Race 3 (470)
KOWLOON PEAK HANDICAP Rating:24-0 1400m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | TODAY'S SPECIAL (BG270) | H K Yim | -- | Prominent, settled in 3rd behind leaders home bend, quickened to lead 300 M out and went 2Ls clear inside 200 M, just held challenge nearing finish. |
2 | 8 | PO ON KING (BG230) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Settled in rear, took closer order home bend, ran on stoutly down straight to miss narrowly |
3 | 14 | FOLLOW ME (BL030) | W M Lai | -- | Mid-division early, hampered and lost position passing 800 M, recovered to 7th into straight, ran on well to hold some chance closing stages but unable to sustain effort final strides. |
4 | 3 | CHIEF COMMANDER (BL139) | W Harris | -- | Close up early, then travelled in 6th and steadied 800 M out, some 4Ls off pace turning into straight, was improving when squeezed and lost momentum over 100 M out, kept on. |
5 | 6 | PLEASANT SURPRISE (BE008) | Y S Wong | -- | Trailed field to straight, made up good ground inside final 350 M to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 4 | NIAGARA FALLS (BJ071) | W H Tse | -- | Prominent early, dropped back to 3Ls 4th home bend, hard ridden upon straightening but failed to quicken to challenge. |
7 | 2 | AURORA SPIRIT (BJ144) | G Childs | -- | Slow into stride, travelled in last few to straight, made up some late ground closing stages. |
8 | 9 | JADE SIGNET (BH029) | P W Kong | -- | Broke well, led or disputed lead to straight, gained narrow advantage briefly 400 M out but soon headed by winner, compounded quickly closing stages. |
9 | 13 | WINFIELD (BG366) | H K Cheung | -- | Led to halfway, still close up turning into straight, then dropped quickly out of contention inside final 300 M. (Cast plate.) |
10 | 1 | POCKET FULL (BH163) | K S Yu | -- | Never better than mid-division and was wide throughout. |
11 | 12 | CELESTIAL KING (BK168) | C F Chan | -- | Prominent early, then dropped to mid-division rounding home bend, soon weakened upon straightening. |
12 | 5 | GOLDEN HOPE (BL005) | D Holland | -- | Mid-division to straight, then weakened. |
13 | 7 | GALLANT WARRIOR (BH028) | D Oliver | -- | Travelled in mid-division, steadied and lost some 3Ls 800 M out, towards rear into straight and never recovered. |
14 | 11 | NATAL (BH078) | C K Tsang | -- | Never seen with a chance, tailed-off upon straightening. |
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 |