Race 5 (294)
TAI TAN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | NAMJONG PLUS (B048) | M L Yeung | -- | Crowded on jumping, raced at tail, 6 to 7 lengths back, still last turning in, shifted in after straightening and finish off very strongly to score by a head. |
2 | 9 | HINYUEN SWIFTNESS (V250) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Average to begin, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 4 to 5 lengths back, similar position on turn, closed off well to get 2nd. |
3 | 1 | BETTER CHOICE (A383) | N Rawiller | -- | Away with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, found rail on turn, finished off well to get 3rd. |
4 | 5 | BEAUTY DAY (B076) | K C Leung | -- | Began awkwardly, recovered to sit 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, kept on evenly in straight. |
5 | 8 | BRILLIANT DREAM (S203) | Z Purton | B/H | Began awkwardly and lost ground, raced 2 wide at rear, 4 to 5 lengths back, there to turn, taken wide early in straight and made some progress without threatening. |
6 | 3 | MARQULA (V423) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Taken back from gate 10, raced 4 wide with cover at rear, still 5 lengths back on turn, taken very wide in straight and made some progress without threatening the first few. |
7 | 6 | FLAME LILY (B050) | K Teetan | -- | Jumped well from the widest gate, raced very wide at rear early, slightly improved near 900M to obtain a midfield spot with cover, angled out after turning in, finished off evenly. |
8 | 2 | CARE FREE PRINCE (V069) | M F Poon | B | Fast into stride, positioned outside the leader early, settled one-off one-back in the middle stages, one-paced in straight. |
9 | 7 | WINNING SUPREME (A351) | H T Mo | B/H | Moderate start and made contact with SPICY KAKA, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed near 150M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
10 | 4 | SPICY KAKA (V323) | T Berry | CP/XB | Moderately away and made contact with WINNING SUPREME, raced in 3rd early, slightly improved after 1000M to race outside to the leader, kept on fairly early in straight, peaked near 200M, weakened thereafter. |
11 | 13 | REMARKABLE (A222) | S Clipperton | B | Bumped start, unable to slot in, travelled wide with no cover throughout, failed to close off in straight. |
12 | 14 | EASTERN PROWESS (V295) | K C Ng | H | Jumped well from gate 1, raced 5 lengths back at rear, saved ground throughout, inconvenienced early in straight, emptied thereafter and eased. |
13 | 11 | GREAT SON (A423) | D Whyte | H/TT1 | Bumped start, unable to slot in, travelled wide without cover throughout, emptied early in straight when hard run took effect. |
14 | 12 | SPORTS MASTER (A311) | N Callan | H-/B1 | Average to begin, raced 2 to 3 wide with cover in midfield, difficult to settle near 1200M, continued to travel very keenly thereafter, peaked early in straight, weakened sharply thereafter, finished last. |
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 |