Race 8 (461)
KWAI SHING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 14 | E STAR (C132) | H W Lai | H | Chased leaders, pace fast in middle stages, kept on well on straightening, put in sustained effort to reel in the weakening leader near line. |
2 | 6 | BALTIC SUCCESS (C373) | B Shinn | XB-/TT | Strode forward, led passing 1000M setting good pace to straight, still had 2Ls advantage 150M, no extra late and caught near line. |
3 | 13 | HAPPY TIME (B272) | M Chadwick | TT | Went forward, chased leader in 2nd, not pace to challenge in the straight , held ground final 200M, hung on for 3rd just. |
4 | 11 | HAPPY ALUMNI (C065) | L Hewitson | H/XB/TT | Began only fairly, towards the rear 7Ls back, urged 400M, did best work final 250M, just missed 3rd. |
5 | 9 | MAGIC SUPREME (D144) | Z Purton | XB/TT | Crowded for room at start, settled down behind midfield 5-6Ls off the pace, ran on without threat in the straight. |
6 | 3 | ALCARI (A354) | K Teetan | B | Caught 3-wide behind mid-division, ran on only fairly in straight, never troubled leaders. |
7 | 12 | MONKEY JEWELLERY (B378) | C Schofield | -- | From wide draw steadied to obtain cover, held up in last 9Ls off the good pace in middle stages, stayed on past beaten horses in straight, never a serious threat. |
8 | 1 | GOLDEN SPECTRUM (D188) | H T Mo | CP/TT | Niggled along to maintain a midfield spot along the fence, found little when asked turning in, kept on same pace. |
9 | 10 | GOODLUCK GOODLUCK (B188) | K C Leung | -- | Never far off from leaders, 4th turning for home, held ground early straight, run ended 200M, weakened towards the finish. |
10 | 4 | FEARLESS FIRE (B085) | C Wong | B | Held up midfield along 3-path, wide no cover from 900M, kept on same pace in straight, faded 250M. |
11 | 7 | SHANGHAI GRACE (D190) | H N Wong | H1 | Positioned just ahead of midfield, 5Ls to make up on clear leader 400M, battled on same pace to 200M, soon no extra. |
12 | 2 | INNER FLAME (D055) | A Badel | XB | Fractious in stall, hit its head on jumping and very slowly away, towards the rear always, didn't finish off in the straight. (Jockey : did not travel comfortably at any stage after missing the start.) |
13 | 5 | SMART COUSIN (D249) | M F Poon | -- | Dropped back to race near the rear, made the turn near 900M awkwardly, couldn't go on turning home, soon left behind. |
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 |