Race 1 (047)
YUEN CHAU KOK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | FORTUNE DRAGON (CH324) | M Du Plessis | B/TT | Began ok, raced keenly in early stages, later slotted into a midfield spot 4Ls behind the leaders, came 3-wide on the turn without cover, made ground gradually on straightening, grabbed victory 50 M out. |
2 | 1 | NASA PEARL (CC068) | K C Leung | -- | Jumped well from a low draw, eased back to a midfield position towards the rear 5Ls back, difficult to settle and became unbalanced as they turned, made run with winner in straight and just couldn't find extra. |
3 | 9 | CLASSIC KING (CD256) | W M Lai | B/TT | Broke well from the inside draw, able to settle better than midfield on the fence about 3Ls from the leader, switched out on the turn, responded well under pressure, hit the front briefly before weakening 50 M out. |
4 | 3 | ELECTRONICS SPUR (CE285) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Standard jump, pressed on to take a forward position just off the leaders, 2-wide with cover turning in, made steady headway in straight before finding no extra in closing stages. |
5 | 7 | LOHAN (CH279) | D Whyte | B | Slow to begin, settled on the fence near the rear, improved along inside before the turn to be 4Ls behind leaders, not much room early in the straight but improved when gap appeared last 250 M, only fair progress late. |
6 | 6 | TRIUMPH (CC214) | C W Wong | V | One of the first to jump, showed good speed to be prominent early, rolled along the fence just behind the leader, made some progress down the inside of straight but couldn't keep up with others. |
7 | 4 | ON SHAN BRAVE (CH230) | E Saint-Martin | SR/V | Standard away, faded back to be in rearward division, raced 3-wide 6 to 7Ls back in last few, taken very wide as they came out of the turn, ran home one-paced, never threatened (Blood in trachea.) |
8 | 8 | BROWN BEAUTY (CC029) | B Doyle | B | Slow to begin, lacked early speed, ridden to keep pace with the rest, last on turning and only made a little ground down the outside. |
9 | 10 | HAPPY HEROES (CD261) | M L Yeung | B | Jumped well from an outside alley, eased back to take a rearward spot on the fence 6Ls behind leaders. Looked comfortable turning in but unable to quicken up in the straight. |
10 | 5 | EXPEDIKID (CJ156) | H W Lai | -- | Hampered on jumping, soon taken forward to lead on the fence, had a half length advantage on straightening, gave little response when required and faded out tamely from 200 M. |
11 | 2 | STRIKING MASCOT (CH154) | Z Purton | B | Minor interference after the start, unable to settle in mid-division, advanced forward to race alongside leader before the turn, soon under pressure at 300 M, dropped away quickly. |
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 |