Race 9 (154)
ELEGANT HANDICAP Rating:95-75 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | CALIFORNIA HAWK (CD057) | F Coetzee | TT1 | Towards inner about 4Ls off pace and worse than midfield through to home straight, 3Ls down and with clear run 200 M out, impressive turn of foot to lead 60 M out, won eased down. |
2 | 9 | FORTE (CB351) | S Dye | -- | Led on fence 800 M out by half a length, 2Ls clear off home turn and at 200 M, grabbed winner 150 M out but comfortably held onto 3rd. |
3 | 14 | KIMBERLEY MINES (CA367) | H K Yim | -- | Settled in rear about 8Ls off pace down back straight, still in rear off home turn and 5Ls down in mid-division, stayed on strongly inside closing stages along inside rail to take 3rd place. |
4 | 13 | SAINTLY PARTNERS (BV292) | A Delpech | -- | On fence about 6Ls off pace towards rear until turning for home, kept on well to be nearest at the finish. |
5 | 6 | JOY FAY FAY (CC136) | A Marcus | B-/SR2 | Enjoyed soft run on fence about 2Ls off pace in 5th through to home straight, all out to be 2Ls down in 2nd 200 M out, no extra and weakened. |
6 | 12 | WYNDAM EASY (CB273) | D Dunn | V- | Prominent in 5th or 6th about 3Ls off pace through to home straight, never looked like finishing in the money. |
7 | 11 | AMAZING VICTORY (CC085) | D Whyte | TT | 3 and 4-wide in midfield about 3Ls or 4Ls off pace until home straight, over 2Ls down with good prospects 200 M out, faded closing stages. (Significant blood in trachea.) |
8 | 3 | FLYING GENERAL (CB236) | W C Marwing | SR | Always midfield and never better than 4Ls off pace at any stage, was under pressure entering straight. |
9 | 10 | ASIA RISING (BT270) | R Fradd | -- | Never able to challenge, always at least 4Ls off pace in rear half of field. |
10 | 8 | FLASHING STAR (CC018) | G Schofield | -- | 3 and 4-wide and 4Ls off pace down back straight, without cover 600 M out and 5-wide (widest of all) into home straight, never landed a blow. |
11 | 5 | HONOUR SUPREME (CB393) | W Smith | P- | Pushed on to dispute lead out 4-wide early, couldn't lead outright and left wide without cover in stages, 3Ls in 6th entering straight, soon dropped out. |
12 | 1 | SOLID CONTACT (BP168) | Y T Cheng | -- | 1L off lead in 2nd at 800 M, 2Ls down off home turn and under pressure, beaten over 200 M out. |
13 | 2 | FIGURES (CC307) | M W Leung | -- | 3-wide without cover when 1L off pace in 3rd through to home straight, soon under pressure and dropped out. |
14 | 7 | DELIGHTFUL WIN (CC154) | C Williams | TT1 | Stood flat-footed in gates losing at least 15Ls, not sighted thereafter. |
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 |