Race 9 (069)
NATIONAL DAY HANDICAP (Sec 2) Rating:88+ 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | GRAND DELIGHT (CB355) | S Dye | B | Dropped in about 3Ls off pace and 2-wide down the back, 2Ls down and travelling well rounding home turn, shaken up to lead 250 M out, comfortably. |
2 | 11 | GOLDEN YEARS (CB010) | A Marcus | -- | Enjoyed a good sit on the fence 2Ls or 3Ls off pace until home straight, 1L down 200 M out, no chance with winner and just hung on for 2nd place. |
3 | 12 | HOUSEMASTER (BV115) | W C Marwing | SR | Settled 5Ls off pace on fence through to home straight, 3Ls down 200 M out, finished off strongly and just missed 2nd place. |
4 | 2 | PRECISION (CA209) | H K Yim | SR | 2-wide and about 4Ls off pace through to 600 M out when driven along to take closer order, 3Ls down 200 M out, no extra in concluding stages. |
5 | 7 | MY HONOUR (BT205) | Y T Cheng | -- | Held 2nd place out 2-wide and 1L off pace through to 500 M out, led at top of stretch but headed by winner 250 M out, hung in under pressure and weakened final 200 M. |
6 | 13 | VICTORY MARBLE (BV275) | G Schofield | -- | Settled on fence about 5Ls off pace down back straight, driven along 500 M out, 3Ls down from top of stretch to 200 M out before fading away. |
7 | 1 | SUN SHINE RIVER (BT078) | E Saint-Martin | -- | 7Ls off pace and 4-wide without cover down back straight before being carried wider 500 M out, 6-wide and still about 7Ls down entering straight, didn't come on. |
8 | 6 | MADE TO FIGURE (BS161) | E Legrix | SR | Never closer to pace than 6Ls and 2-wide, never able to get competitive. |
9 | 9 | MAGIC HANDS (BT287) | M W Leung | SR | On fence about 7Ls off pace down the back, slightly closer turning for home and could only stay on at the same pace on run-in. |
10 | 4 | LUCKY SABRE (BV122) | G Mosse | -- | Never better than 2-wide and about 7Ls off leaders at any stage. |
11 | 3 | ASIA RISING (BT270) | D Dunn | -- | Raced 3-wide down backstretch about 6Ls off pace, got head up 800 M out and became unbalanced, 5-wide and 6Ls down on the swing, made no impression. |
12 | 5 | LUCKY SIX (BV219) | S K Sit | -- | Very quickly away, led by about a length through to 500 M marker, headed at top of stretch and weakening when checked 200 M out, eased. |
13 | 14 | FLORAL KING (CB370) | C Williams | -- | Slowly away and checked on exiting, always towards rear about 7Ls off pace and 3-wide until home straight, no chance in stretch. |
14 | 10 | GREEN VACATION (CB411) | W M Lai | -- | Raced 3-wide about 5Ls off speed until 600 M out when driven along to keep up, struggling at top of stretch and faded right on. |
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 |