





Race 1 (178)
BOCHK CROSS-BORDER SERVICES HANDICAP Rating:80-60 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | WOODFIRE BRO (G115) | K C Leung | H/TT | Began well from a wide draw, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, travelled well to turn, took the lead early in straight, kept on strongly to the line, won by 2-1/4L. |
2 | 7 | TOTAL POWER (D138) | Y L Chung | B | Out with rest, positioned 2 wide, 3 lengths or so back, commenced move after passing 550M, not enough room early in straight, cleared 300M, finished off well to take 2nd, no threat to the winner. |
3 | 6 | HIT THE SHOT (E349) | Z Purton | TT | Fast into stride, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, no daylight early in straight, cleared near 250M, finished off evenly. |
4 | 11 | NATURAL STORM (C461) | A Badel | B | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced 2 wide towards rear early, moved a bit closer after 1450M, positioned 3 wide in midfield on turn, angled out 600M, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
5 | 2 | FIVE G PATCH (G286) | S De Sousa | TT | Began awkwardly from gate 1, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, no clear run in straight, not able to be fully tested. (See Racing Incidents.) |
6 | 9 | BLASTOISE (C450) | L Hewitson | -- | Began smartly, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 150M. |
7 | 5 | SECRET VISION (G302) | J McDonald | TT | Jumped with them, raced towards rear on the outside, commenced move 700M, very wide turning in, made minor progress early in straight, peaked 200M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
8 | 4 | S J TOURBILLON (G138) | B Shinn | CP/SR/XB/TT | Moderately away from a wide draw, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, moved closer after passing 1500M, a length or so back in the middle stages, challenged the leader turning in, peaked 300M, weakened final furlong. |
9 | 10 | NORDIC SKY (E412) | C L Chau | SR/XB | Bumped start and unbalanced, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, challenged by rivals turning in, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened final 300M. |
10 | 1 | ABOVE (B345) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced at rear, 5 lengths or so back, a bit closer on turn, very wide into straight, failed to make any progress in the run home. |
11 | 3 | PRECISE EXPRESS (D198) | M Barzalona | H | Began awkwardly, raced towards rear on the inside, angled out after passing 550M, 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 |