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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