Race 5 (351)
FAT CHOY HANDICAP Rating:75-55 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | UNIVERSAL CHARGER (BV172) | C Williams | B | Soon settled in rear section on rail. Switched wide to find clear running on straightening. Under pressure 400 M out and found the line strongly inside final 200 M to grab the winner spot over the concluding stages. |
2 | 1 | GREEN IN BLUE (CD117) | R Fradd | -- | Began fairly and pushed along to share lead 2 wide. Steadily eased back to be in 3rd place down back straight. Took lead shortly after the 400 M mark and ran on well but just failed to hold out late challenge from the winner. |
3 | 13 | MONZA KING (BV280) | D Boeuf | B | Began fairly and niggled along to race in mid-division on rail through to straight. Responded well when asked 400 M out before being slightly held up after the 200 M. Regained running shortly after that and kept on fairly to the line. |
4 | 4 | RICARDO (CB419) | S Dye | B | Jumped well from wide draw and steadily eased to midfield or worse 2 wide through to straight. Ran on quite well when asked 350 M out but near the 100 M was heavily bumped and became badly unbalanced. One-paced thereafter. |
5 | 12 | DEEP PURPLE (CB251) | A Marcus | B | Jumped fairly from wide draw and soon settled in midfield on inner. Switched out and made little headway turning for home. All out 400 M out and responded fairly. Near the 100 M became badly unbalanced and one-paced thereafter. |
6 | 14 | HAPPY CONTENDER (CC152) | W M Lai | BO | Broke fairly and niggled along to race in prominent position 3 wide. Shortly after the 1400 M nudged forward and took lead near the 1200 M. Kept on well in early part of straight but slightly weakened inside final 200 M. |
7 | 5 | CHATER LANE (CB339) | D Whyte | B/SR | Broke well and soon settled in better than midfield on rail. Switched to 3 wide on straightening to obtain clear running. Kept on fairly when asked 400 M out but became one-pace inside final 150 M. |
8 | 8 | FORTUNE DANCER (BS081) | D Dunn | V | Settled in a rearward position on rail through to straight. All out 350 M out and made up little ground inside final 200 M before forced to ease inside final 50 M. |
9 | 7 | ZERUBBABEL (CB418) | F Coetzee | B | Broke fairly and ridden along to race in better than midfield 2 wide. Switched out and made little progress at home turn. Kept on same pace when asked 400 M out and steadily weakened inside final 200 M. |
10 | 10 | THE PIONEER (CC110) | W Smith | SR/TT | On jumping bounded in the air and ridden along to share lead on rail. Near the 1200 M was headed and raced 1/2L off leader. Ridden along to hold position at home turn. Only able to keep on evenly to the line. |
11 | 9 | SPECIFIC SORCEROR (CA321) | T Mundry | BO | Jumped well and steadily eased to race in midfield 2 to 3 wide through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 400 M out and kept on evenly to the line. |
12 | 11 | LIGHT FOOT (CB436) | G Schofield | -- | Slow to begin from wide draw and raced in rearward position 2 wide. Switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running but was unable to quicken and kept on same pace to the line. |
13 | 2 | KINDRED SPIRITS (BT204) | G Mosse | B/TT | Slightly slow out of the gates and eased to the tail around 2 wide. Switched to the widest on straightening to obtain clear running but failed to make any impression in straight. |
14 | 3 | GOOD FIT (BT198) | Y T Cheng | -- | Slowly away from widest and ridden along to race in better than midfield 3 wide without cover. Found nothing when asked 400 M out and steadily dropped out inside final 300 M. |
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 |