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Race 7 (285)

TIN WAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 FALLON (H219) M L Yeung H-/B1/TT Veered left from the widest draw, taken to rear of field on the rail, tight between runners on straightening, responded well inside final 300 metres down the centre of the track to just get up on line.
2 11 CHATEAU (H214) A Atzeni -- Held up in 5th over 3L off the pace, commenced move approaching home turn and fought on steadily under pressure only to be denied by fast-finishing winner final strides.
3 14 G LINER (H072) C Y Ho H/XB/TT Jumped fairly before settling not far off the pace in 4th on the rail, switched out for a run 600 metres out, ran on steadily under pressure to be nearest at finish.
4 10 JOYFUL PROSPERITY (H213) A Hamelin -- Ridden from moderate start to forward of midfield in 6th on the rail, in similar position rounding home bend, baulked for a run early in straight until the 200 metres, fought on dourly closing stages.
5 3 ARIEL (G223) L Ferraris CP/TT Pressed forward from a wide draw to soon take up running on the rail setting a sound pace, held more than 1L advantage turning in, unable to sustain effort and overhauled close to home.
6 13 HORSE OF GOOD LUCK (H160) K De Melo B-/H-/TT Broke well settling just off the pace one-out-one-back, 1L back in 2nd turning into straight, unable to quicken to challenge under pressure.
7 1 DARCI JOY (E161) Z Purton B/TT Settled 3-wide in midfield, obtained clear passage upon straightening, fought on steadily without quickening in the run to the line.
8 4 JOYFUL FRIENDSHIP (H295) M F Poon B Taken back from a poor draw for midfield run near the rail, lost position between runners rounding home bend, made steady headway under pressure in straight.
9 9 CIRCUIT NINE (G140) M Chadwick B/TT Settled in last few after moderate start, switched off the rail into straight, kept on before making good late impression closing stages.
10 12 DRAGON PRIDE (D164) C L Chau V Began well from a wide draw before taken back to rear of field, remained well behind when widest into straight, fought on steadily under pressure past well-beaten runners without threatening.
11 8 SUPER WISE DRAGON (G475) J McDonald V1/TT Slowly away, one of the last before gaining 11th about 1350 metres out, went wide in similar position rounding home turn, kept on steadily without quickening.
12 7 ROBOT FIGHTER (H309) K C Leung -- Began well from a poor draw before quickly taken backward, obtained rails run just behind midfield in 9th, made moderate progress under pressure early in straight but had no more to give inside final 200 metres.
13 6 LOOKING COOL (G151) K Teetan CP Broke well from a wide draw, gradually shifted back to worse than midfield remaining 3-wide without cover, unbalanced and lost position 500 metres out, made no further impression. (Blood in trachea)
14 5 IMPERIAL MAGEE (E460) A Badel SR/XB/TT Began moderately, worked his way forward steadily to join the leaders 3-wide passing the 1100 metres, shifted one back to 1.5L 2nd rounding home bend, folded up quickly inside final 500 metres. (Irregular heart rhythm)
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