Race 10 (056)
MEI TIN HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | REGENCY DRAGON (CH001) | F Coetzee | B/TT | First to hit ground, led them easily and raced 3Ls away from rest, allowed to travel comfortably clear to bend, still well clear turning and kicked strongly, outlasted rivals for a solid win. |
2 | 11 | RICE FIELD (CE134) | D Beadman | TT | Began nicely, slotted into 3rd on fence, had a fair run on back of speed, stuck to rails on bend, kept progressing in straight and pulled many lengths back off leader but ran out of time. |
3 | 4 | OPERATION SECRET (CH081) | Y T Cheng | -- | Away fairly, assumed a midfield position on rails 8Ls off front, made steady headway on bend did best work in straight and closed off well for 3rd. |
4 | 7 | GALLANT CHAMPION (CJ002) | B Prebble | CP | Slow to muster, settled closer to rear on rails, raced 8Ls back and was aided by solid speed, kept to fence on bend, made many lengths in straight to make frame. Strong return. |
5 | 10 | HURRICANE DASH (CJ186) | M Du Plessis | XB/TT | Began well, pushed on to race first behind leader (4Ls away), had to carry field up to leader on bend, kept chasing honestly to 250 M, peaked on run and just held ground thereafter. |
6 | 8 | GRAND CRU (CG265) | K T Yeung | V | Out with rest, slotted in to midfield role, had fair in mid-section, same margin back on turning, made gradual progress to 200 M but run ended late. |
7 | 6 | VENI VEDI VICI (CJ081) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Began in line, positioned just behind midfield, aided by solid tempo, still back in pack and held up at 400 M, improved position when clear but couldn't get nearer late. |
8 | 3 | FLORAL EL CUENTO (CJ241) | W C Marwing | TT | Well enough away, pressed on to race first without cover 4Ls off leader, did some work to bend, pushed along turning but produced only a fair response final furlong. |
9 | 9 | WALKONTHEWILDSIDE (CG033) | O Doleuze | -- | No early pace as usual, ended up 3-wide 8-9Ls off leader, aided by solid tempo, still well back turning, switched widest and made some minor headway late. |
10 | 13 | GREAT LAND'S STAR (CJ294) | C K Tong | XB | Moderate beginning, ended up 10Ls back in 2-wide line, shared rear to bend, had job to do turning, only passed tired runners in straight. |
11 | 14 | ABOVE ALL (CJ215) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped in air, taken back from an outside alley, raced 3-wide with cover in middle stages, still well back at 400 M, made limited progress in straight. |
12 | 2 | TAN TAT BABY (CH315) | D Whyte | -- | Began only fairly, taken back to find cover, raced 3-wide 7-8Ls away, did share of work to bend, failed to make any real impression in stretch. |
13 | 12 | SOUTH DAKOTA (CJ166) | K L Chui | XB/TT | No speed, ended up 10Ls back on rails, helped by speed, still well back turning, made no impression. |
14 | 5 | SUMMERVILLE POWER (CD398) | H W Lai | CP | Out in line, posted 3-wide without cover in midfield, did plenty of work to bend, dropped out easily in straight. |
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 |