Race 5 (334)
NAM SANG WAI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | D STAR (G374) | Y L Chung | B/H/TT | Began well from a wide draw, sent forward to race prominently on the outside, 3/4L back turning in, hit the front 250M, kept on well to hold off the challengers late. |
2 | 12 | JOYFUL GENIUS (E388) | Z Purton | -- | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide towards rear early, found rail near 650M, 5 lengths or so back on turn, made very good progress in straight to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin. |
3 | 14 | SIXTH GENERATION (G120) | L Currie | H/TT | Began only fairly, raced towards rear on the outside, 5 lengths or so back, very wide into straight, finished off well to take a place, nearest on line. |
4 | 13 | SPLENDID LIVING (E192) | H Bentley | TT | Clean jump, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 250M, ran on evenly to the line. |
5 | 7 | OWNERS' PRAISE (H047) | K C Leung | -- | Average to begin, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, angled out and bumped early in straight, made minor progress thereafter. |
6 | 11 | SPEED FAY FAY (D121) | L Ferraris | B | Began well from gate 1, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, same position on turn, finished off evenly. |
7 | 4 | DURHAM STAR (E082) | K Teetan | B/XB | Began only fairly, raced towards rear on the inside early, slightly improved along the rail after passing 800M, 4-3/4L back turning in, kept to inside after straightening and made some progress. |
8 | 2 | UNPRESUMING (H143) | A Badel | B1 | Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide in midfield, 4 lengths back on turn, no clear run early in straight, found daylight 300M, made minor progress thereafter. |
9 | 1 | HORSESAIN BOLT (D061) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Moderately away, raced behind midfield on the inside early, 2 wide from 900M, dropped to rear on turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared 300M, made minor progress thereafter. (Lost left front plate near 700M.) |
10 | 10 | FIRE BALL (D087) | R Maia | -- | Began well from the widest draw, raced in midfield on the outside, there to turn, showed limited response early in straight, crowded approaching 200M, one-paced thereafter. |
11 | 3 | CALL ME TEDDY (G233) | H Bowman | PC-/TT | Away well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 2 lengths or so back, there to turn, bumped early in straight, peaked 350M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
12 | 8 | KA YING GLORIOUS (H026) | M L Yeung | CP | Taken back from gate 9, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
13 | 5 | NUNCHUKS (C357) | C Y Ho | TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, 5 lengths back on turn, checked and stumbled 400M, made no progress thereafter. |
14 | 6 | FLYING SWORD (C463) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Began smartly, raced better than midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. |
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 |