Race 3 (261)
SEAGULL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | SIGHT WINNER (CJ049) | D Whyte | -- | Disputed lead before taking a sit behind the pace 1200 M out. Switched out and quickened after straightening. Took control 300 M out and cruised home for an easy win. |
2 | 9 | SPIRIT OF LO PAN (CH140) | C Soumillon | B | Made up ground steadily and was racing 2-wide behind the pace heading into the turn. Took lead shortly after straightening but had no answer when challenged by the winner 300 M out. Kept on fairly for a distant 2nd. |
3 | 3 | FOREST FOUNTAIN (CJ047) | Y T Cheng | TT | Raced along the rails at midfield. 3 back on the fence home turn and steadily made up ground in the straight for a minor placing. |
4 | 4 | ROMANTIC GREEN (CG123) | D Beadman | TT1 | Hard pressed out of the gates to race behind the pace. Slipped to midfield 1000 M out. 2 back on the fence at home turn and kept on fairly in the straight to make the frame. |
5 | 13 | NEW COMMAND (CG135) | C W Wong | B | Led until straightening. Unable to turn up a notch and gradually faded. |
6 | 6 | SUPER IDEAL (CC223) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Near midfield early stages but gradually slipped back and was in rear section at home turn. Ran on fairly and made up ground in the straight. |
7 | 12 | KA KA SMART (CG042) | H W Lai | B/H | Ridden out of the gates and was racing better than midfield. 2-wide and 3Ls down making home turn. Kept on same pace in the straight. |
8 | 11 | DECAGONAL (CH244) | F Coetzee | B2/TT | Raced at midfield but was hard to settle. Unable to turn up a notch in the straight and ran on same pace to the line. |
9 | 10 | NIGHT HUNTER III (CH102) | M Nunes | -- | Raced wide and without cover at midfield early stages. Made progress after 1000 M and reached within 2Ls of the leader at the turn but remained no cover. Weakened steadily after straightening. |
10 | 1 | NOBLE TWINS (CH257) | W M Lai | -- | Raced towards the rear and near last on straightening. Made up some ground in the straight. |
11 | 8 | ENERGETIC BOY (CH153) | Z Purton | SR/TT1 | Jumped awkwardly and settled towards the rear early stages. Improved to around midfield at the turn. Only maintained same pace in the straight. |
12 | 7 | MONTY (CH164) | O Doleuze | B | Taken back from wide draw and raced at the rear. Trailed field and was widest turning in. Lacked the needed rally and only ran past tired runners. (Mucus.) |
13 | 14 | WATCHMAN (CB327) | A Delpech | B/SR | Settled in rear section. 4-wide turning for home and lacked the needed response. Only ran past a beaten runner. |
14 | 5 | HARRY HARRY (CD019) | G Mosse | XB | 3-wide at midfield. Towards the rear on straightening and never quickened. Weakened final stages. |
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 |