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Race 9 (405)

SHEUNG WAN HANDICAP   Rating:95-75   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 LUCKY PARADISE (CB441) F Coetzee -- 3 and 4-wide without cover 1L off pace in 4th at 1200 M, covered 2-wide 4Ls down from 800 M to 500 M, 3-wide into straight when 3Ls down in 5th, quickened up to lead 150 M out, driven out.
2 12 AMBITIOUS TYCOON (CB157) W H Lao -- 2-wide and 1L off pace in 3rd at 1200 M, 2Ls down in 4th at 800 M, 3-wide into straight when still 2Ls down, led from 300 M but headed 150 M out, hung on pretty well for 2nd place.
3 1 FLORAL DYNAMITE (CB298) G Mosse V 5Ls off pace and 2-wide in 10th at 1200 M, 6Ls down at 800 M, 4-wide into straight when 5Ls down, about 3Ls down in 5th at 200 M, kept on steadily but always held by principals.
4 4 DASHING WINNER (CA018) W Woods SR Very awkwardly away, 7Ls off pace in 12th at 1200 M and at 800 M, 6Ls down in 11th turning for home and short of room until 250 M out, ran on strongly and nearest at the finish.
5 10 STAY YOUNG (CD109) D Whyte -- 3Ls off the pace and 2-wide in 5th 1200 M out, 4Ls down on fence at 800 M, 2-wide and 3Ls down off final bend, 2Ls down in 4th and looking held when checked 150 M out, still kept on.
6 5 JOYFUL SPIRIT (CB032) A Marcus -- 4 and 5-wide without cover in midfield at 1200 M, pressed on to be 2-wide and half a length 2nd 700 M out, a neck 2nd into straight and all out to hold this spot at 200 M, no extra final stages.
7 2 MULTIWINNING (CC083) S Dye -- 11Ls off speed on fence in rear at 1200 M, 10Ls down at 800 M, 7Ls down on inner in 12th off home turn, ran on steadily to be nearest at finish without threatening the principals.
8 8 TOM'S FIRST (CA354) K T Yeung SR Settled one from rear down the back straight about 9Ls off pace, 3-wide into straight and still 9Ls last, stayed on down centre of track, 6Ls off pace at 200 M, kept on, nearest at finish.
9 13 SUNBELL (CB391) W M Lai -- 4-wide with cover at 1200 M when 4Ls off speed in 7th, 3-wide without cover at 600 M when still about 4Ls down in midfield, all out to be 3Ls down still in midfield at 200 M, no further impression.
10 6 CALIFORNIA PRINCE (CD079) G Schofield -- 3-wide with cover and 4Ls off pace in 6th at 1200 M, 2-wide about 5Ls down at 800 M and into home straight when still in midfield, some headway to 150 M out when 3Ls down, no extra.
11 9 LUCKY HANDS (CD159) M Kinane -- Quite deep but with cover from back to home straight when about 6Ls or 7Ls off pace towards rear, widest of all (about 5-wide) turning for home, never threatened.
12 7 DENDRANTHEMA LOVE (CD073) H K Yim -- On fence 5Ls off pace in 9th at the 1200 M, niggled along to improve on the turn and 5Ls down at top of stretch, tended to hang in under pressure, never better than midfield.
13 14 FIVE GRAINS (CB280) A Delpech B1 Slowly away, very keen early and led out 2-wide 1300 M out, only crossed to fence at 800 M, headed at top of home straight and soon beaten.
14 11 CLASSA WIN (CA115) H W Lai B Had a good spot on fence 2Ls off pace in 2nd at 1200 M until 800 M out, under pressure to hold this spot 500 M out, soon weakened and well beaten 300 M out.
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