Race 5 (005)
HARCOURT HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | SENSATION (S225) | Z Purton | H1 | Slow start, raced stands' side last pair, ridden 400m, fair progress until picked up final 150m, surging late run & switched out close home to nail it last stride. |
2 | 3 | MELLIFLUENT (S059) | D Whyte | B/TT | Moderate break, raced behind midfield 1 off stands' rail, shaken up for progress 500m, switched toward centre 200m, flashed home for 2nd last stride. |
3 | 5 | HAYHAY (P343) | M L Yeung | SB/XB | Sharp start, sat handy 3rd, shaken up 450m, kept on under strong drive to snag third final strides. |
4 | 2 | INCREDIBLE FELLOW (S177) | O Doleuze | B | Reared start, rolled centre track to 2nd 700m, niggled 500m & soon driven, crossed to join leader 360m, won that duel but swamped close home. |
5 | 10 | VICTORY GENERAL (CL396) | M Chadwick | -- | Fast start, soon led & set sharp tempo, crossed to stands' rail 550m, driven 400m, emptied close home & swamped last strides. |
6 | 12 | FLASHING GUY (CL158) | K C Leung | B/TT | Smart start, raced handy stands' side, ridden 430m, outpaced but boxed on. |
7 | 1 | ORIENTAL PROSPER (N100) | C Y Ho | CP/TT | Broke OK, raced mid rank, soon outpaced & drifted to last trio 700m, stayed on centre track for minor inroads. |
8 | 7 | GALLANT ROCK (S240) | K Teetan | -- | Broke OK, raced centre track fore of midfield, ridden 550m, found little, tapered final 100m. |
9 | 11 | REAL FIT (P418) | K C Ng | B/TT | Tardy early stages, soon niggled midfield, off heels 450m, bumped rival 250m, plugged on one pace. |
10 | 13 | OCEAN ROAR (N317) | T H So | P-/TT- | Sharp break to vie for lead, headed 800m & raced handy, ridden & outpaced 400m, found nil & faded thereafter. |
11 | 9 | HIGHLAND DRAGON (N265) | C Reith | CP | Broke well & raced handy until unable to maintain sharp tempo from 500m, soon ridden, weakened tamely thereafter. |
12 | 14 | SIR JOHN (P344) | W M Lai | B | Tardy start, rolled to sit handy on stands' rail, soon back in midfield, hard-ridden 550m & wilted thereafter. |
13 | 4 | EXAGGERATION (S226) | B Prebble | H-/CP1/TT1 | Tardy start, niggled along at rear toward centre, driven 400m, never a factor. |
14 | 6 | DARK CORE (S293) | J Moreira | P1 | Moderate start, raced midfield, ridden under pressure 400m, fading tamely when bumped 250m, no extra. |
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 |