Race 7 (105)
SHANTUNG HANDICAP Rating:70-50 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | PRIME VAIN (BV320) | S Dye | -- | Tucked away on fence 3Ls or 4Ls off pace through to straight, switched wider to challenge 300 M out, 1.5Ls down 200 M out, led 100 M, driven out. |
2 | 6 | BLUE STITCH (CB031) | A Marcus | B/TT | Settled 3-wide towards rear about 6Ls off pace 1200 M out, 5-wide and 5Ls off pace turning for home, stayed on strongly final stages but post came too soon. |
3 | 8 | ROYAL ARMY (CB103) | M Cahill | B | Always 3 and 4-wide in mid-division and 3Ls and 4Ls off pace through to home straight, strong run to be 1L off pace 200 M out, kept on well to line. |
4 | 3 | SHINING GEM (CA180) | G Mosse | SR/H | Raced a little freely out 3-wide and 2Ls or 3Ls off lead until home straight, quickened up well to be a neck down 200 M out, kept on well but had no answer to winner's pace. |
5 | 2 | JOYFUL SPIRIT (CB032) | D Whyte | -- | Reluctantly led very early on, snagged back to be 1L off pace 1100 M out on fence, 3Ls down on straightening, good turn of foot to lead 200 M out, headed again 100 M, no extra. |
6 | 5 | WISE CHOICE (CB297) | C Williams | -- | Raced 2-wide on pace 1200 M out, 2Ls down and 2-wide turning for home, all out to be half a length off lead 200 M out, stayed on at same pace to line. |
7 | 12 | PERPETUAL PLEASURE (CB261) | H K Yim | -- | Ridden quietly out 2-wide and 4Ls or 5Ls off speed until home straight, driven along to be closer 200 M out, kept closing final stages, encouraging. |
8 | 1 | WINWIN COMBO (CB277) | E Legrix | -- | Caught 4-wide early on before being allowed to lead on fence 1200 M out, headed by QUICK STEP 800 M out, 2Ls down entering stretch, weakened rapidly. |
9 | 13 | QUICK STEP (CA074) | W M Lai | -- | Keen racing 3-wide on terms 1200 M before taking up running passing 800 M out 2-wide, 2Ls clear on the turn, swamped 200 M out, faded. |
10 | 7 | EXPLOSIVE POWER (BV129) | F Coetzee | -- | Fairly well placed 2-wide and 3Ls or 4Ls off lead until home straight, soon outpaced, struggling 200 M out, eased down close home. |
11 | 10 | EVER GLORY (CA199) | D Dunn | B/TT | Over-raced a little on the fence when 5Ls off speed down back stretch, lacked any kind of acceleration in home stretch. |
12 | 4 | SPRINTER (CA067) | G Schofield | -- | Covered up racing 3-wide about 4Ls off lead until 600 M out, 4-wide in home straight and labouring, beaten 300 M out. |
13 | 14 | VENETIAN MASTER (CB334) | R Quinn | B | Caught wide early and allowed to drift back to rear of field about 6Ls or 7Ls off pace down the back, similarly positioned and hard ridden 500 M out, found nothing. |
14 | 11 | GOLDEN GONG (CB063) | S K Sit | V | Always 4-wide down the back straight about 6Ls off pace, 6-wide into home stretch and 6Ls off pace, soon beaten. |
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 |