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Race 1 (638)

HO SHEUNG HEUNG ROAD HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 PLENTY OF SPEED (P401) Y T Cheng B Ridden positively throughout back straight to hold handy position, drew level on rails rounding home bend, just held on to narrow advantage under pressure in the run to the line.
2 10 SUPER KING STAR (S302) B Prebble -- Broke well, settled just off the pace 3-wide, 4th within 2L of pace around home bend and 3rd turning in, fought on steadily to hit the front momentarily 100 metres out, just denied.
3 13 BERNARD'S CHOICE (N156) M Chadwick H/V/TT Not far off in 5th on rails, not much room in similar position in straight, kept on well without threatening.
4 1 HAY GO LUCKY (T023) K C Leung B- Ridden positively from the widest gate, took up running 2-wide from approaching home bend holding slender lead in steady pace, headed 200 metres out and soon found no extra.
5 3 FANTASTICLIFE (S320) G Lerena B/TT2 Sluggish at start, well back, tight run early in straight, finished off race well.
6 14 DANEWIN TIGER (L282) C Schofield -- Jumped awkwardly, settled behind midfield on rails, made steady headway closing stages.
7 12 SMART PLANET (S046) M L Yeung TT Settled well behind, saved ground on rails turning for home, kept on one pace without quickening.
8 5 PLAIN BLUE BANNER (S070) J Moreira B Began well from a wide draw, gradually shifted backward to just worse than midfield, similar turning for home, kept on well to finish.
9 6 SAFARI MAGIC (N166) Z Purton CP/XB/TT Ridden in midfield early stages, gradually drifted behind midfield coming onto home bend, wide turning for home, kept on steadily without threatening.
10 9 ALL TIMES LUCKY (P064) D Whyte XB2 Broke well from a wide draw, shifted in for cover early stages before rushing up to forward of midfield, baulked rounding home bend but reached 5th just over 2L back on straightening, unable to sustain effort in the run home.
11 4 LUCKY PLACE (T004) O Bosson H/TT Settled in rear of midfield, saved ground turning in, dropped out tamely.
12 8 DOUBLE POINT (S246) O Doleuze P1/TT Ridden along after beginning from a poor gate, travelled wide just worse than midfield most of way down far side, yielded ground from home bend.
13 11 FRESH AND FRESH (P407) K Teetan B/TT Began well, lost position approaching home bend dropping back to joint 5th just better than midfield, wide turning in and soon dropped out.
14 2 FRIENDS FOREVER (T079) K K Chiong B Jumped awkwardly losing ground, quickly recovered around the field to reach 3rd when 3 wide without cover on home bend, soon faded in home straight.
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