Race 6 (281)
ARBUTHNOT HANDICAP Rating:68-48 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 13 | WONDERFUL LIFE (BV285) | F Coetzee | TT | Awkwardly away, held up in rear racing 2-wide 8Ls off pace, switched out wider to challenge turning for home, vying for lead 200 M out, got up on the nod. |
2 | 6 | MENTOR (CA253) | E Legrix | -- | Settled on fence 4Ls off pace early on, travelled well 2.5Ls off speed and 2-wide entering straight, led 200 M out, denied by bob of heads. |
3 | 7 | FRENCH FRY (BS271) | B Marcus | SR | Pushed along throughout, 6Ls off speed and 2-wide early on, turned in racing 6-wide, responded to pressure in straight to be 1L down 200 M out, one-paced final stages. |
4 | 12 | SPECIFIC SORCEROR (CA321) | D Dunn | B/SR | Bit keen early on fence 3Ls off lead, switched out wider in straight but not clear run until 250 M out, ran on well. |
5 | 10 | THE RICH MAN (BS130) | W C Marwing | B- | Raced 2-wide and 4Ls off pace until straight, improved to sit 2Ls off front 200 M out, held when short of room 50 M out. |
6 | 5 | EMPIRE COURT (BT189) | Y T Cheng | B | Bit keen early on, sat 4-wide without cover 1 to 2Ls off pace until home stretch, briefly led 300 M out but failed to follow through. |
7 | 14 | EN RAPPORT (BP122) | K C Tsang | -- | Broke slowly and soon settled 7Ls off speed on fence, 5Ls down entering straight, no threat closing stages. |
8 | 2 | OPTICAL FAMILY (BT173) | D Whyte | B | Raced 3-wide 4Ls off speed until straight, never competitive final 300 M. |
9 | 8 | SMART HORSE (BV096) | J Egan | TT | 2Ls off speed and 2-wide until home straight when travelling well, still place prospects 300 M out but petered out very quickly. |
10 | 11 | WINNING ASSOCIATES (CA116) | M W Leung | B-/SR2 | Never further off pace than 1L in 2nd place racing 2-wide, failed to quicken up from 350 M out, dropped away quite tamely. |
11 | 3 | MY JOY (CA143) | R Fradd | -- | Raced 2 and 3-wide 1.5Ls off speed until home straight, no response thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 4 | CHOCOLATE TYCOON (BT257) | O Doleuze | B- | Settled on fence 2Ls off speed until 400 M out, soon dropped away quickly. |
13 | 9 | SIR GALWAY (BP018) | K H Ting | B | Led by up to a length until straight, no extra from 350 M out. |
14 | 1 | HOW FLUKE (CA340) | G Mosse | B-/SR1/H1 | 3-wide and 3Ls off speed early on, became further detached round home turn and entered straight racing 5-wide, soon no chance. |
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 |