Race 7 (562)
CHEK KENG HANDICAP Rating:95-75 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | AMBITIOUS TYCOON (CB157) | O Doleuze | -- | Settled 3-wide at midfield until final 400 M. Responded well under pressured and improved steadily over the concluding stages to take control final 100 M. |
2 | 9 | HAPPY PARTNERS (CD056) | R Fradd | -- | Led shortly after start. Continued to lead into home straight and kept a length's advantage final 200 M. Couldn't withhold winner final stages. |
3 | 13 | FIVE GRAINS (CB280) | D Whyte | -- | Settled prominently behind the leader from 1400 M onwards. Pressured at 400 M but quickened only fairly. Held on for minor placing. |
4 | 1 | HIMALAYA (CC004) | P Payne | SR | Began awkwardly and improved to race on fence at midfield. Remained in same position until straightening. Made ground steadily in the closing stages. |
5 | 5 | CONNOISSEUR'S LOVE (CD234) | C Williams | -- | 3-wide and within 2Ls of the leader until 800 M. Crept up rounding home turn and closed to within a length on straightening. Stayed on in the straight. |
6 | 2 | FLYING BISHOP (CA296) | H W Lai | -- | Raced better than midfield in the early stages. Steadily drifted back to race behind midfield from 1000 M onwards. Responded fairly under pressure and made up some ground final stages. |
7 | 10 | SILENT PARTNER (BT122) | T Mundry | B | Jumped awkwardly and was difficult to settle behind midfield middle stages. Drifted back to a rearward position after 800 M. Quickened fairly on straightening and made up some ground closing stages. |
8 | 3 | SUNSEEN (CB208) | A Marcus | -- | Raced alongside the leader until final 300 M. Faded gradually thereafter. |
9 | 6 | KINGFIELD (CD215) | F Coetzee | B | Taken back to race 3-wide behind midfield. Kept on same pace in home straight. |
10 | 7 | TOM'S FIRST (CA354) | G Mosse | SR | Slowly away and raced near the back throughout back straight Slightly held up at 400 M. Didn't quicken much and was one-paced to line. |
11 | 4 | SPARKLING STAR (CD055) | M Zahra | B | Raced behind the leaders until 800 M. Commenced to drift back rounding home turn and then weakened in the straight. |
12 | 11 | PERFETTO (CB423) | S Dye | -- | Trailed field all the way into home straight. Made no improvement in the home straight. |
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 |