Race 9 (338)
TAI TONG HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | NOT USUAL STAR (G396) | L Hewitson | H/TT | Made contact at start, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, 4 lengths back, same position on turn, finished off very strongly, won by a narrow margin. |
2 | 2 | MARK THE MOMENT (H088) | K Teetan | V/TT | Jumped well from a wide draw, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, 3/4L back on turn, hit the front approaching 200M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner on line. |
3 | 3 | NABOO LEGEND (G357) | H Bowman | -- | Began well, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, closed off well to take a place. |
4 | 1 | MAJESTIC KNIGHT (G258) | H Bentley | B | Average to begin, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L on turn, challenged by rival from 350M, headed approaching 200M, kept on well to the line, just beaten by 1/2L. |
5 | 6 | GOLDEN EXPRESS (H086) | S De Sousa | -- | Taken back from gate 10, positioned 5-1/2L behind the leader, same margin back on turn, made very good progress in straight to be nearest on line. |
6 | 5 | READY TO WIN (E422) | K C Leung | CP/XB/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear, 7 lengths back, wide into straight, finished off strongly to be nearest on line. |
7 | 8 | PULSAR STRIDER (G407) | C L Chau | -- | Began fairly, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 lengths back on turn, finished off well without threatening. |
8 | 13 | BRAVE STAR (G268) | C Y Ho | XB | Jumped with them, raced 3 wide with cover slightly better than midfield, similar position on turn, finished off evenly. |
9 | 9 | CALIFORNIA VANES (G160) | Y L Chung | B/TT | Fast into stride, positioned a length behind the leader on the inside, there to turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 150M. |
10 | 11 | DRAGON ADMIRAL (G311) | R Maia | XB-/H/SR1 | Began fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made little progress in straight. |
11 | 7 | CRYSTAL POWERFUL (H068) | M F Poon | -- | Bumped start, unable to slot in, trapped 4 wide in midfield, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
12 | 12 | DREAM PURSUER (G241) | Z Purton | -- | Began only fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
13 | 14 | CHARMANDER (G437) | A Badel | B/XB/TT | Shifted in at start and made contact, raced at tail, 10 lengths back on turn, made no impression in straight. |
14 | 10 | MAGIC PHOENIX (E440) | L Currie | TT | Shifted out on jumping and bumped, tracked leaders, 3 wide, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
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 |