Race 4 (410)
GOOD FORTUNE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | WINDCHEATER (J122) | L Ferraris | -- | Had a nice run on the leaders back from the 850m. Was held up for clear running in the heels of the leader from the 400m, dashed through between runners passing the 150m mark, charged to lead at 100m & went on to win stylishly. |
2 | 4 | MUST GO (J133) | Z Purton | E/P/TT1 | Had a nice run 1,1 in the middle stages. Had clear running on straightening when only 1.25L from lead, dashed up to be within half a length at 150m, tried hard but couldn't match winner late, narrowly held second. |
3 | 3 | STAR CLUB (H239) | B Avdulla | -- | Had no early speed & was ridden to hold position third last. Was galloping between runners near corner, was badly held up for clear running from on straightening until shifting inwards at 250m & then flying home late. |
4 | 7 | GOLDEN BULL (H019) | C L Chau | XB/TT | Was trapped very wide in midfield before being used up to improve & race three wide outside the leaders from the 800m. Moved up to share lead at 350m, was passed by winner at 100m mark, battled bravely to hold fourth. |
5 | 6 | GLORY ELITE (H311) | L Hewitson | -- | Blundered on jumping & lost ground & then raced worse than midfield along the rail. Came away from the rail near the 400m mark when just over 3L from the lead, finished steadily in final stages to finish in midfield. |
6 | 11 | MANYTHANKS FOREVER (J065) | A Atzeni | TT | Had a soft run in midfield along the rail throughout. Was held up for clear running from the 400m until the 350m before finishing off only moderately in the concluding stages to finish midfield. |
7 | 2 | SUPER GOLDI (H477) | K C Leung | -- | Raced three wide with cover in midfield throughout. Was only 1.5L from the lead entering last section, continued close to the lead until peaking near the 150m, weakening a length or two late. |
8 | 1 | RUN RUN TIMING (H403) | H Bentley | TT | Ridden forward at the start, worked hard to get to lead near the 1000m before crossing to the rail near the 850m. Was joined & headed passing the 350m mark, weakened in last furlong to be beaten over 5L into midfield. |
9 | 14 | HEARTY WISH (E343) | Y L Chung | B-/TT- | Began only fairly & was then shifted across behind runners from wide gate & raced at the rail. Stayed along the rail on straightening when continuing second last, passed a couple of tiring rivals late but was never a chance. |
10 | 13 | CALIFORNIA ICON (H404) | A Badel | B/TT | Raced three deep with cover in midfield for the majority before becoming a touch keen in the middle stages. Was just over 3L from the lead entering last section, battled on until the furlong mark, gave ground thereafter. |
11 | 5 | AUTUMN DELIGHT (J090) | K Teetan | TT1 | Bumped on jumping, raced in midfield away from the rail before being steadied away from heels near 950m when racing keenly. Continued between runners around bend, was 3L behind on straightening but weakened in last furlong. |
12 | 12 | PATCH OF KINGDOM (H478) | M L Yeung | TT1 | Steadied after the start & taken back to race at the tail. Came wider on the track from the 500m, was last & nearly 6L from the lead on straightening, did nothing in the run to the line & was well beaten. |
13 | 9 | TELECOM BULLET (J097) | K De Melo | -- | Raced wide in midfield early before shifting outwards away from rival runner near the 900m & then drifting further back around bend. Was third last entering last section when 4.5L from lead but did nothing in straight. |
14 | 8 | LE MAILLOT JAUNE (J034) | B Thompson | B-/CP1/TT | Ridden forward at start, shared lead momentarily before racing second away from the rail. Was beaten on straightening before weakening very badly in the final section to finish a distant 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 |