Race 5 (109)
PARMIGIANI FLEURIER EXCELLENT HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | SUCH A HAPPINESS (A152) | Z Purton | -- | Moderately away, positioned 4 to 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, moved closer in the middle stages, angled out after passing 600M, finished off strongly to score by a neck. |
2 | 6 | BLASTOISE (C450) | U Rispoli | -- | Shifted in at start and made contact, raced 3 wide behind midfield, no cover from 1000M, bumped near 650M, gradually improved thereafter, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line, just narrowly beaten. |
3 | 10 | VILLA FIONN (B339) | A Domeyer | B | Slowly away, raced at rear on the inside, closer on turn, no clear running early in straight, finished off strongly when clear thereafter to take a place. |
4 | 14 | SAVVY SEVEN (B314) | J Moreira | B/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 8 lengths back, moved closer along the rail on turn, unable to obtain clear running early in straight, made good progress thereafter to make frame. |
5 | 12 | LITTLE GENERAL (C096) | G van Niekerk | CP | Clean jump, raced 2 wide in midfield, travelled keenly and bumped near 650M, 3 wide thereafter, no daylight early in straight, made good progress once cleared passing 150M, no threat to the first few. |
6 | 2 | LONDON HALL (B026) | C Y Ho | B | Slowly away, raced at rear on the inside early, switched 3 wide with cover near 1200M, commenced move after passing 700M, very wide turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, ran on evenly to the line. |
7 | 11 | WINNING CONTROLLER (A075) | H N Wong | B | Away well, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground to turn, angled out after passing 550M, took the lead early in straight, peaked and headed near 150M, weakened thereafter. |
8 | 13 | SPEEDY OPTIMIST (C253) | M F Poon | -- | Hampered at start, recovered quickly, raced prominently, 2 wide, allowed rival to cross after passing 1200M, there to turn, wider from 550M, showed some response early in straight, peaked on run 200M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
9 | 7 | CALIFORNIA LEGEND (B363) | K Teetan | TT | Began smartly from the widest draw, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, shared lead on turn, headed after passing 300M, ran on evenly to 150M, weakened thereafter. |
10 | 5 | THE ONE (B073) | C Schofield | B | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield early, found rail near 1000M, travelled keenly 900M, saved ground on turn, kept on evenly early in straight, weakened gradually after passing 200M. |
11 | 8 | DASHING DART (V038) | A Sanna | B/TT | Out in line, taken back to race at rear, 7 lengths or so back, travelled keenly near 700M, very wide turning in, failed to quicken under pressure in straight. |
12 | 1 | SMART BABY (A160) | N Callan | V | Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, improved from 600M, very wide into straight, showed some response early in straight, peaked 200M, weakened thereafter. |
13 | 4 | WITNESS HUNTER (B421) | K C Leung | SR/B2 | Away with them, raced 3 wide better than midfield early, found a 2 wide position near 1000M, commenced move 600M, peaked turning in, weakened gradually in straight, eased final 100M. |
14 | 9 | PHENOMENAL (C255) | M L Yeung | H-/B/TT | Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, challenged by rival from 600M, shared lead turning in, headed early in straight, weakened thereafter, eased final 150M. |
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 |