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Race 8 (041)

HARBIN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 WINNING BULLET (CE260) D Whyte -- Jumped with them, settled 5th 2 wide with cover, eased out in straight and came with strong run to take lead and fight on strongly. Strong win.
2 1 POCKET MONEY (CE253) G Mosse -- OK to begin, driven through to settle behind leader on fence, failed to obtain clear running in most of straight, sprinted strongly when clear just failing to catch winner, solid run.
3 9 CALCANDO (CE232) B Prebble TT1 Fair to begin, restrained from bad alley to be 2nd last 2 wide 8Ls from lead. Made run 3 wide at 600 M and came with strong run 6 wide on turn to fight out finish.
4 11 CHOICE AND CHANCE (CA381) E Saint-Martin B Broke well, sped through to share lead on rails, refused to settle, travelled well into straight and responded well when asked for effort.
5 4 TOP SCORER (CE110) R Fradd -- Began awkwardly, restrained from widest gate to take up position last on rails 8Ls from lead, made run between runners in straight, held up passing 200 M. Continued to finish hard.
6 13 RAINBOW EXPRESS (CE144) S Dye -- Jumped well, settled midfield 2 wide 5Ls from lead, failed to settle eased clear in straight and tried hard without threatening winner.
7 8 BARAKA (CD284) C K Tong -- Jumped with them, ridden up to hold position midfield on rail 5Ls from lead, tracked up well in straight, held up at crucial stage and checked in straight. Battled steadily thereafter.
8 5 BUDDIES POWER (CB201) O Doleuze CP/TT Jumped well, caught wide early, moved forward to obtain cover 2 wide 3rd, eased 3 wide in straight but failed to sprint with them. Average effort.
9 10 AMBITION (CC079) G Schofield B Slow to begin, ridden hard to be slightly worse than midfield on rail 6Ls from lead, never settled, eased into gap 3 wide to make run on turn, crowded passing 200 M but didn't look like winning.
10 14 SEVEN STARS (CE295) M Rodd -- Average to begin, settled 3rd last 2 wide 7Ls from lead, urged along 3 wide on turn, failed to obtain clear run in straight, switched back to inside and battled away.
11 7 DR POSSI (CE288) F Coetzee -- Began well, showed speed to take up lead without fully crossing, made play at good clip, kept going until 200 M when condition gave out.
12 3 EXCELLENT BOY (CE238) C Brown -- Began with them, restrained from wide gate, settled 4th last 3 wide, never relaxed in middle stages, made promising run 5 wide on turn, crowded near 200 M, condition gave out final stages.
13 12 DR HAENSLER (CE003) C Munce -- Jumped well, caught midfield 3 wide 5Ls from lead, pulled way forward 4 wide on turn, challenged strongly to 200 M but weakened out of it to be well beaten.
14 2 ROCKET WIN (CE249) H W Lai SR-/B2/TT1 Broke fairly, settled midfield 2 wide 6Ls from lead eased 3 wide on turn, bumped shortly after, failed to run on at all.
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