |
2 | 13 | BILLION DELIGHT (BP086) | D Dunn | B | Held up on inside 6 to 7Ls off pace until straight (was checked 1000 M out), not clear run until found passage on against rail 300 M out, still 5Ls down 200 M out, ran on well. |
3 | 10 | SPLENDID PATROL (BV066) | Y T Cheng | V | Led 1200 M out, never more than 1.5Ls clear, passed by winner about 250 M out, stayed on at same pace. |
4 | 2 | COLOURFUL ERA (BP234) | E Legrix | -- | Generally 2 to 3Ls off pace and on fence until home straight, never looked like bridging gap on winner, lost 3rd place close home. |
5 | 8 | MENDOZA (CA197) | O Doleuze | -- | Raced 3-wide about 4Ls off pace down back straight, awkwardly positioned home turn and took time to unwind fully in straight, nearest at finish. |
6 | 4 | TRICCOLO (CA247) | W C Marwing | -- | Raced keenly 4-wide without cover through to home straight, never troubled principals. |
7 | 14 | HAPPY CHAMP (BS226) | J Egan | B | Always 4 to 5Ls off lead and on inside until top of home stretch, responded fairly to strong pressure closing stages. |
8 | 11 | GOOD FRIENDS (BV213) | M W Leung | SR | Raced 2-wide 2Ls off lead 1000 M out, soon niggled to lie up with pace, not come on in stretch and beaten 300 M out. |
9 | 7 | DEPECHE MODE (BV239) | W Woods | SR | Raced 3-wide about 3Ls off pace until tempo quickened 400 M out, quickly dropped out of contention. |
10 | 6 | SURPLUS (BT118) | R Fradd | B | Held up in rear at least 7Ls off pace and 2-wide, entered home straight racing 6-wide, soon no chance. |
11 | 12 | CELLINI (CB242) | B Marcus | -- | Raced 2-wide covered up in midfield about 4Ls off pace through first 800 M, niggled on home turn and hard ridden entering straight, dropped away. |
12 | 5 | SPRING FOUNTAIN (CA322) | S King | B | Raced keenly 2-wide about 5 to 6Ls off speed until asked to quicken up at top of home straight, found nothing under pressure. |
13 | 3 | AMBITIOUS TYCOON (CB157) | G Mosse | -- | Never more than 1.5Ls off pace in 3rd place racing 3-wide through to 400 M pole, retreated very quickly. |
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 |