Race 5 (434)
LANTAU PEAK HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | TWIN DRAGONS (BL229) | S King | -- | Towards rear. Gradually improved from midfield early in straight before quickening well to assert authority inside final 100 M. |
2 | 4 | CANADIAN CHAMP (BM070) | G Childs | -- | Settled in 4th. Made steady progress early in straight and quickened alongside winner inside final 250 M to hold every chance but was outsprinted nearing finish. |
3 | 7 | PRINCE BAIKAL (BJ164) | G Stevens | -- | Settled in rear. Made headway Home Bend to be midfield into straight. Did not find much room before running on inside final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
4 | 9 | HIGHLAND LADDIE (BJ172) | J Marshall | -- | Well there. Came to challenge under pressure passing 250 M but one-paced. |
5 | 5 | SHINING WINNER (BL141) | P Payne | -- | Prominent early, settling mainly in 5th to straight. Kept on before making some late progress closing stages. |
6 | 1 | JOLLITY (BJ035) | C W Cheng | -- | Wide throughout. Well back until making an effort Home Bend. Quickened from midfield into straight to hold every chance 200 M out but could find no extra. |
7 | 10 | OUR CHAMPION (BL036) | B Marcus | -- | In rear when hampered twice in back stretch. Remained well back until making good progress down centre of home straight to be nearest at finish. |
8 | 14 | CASTLEPEAKTREASURE (BJ251) | H K Yim | -- | Ridden early and soon crossed to lead from outside draw. Remained in front until finding no extra and overhauled passing 200 M. |
9 | 11 | OPTIC STAR (BL154) | K H Ting | -- | Settled towards rear. Kept on from midfield into straight before fading gradually inside 200 M. |
10 | 13 | AMERICAN STAR (BK096) | E Legrix | -- | Never better than mid-division. Dropped to the rear rounding Home Bend. |
11 | 3 | MIDDLE EAST WIN (BM091) | D Lee | -- | In mid-division to straight, then dropped out. (Saddle slipped.) |
12 | 2 | DIAMOND COAST (BK195) | D Gauci | -- | Towards rear early. Made rapid progress on the outside passing 1200 M to chase leader Home Bend. Soon dropped out of contention upon straightening. |
13 | 8 | GOOD AS GOLD (BL171) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Mainly in mid-division. Forced to check and drop to last place approaching Home Bend. Never recovered. |
14 | 6 | ENTREPRENEUR (BH215) | H K Cheung | -- | Niggled at early stages. Well there until losing some ground passing 900 M. Hampered twice on rails Home Bend, dropping to last few. Never recovered. |
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 |