





Race 2 (660)
CHAI WAN ROAD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | MOON ROCKET (K324) | K C Leung | TT | Always in touch behind leader, driven to the lead nearing 150M, kept on well late stages to hold off pursuing rivals. |
2 | 1 | ALSONSO (J405) | Z Purton | -- | Bounded on jumping and lost ground, raced keenly towards the rear early stages, didn't have clear running for some distance passing 150M before running on well to go 2nd close home. |
3 | 6 | LAHORE (K043) | B Avdulla | CP/XB/TT | Bumped on jumping, handily placed behind the leader, responded well 400M to be vying for the lead, was held by winner final 100M, lost 2nd close home. |
4 | 9 | STRAIGHT TO GLORY (K340) | C L Chau | P1 | Jumped awkwardly, raced along the stand's rail and always close up behind leader, worked home steadily over final 300M to take 4th. Pleasing debut. |
5 | 11 | WINNING DIAMOND (K216) | B Thompson | -- | Restrained to race in 2nd half of the field, was along the stand's rail until 400M when switching to center of track to challenge, closed off steadily and wasn't beaten far in 5th. |
6 | 4 | CHEVAL VALIANT (E336) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Went forward as expected, set even pace and enjoyed uncontested lead, caught by rivals passing 200M, no extra late and faded to finish 6th near line. |
7 | 13 | RIDING HIGH (J403) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly, stayed close enough to the pace, came under pressure halfway, soon outpaced by leaders in the run home. |
8 | 3 | ALLURING LAOS (J478) | P N Wong | CP-/TT | Given a waiting ride towards the rear, driven along midway but responded only fairly to the line under 10lb claimer. Never threatened. |
9 | 12 | ISLAND BREEZES (J479) | A Atzeni | B/TT | Settled in mid-division, travelled only fairly and had to be urged along nearing 500M, couldn't run on. (Jockey : better suited by being stepped up in distance.) |
10 | 10 | SUMMIT CHEERS (E221) | A Badel | -- | Slow to begin, ended up racing as the back-marker, ran past a few well beaten horses passing 400M, no extra to offer final stages. |
11 | 5 | TURF PHOENIX (J294) | M L Yeung | -- | In midfield early and middle stages, responded only fairly passing 400M, never a threat to leaders. |
12 | 14 | PRECIOUS HILL (J475) | Y L Chung | TT | Settled down midfield, couldn't go on passing 400M. Never involved. |
13 | 8 | SMART ENGINEER (K244) | A Hamelin | -- | Jumped only fairly, held up towards the rear, struggled to keep up 500M, soon beaten. |
14 | 2 | CALL TO COMMAND (J243) | M F Poon | H/P/XB/TT | Obtained a midfield position 4-5Ls off pace, weakened passing 300M and finished 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 |