Race 5 (355)
THE THREE LIONS HANDICAP Rating:60-35 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | MALAYAN PEARL (N416) | M Demuro | -- | Fast break to settle 1 back on rail, 2 back 1200m, shuffled back on turn, switched out 430m but stuck in pocket, clear 250m, led 100m, cosy. |
2 | 14 | WIN ALONG (P003) | J Moreira | B/TT | Bustled to smart start, sat 1 off with cover handy, switched out turning in & driven to lead 300m, tapered & headed 100m, just held on to 2nd. |
3 | 3 | HEI HEI POSH (M390) | Z Purton | TT | Taken behind to rail near rear, to tail 1000m, 3 wide & minor advance 800m, strong run centre track to just miss 2nd. |
4 | 8 | ACTIVISM (N260) | N Callan | B/TT | Snagged back at break to 1 off near rear, progress 800m, switched wide turning in, driven to 2nd 280m, boxed on same speed & lost place in run. |
5 | 7 | SPICY SIAM (N090) | G Mosse | B/TT | Good break, parked rail midfield, shuffled back 800m, driven 400m, stuck on heels 375m, switched out 300m & closed off for sound gains. |
6 | 1 | XILAI XIANZI (N088) | D Whyte | TT | Eased to rear, pace good, lack room early straight, finished off quite well when clear. |
7 | 11 | SURROUNDED (CL129) | K C Leung | B | Broke OK, camped 1 off with cover behind midfield, switched 3 wide with cover 1100m & progress, very wide home turn, boxed on one pace. |
8 | 5 | FOLLOW THE WIND (M331) | W M Lai | -- | Tardy start & nudged to sit 1 off with cover midfield, ridden turning in, stayed on evenly until faded out closing stages. |
9 | 13 | NAMJONG TURBO (N250) | C Y Lui | SR | Led 1st turn & to rail, headed 1200m & penned 1 back, ridden 500m, trapped in pocket 350m, switched out too late 250m, chance gone. |
10 | 9 | DRAGON BACHELOR (P128) | A Suborics | -- | Taken back at break, raced at tail, slight advance 1off 1200m, driven 430m, one-paced in run. |
11 | 12 | FUNNY FORTUNE (P227) | K C Ng | -- | Fair start, rolled to 3 wide no cover 3rd at 1500m, slotted 1 off 1300m, ridden to clear 2nd turning in, emptied & swamped 350m, plodded tamely. |
12 | 10 | ENJOY THE GAME (S062) | N Pinna | B | Broke OK, caught 3 deep with cover fore of midfield, driven 3 deep no cover to 4th out of backstretch, hard-ridden home turn but no extra. |
13 | 2 | MAGNUMOUS (N251) | M Chadwick | TT | Fast start to sit 2nd 1st turn 1 off, led 1300m & soon to rail, shaken up 350m, all out & headed 300m, faded weakly. |
14 | 4 | HEAR THE ROAR (M152) | W C Marwing | B/XB/TT | Tardy start, sat 3 wide with cover near rear, to tail 1200m, ridden 1000m & minor advance 4 wide, very wide home turn, found nothing. |
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 |