Race 9 (782)
MR AWARD HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | LOVE SHOCK (V287) | J Moreira | -- | Ridden early to get box seat then settled, sitting 2L behind fast pace set by joint leaders. Left fence 400m, strolled up quickly to take lead 200m, won eased down. |
2 | 1 | FLYING MOOCHI (T116) | H N Wong | H | Hard ridden to lead passing 1000m before headed 750m. Retook lead passing 600m, pulled clear 300m, caught passing 200m, battled gamely to hold down 2nd. |
3 | 7 | FIVE UP HIGH (S276) | K Teetan | TT | Away well, ridden forward, settling close to rail 3-back from leaders. A little flat-footed top of straight before picking up momentum and flashing home for close 3rd. |
4 | 4 | GREEN CARD (V126) | Z Purton | CP-/TT | Not much early speed, settling towards rear but wide to turn. Taken to centre track on straightening and finished strongly to just miss a placing. |
5 | 5 | WINFIELD (V199) | D Whyte | -- | Began awkwardly, losing ground, settling towards rear along rail. Made some progress soon after straightening but one-paced final 200m. |
6 | 6 | REGENCY DARLING (T138) | K K Chiong | -- | Pushed forward from wide draw, racing outside leader before taking narrow lead from 750m to 600m. Battled on well to 300m before giving ground gradually. |
7 | 3 | VERBINSKY (V052) | N Callan | TT | Pressed forward from an outside draw to settle in one-off position 3L from leaders. Bumped and unbalanced soon after entering straight, boxed on one-paced. |
8 | 10 | AMAZINGLY (N384) | Y T Cheng | B | Jumped OK, no early pace, dropping to midfield along fence. Awkwardly placed turning for home, one-paced in straight. |
9 | 9 | GOAL FOR GOLD (S439) | M Chadwick | -- | Ridden to hold midfield position but kept wide mostly. Taken to centre field on straightening but found little under hard riding. |
10 | 14 | THE FULL BLOOM (V243) | T H So | -- | Began fairly, then crowded, dropping to rear but kept away from fence. Last on entering straight before running past beaten horses. |
11 | 8 | LOOKS LIKE THE CAT (T238) | C K Tong | H-/P-/XB-/TT | Began awkwardly, ridden to make up ground, settling between horses behind midfield. Under pressure soon after entering straight, giving ground gradually. |
12 | 12 | BEST REWARD (V189) | K C Ng | B | Crowded out soon after start, dropping to last and taken to fence. Made some progress around home turn but spent force on straightening. |
13 | 2 | SEE ME NOW (V171) | H W Lai | TT | Outpaced and soon at rear in one-off position. Crowded out making the turn at 900m but never competitive. |
14 | 13 | BRIGHT STAR (N387) | K C Leung | B | Began well, sharing early pace but wide, before settling 2L behind leading pair entering final turn. Got shuffled back slightly turning for home and tired quickly soon after straightening. |
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 |