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Race 4 (354)

CHEUNG SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 RUBYLOT (H412) H Bowman CP- Raced worse than midfield after the start. Was briefly held up behind runners approaching the 200m mark, got a gap and dashed strongly between runners passing the 150m before charging to lead in final few strides.
2 1 MIDORI BEAUTY (G334) K De Melo TT Raced in midfield, one horses away from the stand side rail. Shifted inwards passing the 400m, was held up approaching 250m mark, dashed between runners near 150m & closed strongly to the line but couldn't hold out winner.
3 12 SPEEDY FORTUNE (H097) Z Purton -- Raced just forward of midfield when galloping close to the stand side rail. Shifted inwards near the 350m when just under 3L from lead, moved to the lead momentarily near the 150m, over-run in final stages but held third.
4 14 JAZZ CLUB (G285) M Chadwick -- Raced in midfield between runners in early & middle stages. Was 5L from the lead entering final section, shifted inwards after the 250m mark before closing strongly nearer the inside of the track to be beaten only 1L on line.
5 7 SKY TRUST (J161) C Y Ho TT1 Got back to race just worse than midfield after the start when nearer to center of track. Was ridden along from half-way, was over 6L from lead in final section before halving deficit when making late ground in final furlong.
6 3 FUN ELITE (J042) L Hewitson TT Lifted feet at start & consequently lost ground before improving position in the middle stages to get to midfield between rivals. Was under a length behind at the 200m mark before peaking & then weakening in last 100m.
7 6 VALIANT ELEGANCE (D285) A Atzeni B/TT Raced in midfield in a bunch in early & middle stages when positioned nearer to the center of the track. Weakened a few lengths in final 150m & was beaten 4L on line.
8 2 SUPER COMMANDER (D350) E C W Wong V/TT Bumped on jumping (rider losing iron momentarily) before mustering normal early speed to improve and then share the lead from the 700m. Continued to share lead until about the 200m mark before giving ground in last 100m.
9 13 HO HO STAR (H291) A Badel B1/TT Drifted back after the start & raced third last early. Was second last from about the 600m, was 7L from the lead entering last section, shifted inwards near the 250m before running up behind runners in last 100m.
10 9 PANDA (H466) K Teetan B Raced in midfield along stand side rail. Was crowded & checked near 700m & again at 500m. Was just under 5L from lead at 400m before again being badly checked when having something to offer near 100m mark. Forgive run.
11 11 HAYDAY (H321) M F Poon H/P/TT Raced in third place, about a length behind the leading pair in the middle stages. Was still close to the lead at the furlong mark before peaking & giving ground thereafter.
12 8 GLORY B (H373) H Bentley H Blundered badly on jumping & then bumped heavily consequently losing ground & racing a clear last. Was last and 10L from the lead entering last section & failed to make any noteworthy head-way in final stages.
13 5 SUPER AXIOM (E105) Y L Chung H/P/XB Showed customary early speed to charge across the face of the field to stand side rail when leading. Was joined in lead near 700m, peaked on effort passing furlong pole, was giving ground before being checked at the 75m mark.
14 10 SAME TO YOU (H057) K C Leung H/P1 Raced worse than midfield nearer to the center of the track in early stages. Was relegated back to second last near half-way, was over 8L from the lead entering last section & weakened further to finish a long last.
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