Race 6 (539)
LOTUS BRIDGE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | JOYFUL YEARS (CG143) | D Whyte | -- | Eased back, 5Ls behind the leaders 2 wide. swept 4 wide on straightening to obtain clear run, dashed strongly 300 M despite the slow early pace, drifted away 100 M to win. |
2 | 14 | SPRING SMILES (CG269) | Y T Cheng | B | Dipped at start, crossed to the rails, settled at the rear 6.5Ls off the leaders until the home straight, dashed strongly 200 M to run 2nd despite the slow pace. |
3 | 7 | CLASSIC KING (CD256) | K S Yu | B/TT | Eased back, 6.5Ls behind the leaders, trapped 3 to 5 wide, lost too much ground at bends and harmed by the slow pace, dashed well 250 M with the winner until 100 M when run ended, just good enough to finish a minor 3rd. |
4 | 6 | SUPER BALL (CD064) | S Dye | B | Settled just behind the pace group early and trapped 3 wide, moved up 1200 M to take the rail and shared the lead at slow sectionals, hung on until 100 M when overhauled, ran on OK. |
5 | 13 | KING OF SHAVER (CH041) | A Delpech | -- | Hard ridden early to hold rails and take a prominent spot, however eased back 1400 M to sit back in midfield 4.5Ls off pace, pushed back further 800 M, harmed by the slow pace, lacked room in straight, little dash when clear. |
6 | 11 | SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) | C W Wong | -- | Hard ridden but failed to get across in front, 2Ls off the slow pace, trapped 4 wide throughout and covered too much ground, briefly threatened but showed little dash 400 M, run ended 50 M. |
7 | 4 | CHINSOLA (CD328) | O Doleuze | B | Eased to sit worse than midfield, 4.5Ls behind the leaders, 2-3 wide at stable bend, harmed by the slow tempo, swept 4 to 5 wide at home bend, lacked turn of foot and just held ground in straight. |
8 | 1 | ALL OUR WAY (CE217) | E Legrix | -- | Eased to sit just off the slow pace, however trapped 5 wide throughout and covered too much ground, ran on until 150 M, weakened out of it in straight. |
9 | 8 | FAST TRACK (CB375) | C K Tong | -- | Pushed to get across the rail in front then eased into box seat and took advantage of the slow pace, pushed further back at 800 M, ran on well until 150 M flattened. |
10 | 10 | TATTENHALL DELIGHT (CG068) | M Nunes | -- | Awkwardly away, pushed to sit midfield 3.5Ls off the leaders, trapped 3 wide throughout and lost too much ground, not suited by the slow tempo, lacked room in straight, no dash when clear. Checked near post. |
11 | 2 | SPEEDING MOLLY (CC227) | K T Yeung | SR/TT | Eased to sit worse than midfield along the fence, 6Ls off the leaders, pushed back 800 M, harmed by the slow pace, lacked room in straight, ran on fairly. |
12 | 9 | MYTHIC STEED (CD208) | F Coetzee | PC/H | Eased to sit about midfield, 3Ls behind the leaders 2 wide, not suited by the slow pace and totally blocked in straight, just ran on. |
13 | 3 | SHINING DAY (CE163) | K M Chin | B/TT | Hard ridden early but failed to muster speed, just managed to keep up in midfield, trapped 3 to 4 wide and covered too much ground, moved up 1000 M to share the lead at slow pace, weakened 300 M. |
14 | 12 | JUSTINIAN (CB324) | K L Chui | -- | Pushed forward as usual and settled 1.5Ls behind the leaders 2 wide, helped by the slow pace, travelled well until 400 M dropped off rapidly. |
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 |