Race 5 (323)
HIP WO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 14 | KINGSTON GLORY (CC310) | W M Lai | B | Began well and steadily eased to midfield or worse 3 wide. Switched wide and made little headway turning for home. All out 300 M out and sprinted away inside final 150 M to win convincingly. |
2 | 1 | QUICK NEWS (CB178) | R Fradd | B/SR1/TT- | Slow to begin and raced in rear section 3 wide. Switched out and ridden along to go forward at latter part of home turn. Made up steady ground in straight but was no match for the winner. |
3 | 12 | LUCKY VICTORIES (BT163) | W Smith | B | Settled at the tail of the field around 2 wide through to straight. At the 200 M whilst closing the race off strongly was short for room. Obtained running at 100 M and ran on strongly to the line. |
4 | 8 | NOBLE HEART (CC355) | T Mundry | -- | Jumped very awkwardly and soon recovered to race in rear section on rail through to straight. Raced tight near the 300 M and made up little ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
5 | 7 | HARVEY MUDD (CC295) | F Coetzee | -- | Began fairly and raced in prominent position on rail through to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 350 M but failed to sustain effort final 200 M and was swamped by placegetters in the final stages. (Blood and mucus in trachea.) |
6 | 9 | DOUCAI (CC255) | C Williams | -- | Broke well and raced in prominent position 2 wide through to straight. Responded fairly when asked 200 M out but effort was only short lived and was overhauled over the concluding stages. |
7 | 3 | EUPHORIC KID (CB165) | A Marcus | B | Jumped fairly and soon settled in midfield 2 wide. Switched out to find clear running on straightening. Ran on evenly in straight with limited daylight and was short for room in the final stages. |
8 | 10 | SUPER MARKSMAN (CC121) | D Whyte | -- | Soon settled in midfield or better on rail through to straight. Had trouble obtaining clear running in early part of straight. Only ran on evenly when running was obtained inside final 200 M. |
9 | 13 | FREE WAY (CC279) | Y T Cheng | B/H | Tardy start from wide draw and ridden along to race in better than midfield 2 wide through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 350 M out and kept on evenly to the line. |
10 | 5 | KIMBO KID (CC379) | K McEvoy | -- | Broke fairly and was eased to midfield on rail through to straight. Unable to obtain clear running near the 200 M mark and made up little ground over the concluding stages. |
11 | 2 | UPBEAT (CC347) | S Dye | -- | Broke well from wide draw and niggled along to race in midfield out wide without cover. Made steady progress from the outside at the home bend. One-paced in straight and steadily weakened inside final 200 M. |
12 | 4 | TURBOJET (BT277) | K T Yeung | B-/TT | Began fairly from widest and ridden along to take up running on rail with no more than 1-1/2Ls advantage through to straight. Unable to quicken when aksed 400 M out and further weakened inside final 200 M. |
13 | 6 | SPRING FOUNTAIN (CA322) | K C Tsang | SR | Soon raced in rear section 2 wide through to straight. Made no impression in the straight. |
14 | 11 | KNIGHT TEMPLAR (CC021) | D Boeuf | V-/SR2 | Broke well from wide draw and ridden along to race in a prominent position 3 wide without cover. Ridden along to hold position at home turn. Steadily dropped out in straight. |
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 |