Race 7 (569)
MONG KOK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 13 | BEST FOR YOU (C223) | A Hamelin | B | Travelled in rear of midfield to straight, ran on steadily despite tight run 150 metres out, gained upper hand final strides. |
2 | 8 | GOLDEN FOUR (B225) | B Shinn | -- | Settled in last few on the rail, saved ground turning for home, ran on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
3 | 9 | GALACTIC (D238) | J Moreira | XB | Ridden along from the widest gate, took up running inside the 1100 metres and obtained rails run coming onto home bend, maintained narrow advantage until swamped under pressure close to home. |
4 | 11 | AFTER ME (B300) | M F Poon | -- | Broke well before settling mainly in forward of midfield, saved ground on the inside turning for home, fought on steadily under pressure from 5th just over 2L back into the straight, unable to sustain effort close to finish. |
5 | 6 | HARRIER JET (T372) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Travelled in last few from a wide gate, very wide into home straight, obtained a clear passage over 200 metres out, finished off the race well. |
6 | 10 | WINSTON'S LAD (T348) | K C Leung | H-/B | Began well from a wide gate, restrained back to midfield and raced wide throughout, fought on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
7 | 7 | JADE PHOENIX (D179) | Z Purton | B- | Began well from a middle gate, well there in 3rd in back straight, improved to join the leader rounding home bend, kept on before folding up quickly inside the final 150 metres. |
8 | 3 | DREAM WARRIORS (C280) | C Y Ho | CP/H/TT | Failed to muster despite ridden along, travelled in last few before making headway wide around home bend, fought on under pressure down the centre of home straight, never nearer. |
9 | 4 | ROMAN IMPERO (V371) | K H Chan | B | Ridden along in first few on the rail, some 2L back in 4th rounding home bend, saved ground turning in, faded steadily under pressure in straight. |
10 | 12 | GREEN ENVY (C313) | N Callan | TT | Jumped awkwardly losing ground, soon recovered to rear of midfield in 8th, hampered 500 metres out, ran home one-paced without quickening. |
11 | 2 | FORZA ANGEL (B333) | C Wong | -- | Moderate start from a wide gate, pressed forward to soon take up running and cross to the rail, ceded advantage about 1100 metres out, faded steadily under pressure in home straight. |
12 | 5 | DIAMOND KING (S347) | V Borges | B/TT | Not far off most of the way to home straight, one-paced and hampered 250 metres out. |
13 | 1 | AFRICAN SKY (C195) | H N Wong | CP/TT | Crowded at start before settling well behind, never seen with a chance. |
14 | 14 | MERIDIAN TALENT (C516) | M L Yeung | B-/H- | Never better than midfield, dropped out 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 |