Race 5 (041)
SHEK PIK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 13 | GRAND CHAMPION (M319) | K C Leung | B/TT | Slow start, mustered to rail midfield, shuffled back 830m, soon regained spot, shifted out & driven 400m, bumped 300m, quickened to lead 150m. |
2 | 9 | MARK TWO (P065) | Z Purton | H/TT | Smart start wide, snagged to 3 wide with cover behind midfield, driven widest into stretch, strong run centre to press lead 150m, held in final strides. |
3 | 3 | GENUINE CHAMPION (P402) | A Suborics | B | Good break, prominent on fence until settled handy 1 back 950m, shifted out turning in, vied for lead 350m, emptied 150m & tapered. |
4 | 2 | YOUNG TALENT (N202) | N Callan | B/TT | Tardy start, rousted to sit fore of midfield 3L back, switched out & driven 400m, quickened to narrow lead 220m but veered into rival & unbalanced, plugged on. |
5 | 4 | OWNERS' PRIDE (N044) | D Whyte | -- | Smart start, settled rail fore of midfield, checked 850m, shaken up 300m, not clear run, daylight final 100m & closed of soundly. |
6 | 7 | OPTIMISM (S150) | C Reith | SR/TT | Tardy break, raced 1 off with cover behind midfield, under pump 400m, boxed on without threatening. |
7 | 8 | FORTUNE TERRITORY (N272) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Sharp break to dispute early lead, headed & switched to sit outside leader in 2nd, driven to challenge 350m, outpaced & weakened in run. |
8 | 12 | ENCHANTING DIAMOND (S136) | W M Lai | H | Slow start, raced rail at tail, 7L back when switched out & driven 400m, stayed on centre track for minor inroads. |
9 | 5 | SOUTHERN SPRINGS (P139) | T H So | B/TT | Rousted start, slotted 3 wide with cover midfield, shifted 4 wide & driven into stretch, plugged on evenly. |
10 | 14 | RECORD AGAIN (P197) | C K Tong | B | Rousted 3 deep to outright lead 1300m, worked clear to rail 950m, shaken up under pressure 330m, all out & headed 220m, faded. |
11 | 10 | BLACK STAR (S140) | M L Yeung | -- | Sharp break, taken back to camp rail near rear, steadied off heels 840m, ridden a touch 550m, driven turning in, shifted out & green in stretch, kept on moderately. |
12 | 1 | ABLE WARRIOR (P265) | K Teetan | H/TT | Broke OK, off heels 1150m to sit 1 off with cover midfield, shifted out & driven 400m, in contention when badly hampered 200m, faded thereafter. |
13 | 6 | PENNY LANE (P021) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Bustled at break, outpaced & soon raced 1 off near tail, wide into stretch & driven 400m, plugged on one pace. |
14 | 11 | FOREVER FUN (S130) | H W Lai | H | Broke well, raced 3 wide no cover fore of midfield, driven 470m, outpaced when crowded & hampered 300m, eased when beaten. |
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 |