Race 5 (512)
NEPTUNE HANDICAP Rating:36-0 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | SUPER COMBINATION (CA163) | F Coetzee | TT1 | Broke well, soon tracked leader. Cruised up to take lead upon straightening, dashed away 250 M out for an easy victory. |
2 | 2 | FORTUNE MAPLE (CA385) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped clearly, raced handy 4th along the fence. Ran on steadily down straight but never likely to get close to winner. |
3 | 12 | SING SING SING (BV255) | E Saint-Martin | B | Raced 3-wide better than midfield. Closer order rounding the home bend but 4-wide into straight. Ran on steadily in straight, just missed a second narrowly. (Hung in about 300 M.) |
4 | 1 | EQUUS ZEPHYRUS (CA147) | W Woods | B | Jumped awkwardly, then steadily improved to midfield. Hung out in the middle stages. Ran on in straight, just missed a placing narrowly. (Blood in windpipe.) |
5 | 13 | EVERWELL FOREVER (BT195) | M W Leung | -- | Worse than midfield. Steadied and shifted out when disappointed for running near the 400 M. Made up a little ground final 200 M. |
6 | 3 | SOUNDS GOOD (BT099) | D Whyte | B | Travelled kindly on the fence around midfield. Moved away from the rails after straightening to commence running, was inconvenienced near the 300 M. Made up little late ground but not quite enough room final 50 M. |
7 | 11 | KEWINS (BP017) | H K Yim | -- | Jumped awkwardly, worse than midfield along the rails. Made up little ground after into clear 250 M out. |
8 | 14 | MR HONOUR (BV336) | M Cahill | SR | Pushed hard to go forward, led field from 1200 M until headed upon straightening. Plugged on until weakened steadily passing 200 M. |
9 | 6 | BELOVED PARTNER (BV022) | E Legrix | V | Broke best, then settled worse than midfield. Wide rounding the home turn. Some headway on the outer after straightening but no extra final 150 M. |
10 | 7 | JUMBO LUCK (BT111) | C Williams | B | Missed the start, got back towards rear on the rails. Made some ground after straightening until final 200 M when avoiding a weakening runner. Unable to challenge thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 9 | TIME HONOUR (BP084) | W M Lai | TT | Tardy start, towards rear. Wide rounding the home bend. Never a threat. |
12 | 8 | LIGHTNING FAST (CB076) | D Dunn | B/TT1 | About midfield, pulled hard in the early and middle stages. Crept closer on the home turn. Plugged on until weakened steadily passing 200 M. |
13 | 10 | FORTUNE REACHING (BV253) | S Seamer | B/TT | Ridden early to go forward, prominent. Unable to quicken after straightening. Checked near the 300 M and dropped out gradually. |
14 | 4 | GOLDEN BELL (BT256) | G Mosse | B | Soon at back. Never a factor. |
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 |