Race 5 (115)
TAI HO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | HAPPY AGILITY (T184) | J Moreira | CP1 | Broke well, taken back & settled behind midfield 1 off with cover, driven turning in & switched wide, quickened up 300m & charged late to lead close home. |
2 | 6 | GERONIMO MEADOW (N226) | T H So | B/TT | Good break, taken back to midfield, rousted 1150m to fore of midfield 3 wide no cover, pushed 4 deep 600m, advanced to press lead final turn, driven in 3rd 430m, kept on dourly to 2nd. |
3 | 2 | MOTIF (T065) | Z Purton | -- | Speed widest & pressed leader 1 off no cover, vied for lead final turn & bumped rival, driven 350m & led 300m, kicked 1L clear, peaked 100m, tapered & headed close home. |
4 | 13 | GOOD FOR YOU (T265) | Y T Cheng | H | Decent break, taken back to behind midfield but caught 4 deep no cover, driven centre track 400m, closed off for sound headway without threatening. |
5 | 1 | DANEWIN EXPRESS (S234) | N Callan | CP/H/XB/TT | Missed break, recovered & pace to advance & slot 1 off 1 back at 950m, shifted 3 deep no cover 620m, rolled to lead turning in, outpaced & headed 300m, boxed on evenly. |
6 | 5 | FINE WITH ME (T178) | M L Yeung | H | Taken back at start to 1 off near tail, over-raced 750m, shifted out final turn, driven 400m, stayed on for minor late inroads. |
7 | 12 | NEVER BETTER (T140) | K C Leung | B-/PC1 | Fast start to lead, bustled to snag rail 1020m, headed 520m & under pressure when bumped turning in, outpaced but plugged on when beaten. |
8 | 7 | ONE OF A KIND (M391) | H N Wong | TT | Fast start, settled on rail fore of midfield, shuffled back on turn, stayed on one pace. |
9 | 11 | LUCKY BALL (T130) | C Y Ho | H1 | Moderate break, quickly rolled forward to settle 1 back on rail, driven 430m, plodded on tepidly. |
10 | 10 | HANG'S DECISION (T262) | B Prebble | H | Dropped in from wide gate to sit 3 deep with cover near tail, driven wide final turn, plugged on same speed. |
11 | 8 | AMAZING ALWAYS (N432) | C Schofield | B/TT | Dropped in from wide gate to race at tail, shifted widest into stretch, plugged on one pace. |
12 | 14 | SURREAL (S400) | R Fourie | B/H/TT | Slow start, over-raced 1200m, settled 3 wide with cover behind midfield, advanced a place on turn, driven into stretch but struggled in run home. |
13 | 9 | BORN TO WIN (N386) | C K Tong | TT | Missed break, rolled on to sit rail behind midfield, under pump home turn & shifted centre track, found nil in weak run to wire. |
14 | 4 | RAGING BULL (S370) | N Rawiller | B/H | Broke well, sat fore of midfield 1 off with cover, driven into stretch, found nil & weakened tamely. |
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 |