Race 9 (119)
MAGPIE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | KING LAND (G141) | C L Chau | -- | Commenced well, raced prominently but trapped very wide early, slightly taken back 950M, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths back in the middle stages, hard ridden 300M, finished off strongly to score. |
2 | 14 | ENCHANTING IBIS (G219) | S De Sousa | -- | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced behind midfield on the inside, 6 lengths or so back, 2 wide on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off strongly to take 2nd, nearest on line. |
3 | 8 | BEAUTY TYCOON (G329) | A Badel | H/P | Average to begin, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, angled out after passing 700M, same margin back on turn, closed off well to take a place. |
4 | 5 | MIDORI BEAUTY (G334) | Z Purton | TT | Jumped well from the widest draw, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, wider turning in, made good progress in straight to make frame, not quite able to challenge. |
5 | 11 | VICTOR THE WINNER (G404) | M F Poon | TT | Lifted front feet on jumping and away tardily, recovered to take the lead, led by 1/2L in the middle stages, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 50M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
6 | 9 | TAMRA BLITZ (G237) | L Hewitson | H/SR/XB | Bumped start, raced at rear on the outside, 9 lengths or so back, still 7 lengths back turning in, bumped early in straight, made good progress thereafter to be nearest on line, no threat to the first few. |
7 | 1 | INVINCIBLE MISSILE (C037) | C Wong | TT | Slowly away, raced at tail, 10 lengths back, moved a bit closer on turn, made some headway in straight. |
8 | 4 | HAPPY SHARING (G169) | R Maia | TT | Average to begin, raced in 2nd, 1/2L back, same position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. |
9 | 13 | AWESOME TREASURE (E435) | M L Yeung | H1/TT | Commenced well, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back early, found rail near 800M, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. |
10 | 10 | TELECOM SPEED (G259) | H Bentley | -- | Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, angled out after passing 500M, no daylight early in straight, one-paced thereafter. |
11 | 12 | GOLDEN ARTIE (G434) | K C Leung | -- | Average to begin, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. |
12 | 3 | SAKEWIN (G275) | M Chadwick | CP1 | Moderately away, sent forward to race prominently on the outside, no cover throughout, weakened early in straight when hard run took toll. |
13 | 7 | SPANGLE FORTUNE (G427) | L Currie | TT1 | Crowded on jumping, raced towards rear on the outside, 6 lengths or so back on turn, bumped 300M, made no progress thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
14 | 6 | JAZZ CLUB (G285) | C Y Ho | -- | Away with them, raced in midfield on the outside, similar position on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
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 |