Race 9 (449)
TSING YI HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | UPBEAT (CC347) | S Dye | B | Led 1100 M out, 1L clear on fence at 900 M, 1L clear off home turn, 2Ls up at 200 M, kept on strongly. |
2 | 5 | FIFTY FIFTY (CD131) | M Kinane | -- | On fence 3Ls off the speed in 5th at 1100 M, 2-wide and 4Ls down in 5th into straight, switched out wider to challenge 350 M out, still 3Ls down at the 200 M, kept on well but little hope with winner. |
3 | 3 | PROGRESSING TIMES (CC231) | A Marcus | -- | 5Ls off pace on fence in 6th at 1000 M, 4Ls down in 6th off home turn, kept on quite well to nick a share of money close home. |
4 | 7 | TSZ WAN FORTUNE (CC367) | W M Lai | -- | Disputed lead early, raced freely when settled 2Ls off pace in 3rd at 900 M, 2-wide and 2Ls down in 4th off final bend, 1L down in 3rd at 300 M, no extra and lost a place close home. |
5 | 6 | STRATEGUS (CC050) | F Coetzee | -- | Briefly 3-wide without cover down back straight, 6Ls off pace and 2-wide at 900 M in 11th, turned for home out 5-wide, finished off well down centre of track to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 9 | GOLD MASTER (CC365) | H K Yim | SR | Raced keenly when about 8Ls or 9Ls off pace and one from rear down back straight, 5-wide into home straight when 7Ls down in rear, made up a little late ground past beaten rivals. |
7 | 11 | OPERA MAGIC (CB404) | D Whyte | B | 3-wide without cover when 2Ls off pace in 4th at 1200 M, 2-wide and 1L down in 2nd at 800 M and at top of home straight, faded steadily. |
8 | 10 | EXULTATION (BV223) | P H Lo | -- | On fence 7Ls off pace in 9th at 900 M, ridden along to take closer order when 5Ls down in midfield entering home straight, kept on at same pace only. |
9 | 8 | NATIVE LANGUAGE (CB116) | T Mundry | SR-/B | Bumped at the start, about 9Ls off pace in rear down back straight, 7Ls behind off home turn, made little impression. |
10 | 1 | PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) | D Dunn | B | Bumped at the start, 2-wide and 7Ls off pace in 8th at 900 M, 5-wide into home straight when 5Ls down in midfield, one-paced. |
11 | 4 | GRANDWAY SHUTTLE (CB424) | M Rodd | B | 2-wide and 3Ls off pace in 4th at 1000 M, hung out entering straight when 3-wide and 2Ls off speed in 3rd, lost ground rapidly. |
12 | 14 | GALLANT HORSE (CA128) | K C Tsang | -- | Troublesome at gates, awkwardly away, raced freely when 5Ls off the speed and 2-wide in 7th at 1000 M, 4-wide into home straight when 4Ls off the speed, no impression thereafter. |
13 | 2 | COLOURFUL ERA (BP234) | W Smith | B | Held up about 8Ls off pace in rear down back straight, 6-wide (widest of all) into home straight when 8Ls off the speed, finished off at the same pace down the centre of the track. |
14 | 13 | SUPER CATCHER (CD233) | C Williams | -- | Worse than midfield about 7Ls or 8Ls off the pace down the back, niggled along at 600 M to hold position, beaten shortly after straightening. |
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 |