Race 8 (018)
SHEK O HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | BEAUTY GLORY (E459) | Z Purton | H/TT | Reserved 2-wide in midfield, into clear passing 300M, quickened up smoothly to take lead near 100M, well in control late stages. |
2 | 4 | IGNITING (D481) | M F Poon | B/TT | Began awkwardly, shifted across behind runners to obtain cover, 2nd last turning for home, ran on well down outsider to take 2nd near line. |
3 | 3 | FIVE ELEMENTS (E423) | M Chadwick | B | Chased the pace, loomed up behind leader 300M, gave mild response, not pace of winner final 100M, lost 2nd near line. |
4 | 9 | XPONENTIAL (D049) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Never far off from leaders, raced wide no cover from 700M, kept on steadily to the line. |
5 | 10 | STOICISM (E223) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Held up behind midfield, swung wide for home, stayed on without threatening first few. |
6 | 12 | WINE AND WINE (E101) | C L Chau | B/TT | Soon led, kept on well from top of straight, caught 100M, weakened rapidly towards the finish. |
7 | 1 | NICCONI COUNTY (G208) | C Y Ho | TT | Chased leaders along the inside, bustled along home turn, not able to obtain clear running until late stages, not properly tested. |
8 | 7 | SKY FOREVER (E414) | K C Leung | B/TT | Soon ridden along after the start, settled in midfield along the fence, held up for clear running until 200M, kept on without threatening late stages. |
9 | 6 | MAGIC PHOENIX (E440) | S De Sousa | TT | Chased leaders, switched to 3-wide home turn, stayed in contention early straight but run ended 150M from home. |
10 | 11 | SUPER BABY (G364) | V Borges | -- | Began fairly, settled towards the rear of the main group, not going the pace to challenge in straight, never dangerous. |
11 | 8 | CELTIC TIMES (G230) | H Bentley | B1/TT1 | Dropped back, became detached from the field passing 1000M, urged along middle stages but couldn't get back into contention. Never involved on his Hong Kong debut. |
12 | 2 | PING HAI GALAXY (C377) | A Badel | -- | Obtained a forward position racing outside leader, came under heavy pressure 400M then gave ground abruptly early straight to finish tailed off. (Unacceptable Performance.) |
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 |