Race 1 (497)
YAN CHAU TONG HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | MEDIC CHAMPION (M054) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Began from a poor draw, raced wide in prominent positions down far side, took over rounding home bend, soon drew clear after straightening, won easing down. |
2 | 6 | EPATANT (CL349) | G Mosse | H- | Broke well, gradually settled not far off in 4th, 3-wide without cover rounding home bend, fought on under pressure without threatening. |
3 | 9 | METREVELLI (M165) | D Whyte | B | Wide in midfield early, settled towards the rear, finished off race well. |
4 | 1 | WATCH FIRST (CL160) | B Prebble | B- | Tardy start, soon picked up to midfield on rails, baulked until 200 M, made modest late impression. |
5 | 3 | EPEE DE HUA (CJ307) | U Rispoli | B-/V1 | Moderate start, soon moved up on rails to join leaders, settled in 1L 3rd on rails rounding home bend, faded gradually after straightening. |
6 | 13 | LOTS OF FUN (CL089) | M Du Plessis | B/TT | In first few, kept up with fast second quarter in 5th, switched out from within striking distance upon straightening, ran home one-paced. |
7 | 4 | CHANTILLY (CL153) | T H So | B | Failed to muster and soon dropped to tail-end, trailed the field to straight, switched wide turning for home, made modest headway down the centre of the track. |
8 | 10 | SAMMY'S FORTUNE (CH204) | T Clark | B/TT | Towards rear, saved ground on rails turning in, kept on well despite tight runs on rails in straight. |
9 | 2 | DR UNION (CK105) | W M Lai | -- | Midfield, faded under pressure in straight. |
10 | 5 | TREASURE GLITTER (M031) | A Suborics | -- | Began fairly, raced wide without cover in forward of midfield, kept on until finding no extra inside final 200 M. |
11 | 12 | SPEED RACER (CK207) | J Lloyd | CP | Settled around midfield, similar into straight, soon weakened. |
12 | 8 | SUNNY SMILES (CJ073) | M L Yeung | B | Soon dropped to one from last, saved ground on rails turning in, found nil in straight. |
13 | 7 | GRANDWAY FLYER (CK302) | K C Leung | SR-/H/B2 | Began fairly, soon picked up speed to gain narrow advantage briefly one off the rails, gradually steadied to 2nd or 3rd just off the speed, dropped out tamely after straightening. |
14 | 14 | RUN TO WIN (M133) | C K Tong | H/V/XB | Soon taken back from the widest draw to travel in last few on rails, switched out for a run 300 M out, found nothing under pressure. |
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 |