Race 4 (096)
YEUNG UK HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | MASTER ABLE (CD349) | W M Lai | B2 | Soon led on fence but keen, headed at 1200 M but a neck clear at 800 M and skipped 2Ls ahead entering home straight, tired inside final 200 M but did just enough to hang on. |
2 | 7 | MADE IN HONGKONG (CD139) | O Doleuze | B | Always handily placed on fence about 2Ls or 3Ls off pace in 4th until halfway, 2Ls down in 2nd taking home turn, rallied well late but post came a few strides too soon. |
3 | 9 | ESPRIT D'OR (CD295) | D Whyte | TT | Slow break, switched from wide to race 3-back on fence in midfield about 3Ls behind speed at 800 M, one-paced in stretch losing lengths on quinella pair but enough for 3rd in a weak race. |
4 | 3 | FUN CRUISER (CD167) | C W Wong | B | Worse than midfield about 5Ls off speed early, niggled along at halfway, 6Ls down and still toiling entering home straight, flattered by finishing position. |
5 | 12 | FIGS (CE141) | M Nunes | B-/P1 | Never travelled very well in 11th a good margin from the speed, still 7Ls down turning for home, ran on past a few very laboured rivals late but still the same margin from leaders. |
6 | 6 | LUCKY YEARS (CD331) | G Mosse | PC | 2Ls down in 4th when 2-wide at 1000 M, lost position on the circle and was a hard ridden 6Ls back in midfield entering home straight, didn't find much off the bit. |
7 | 4 | DURABLE (CE190) | F Coetzee | B1 | 5-wide no cover on first bend, gained cover 3-wide at 1000 M when about 3Ls back in mid-division, 4Ls down in 5th and pressured turning for home, plugged on like a very one-paced stayer. |
8 | 11 | TOUCH DOWN (CB013) | R Fradd | B-/PC1/TT- | More prominent than usual early on in midfield, 3-wide with cover and 4Ls down at halfway, struggling to remain in touch taking home turn, continued to lose ground. |
9 | 10 | SHOW BRAVELY (CB388) | A Delpech | B-/P2 | No speed early and soon raced one from rear, 6Ls down in 13th at 800 M, further behind taking final turn, weakened out. |
10 | 2 | FAIRPLAY (CC258) | M Odendaal | -- | Always caught 3-wide no cover and pressed on to dispute lead at about halfway, soon lost position and 3Ls down and fading fast entering homestretch, dropped out. |
11 | 14 | BAYVIEW LAD (CC148) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Totally blew the start by about 10Ls having been fractious and getting head on wrong side of partition, never on meaningful terms. |
12 | 8 | MODERN PROSPECT (CC070) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Always towards rear but caught 4-wide no cover at halfway when 6Ls off pace, further back entering home straight and dropped out. |
13 | 13 | MASONIC TREASURE (CE294) | P H Lo | B-/PC1 | Pressed on out 2-wide for a narrow lead at 1200 M, began to retreat about 700 M out and very quickly beaten, unacceptable effort. |
14 | 1 | DANCING FAITH (CE297) | K W Tsui | CP1 | 4Ls back in midfield with cover until halfway, sucked back through field very quickly from 700 M, finished in his own time, unacceptable effort. |
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 |