Race 8 (639)
LEK YUEN HANDICAP Rating:70-46 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | SPECIFIC SORCEROR (CA321) | E Saint-Martin | BO | Caught 3-wide about 6Ls off pace 1600 M out, niggled along 800 M out when 8Ls off pace, 5Ls down and 2-wide entering straight, stayed on well to lead about 150 M out, pushed out. |
2 | 3 | KOH-I-NOOR (BS043) | S Dye | -- | Led or in 2nd place throughout - 4Ls or 5Ls off pacesetting GOOD MAN down back straight, led at top of straight and 2Ls clear 250 M out, no extra when grabbed by winner 150 M out. |
3 | 6 | FRENCH FRY (BS271) | A Marcus | B/SR | Raced 2-wide about 10Ls off pace early on, went 6Ls off speed but wider 1000 M out, 4-wide and 3Ls off lead turning for home, 1L down in 2nd place 200 M out, didn't come on. |
4 | 10 | FRUITFUL TRIP (BP331) | K C Tsang | P- | About 4Ls off speed on fence 1600 M out, 7Ls off 800 M out and 4Ls down again entering straight, never looked like winning and only stayed on at same pace. |
5 | 2 | MONZA KING (BV280) | D Whyte | -- | About 7Ls off pace on fence 1600 M out, 9Ls down 800 M out and driven along to keep up, 6Ls down off final bend, posed little threat in home stretch. |
6 | 5 | OPTICAL FAMILY (BT173) | B Fayd'herbe | B | About 10Ls off pace on fence 1600 M out, 7Ls down and 2-wide turning for home and travelling okay, found nothing off the bridle. |
7 | 7 | RISING INDEX (CA267) | F Coetzee | TT | Led very early on but settled on fence 2Ls off pace 1600 M out, 7Ls down 800 M out and 3Ls off entering straight, all out to go 2Ls down 200 M out, faded rapidly. |
8 | 14 | KING LION (CB091) | W M Lai | -- | Held up 8Ls off lead and 2-wide 1600 M out, 6Ls off lead and 5-wide into straight, soon beaten. |
9 | 4 | HAPPY FORTUNE (CA307) | M Cahill | -- | No speed early on about 10Ls off pace and 2-wide 1600 M out, 6-wide and 7Ls off leader turning for home, never looked like reducing the deficit. |
10 | 9 | SEA PEARL (BS262) | W Woods | B | Raced 2-wide 3Ls off pace 1600 M out, about 6Ls behind leader in 3rd place 900 M out, hard ridden to go 3Ls down turning for home, nothing more to give in straight. |
11 | 8 | GOOD MAN (CA001) | K H Ting | B/TT- | Driven to lead on fence 1700 M out, skipped 4Ls or 5Ls clear down back straight, 1L clear off home turn but overhauled by KOH-I-NOOR rapidly and dropped right out. |
12 | 1 | LEGITIMATE (BM240) | M W Leung | P-/B2 | About 9Ls off pace on fence 1600 M out, managed to get within 6Ls of lead swinging for home but fell away again in straight. |
13 | 13 | VICTORY DRUM (BT006) | C Williams | B | Raced 2-wide 10Ls off pace 1600 M out, never out of last two in the field and in hopeless position on home turn. |
14 | 11 | FULL THROTTLE (BP260) | K S Yu | P | Missed start by about 2Ls, 14Ls off pace 1600 M out, never a factor, in rear throughout. |
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 |