Race 4 (022)
GUANGZHOU HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | INDIGO WAY (M227) | M L Yeung | B | Fast start & prominent, soon snagged to camp midfield 1 off with cover, edged out & driven 430m, quickened centre track to lead 220m, edged clear. |
2 | 4 | TERRIFIC MASTER (P436) | D Whyte | TT | Missed break, soon recovered to race midfield on rail, restrained on heels 700m, not clear run & crowded, daylight 300m, driven to 2nd 100m, always held. |
3 | 3 | ROUGE ET BLANC (S353) | J Moreira | B/TT | Smart break, raced 2.5L 5th on rail, ridden 450m & shifted out, progress to challenge early in straight, boxed on but always held. |
4 | 5 | ROCK THE TREE (P272) | R Fourie | B | Broke OK, dropped in to sit behind midfield 1 off with cover, niggled 500m & shifted out, driven wide into stretch, stayed on for minor inroads. |
5 | 2 | FIGHTING BOY (P376) | K Teetan | -- | Snagged back at start & raced near tail 1 off with cover, driven 420m & shifted out in stretch, stayed on for solid headway. |
6 | 9 | DASHING FORTUNE (P046) | W M Lai | TT | Decent break, soon disputed lead on outer, settled close 2nd 1 off at 1300m, pressed lead 1000m, niggled 500m & driven into stretch, led 260m, all out & headed 200m, faded. |
7 | 1 | THE SYLPH (T055) | N Callan | B/H | Broke ok & rousted a touch, rolled to lead 1400m, keen 1300m & crossed to rail, continued to over-race until settled on turn, shaken up 420m, headed 260m & tapered. |
8 | 12 | GOLD PRECIOUS (P364) | C K Tong | P | Smart break, nudged along to race 1 back 1 off, niggled 600m, 3 wide & driven into stretch, kept on one pace. |
9 | 8 | TRUE COMMENT (S328) | G Mosse | B/TT | Speed to lead initially, headed 1400m & camped 1 back on rail from 1300m, ridden along 500m, plodded on tepidly. |
10 | 6 | BLAZING PASS (T108) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Slow start widest, unable to slot & raced 3 wide no cover near tail, under pump 550m & hard-ridden into stretch, tepid run home. |
11 | 11 | PERCY JACKSON (N188) | M Chadwick | B | Smart break but lacked toe & soon niggled along near tail on rail, hard-ridden 410m, plodded on one pace until tapered late. |
12 | 10 | KEEN TACTICS (N143) | C Schofield | B/TT | Taken back from wide gate, soon niggled at tail, 1L adrift & driven into stretch, plugged on tamely, never a factor. |
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 |