Race 9 (395)
CROCUS HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | FLASHING AURA (CL404) | O Doleuze | TT | Slow away, pushed up and soon took the lead on rail, 3Ls clear at the top of the home straight, kept on well, no extra final 50 M, still won. |
2 | 1 | SUPER BOY (CK405) | M L Yeung | -- | Widely drawn, pushed hard early to get across in front, tracked the leader, responded well when asked for efforts 350 M out, ran on soundly for 2nd. |
3 | 2 | TURF MAGIC (CK307) | Z Purton | B | Bumped at start, settled 4Ls off the pace on rail, kicked well when clear 300 M out, finished off soundly for 3rd. |
4 | 5 | ELITE SIXTY-SIX (CK085) | D Beadman | H | Settled one-off 2Ls off the speed, crowded 700 M out, made up gradual ground final 250 M without threatening the top three. |
5 | 9 | CENTURY SUPER STAR (CE070) | C Y Ho | BO | Taken back from gate 9 towards the rear, swung widest for home, made up gradual ground down centre of the home straight final 250 M, rather one-paced. |
6 | 10 | GOLDEN BAUHINIA (CK123) | Y T Cheng | -- | Niggled along to occupy the box-seat, only one-paced early in the home straight, could not find extra final 100M. |
7 | 12 | DIAMOND KNIGHT (CK311) | M Guyon | XB | Started awkwardly, pushed up early and travelled 1.5L off the pace on 2-deep, held ground until flattened 100 M out. |
8 | 4 | NEEDLES AND THREAD (CJ282) | H W Lai | B | Lacked early speed and travelled 5Ls off the speed on rail, made up some late ground final 200 M. |
9 | 7 | LUCKY BRAVO (CL411) | D Whyte | -- | Caught 3-wide in midfield, held ground until got tired 200 M out, on heels 150 M out. |
10 | 8 | BLAZING SADDLES (CL319) | G Cheyne | -- | Taken back from gate 11 and travelled 6Ls off the pace, failed to make up any ground in the home straight. |
11 | 3 | LOVE LOCKDOWN (CL261) | G Mosse | TT | Broke well, sat in midfield early but drifted back gradually halfway, 7Ls away turning for home, made no progress in the home straight. |
12 | 6 | GRAND DRAGON (CK064) | N Callan | -- | Settled in midfield early, on heels 700 M out, outpaced and hung out rounding the home bend, dropped out. (Bled.) |
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 |