Race 5 (134)
EMERALD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | LUCKY DRAGON (CD322) | G Mosse | -- | Began well from widest and steadily settled in midfield around 4-wide with cover through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out and steadily gobbled up the field to take charge inside final 150 M. |
2 | 4 | WIN FOR ALL (CD002) | B Prebble | -- | Began fairly and soon raced midfield or better around 2 wide. For some distance after 1200 M proved very difficult to settle. Rounding the home turn was shuffled back to worse than midfield. Ran on well when asked 400 M out. |
3 | 1 | SUPER FANTASY (CD162) | P Payne | TT1 | Broke well but was steadily eased to worse than midfield around 2 wide. Switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running. Under pressure 400 M out and responded well but just failed to match speed with the 1st pair. |
4 | 9 | GOLD STRIKER (CD365) | G Schofield | -- | Jumped fairly and soon raced in midfield or better 3 wide with cover whilst proving difficult to settle in early to middle stages. Ran on quite well when asked 400 M out and just failed to get into the placing. |
5 | 5 | CHECK MATE (CC259) | S Dye | B | Began fairly and steadily eased to the tail of the field on rail through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out and took a while to get going, made up good ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
6 | 7 | UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) | C W Wong | TT | Best out from wide draw and ridden along to race 3/4L off leader 2 wide. Edged in front rounding the home turn, kept on fairly when asked 400 M out but was headed near 150 M and weakened slightly thereafter. |
7 | 10 | LUCKY PACKET (CD068) | O Doleuze | SR | Slowly away from wide draw and niggled along to race in midfield or worse 2 wide through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out but unable to step up a gear and only kept on same pace to the line. |
8 | 2 | TABBRIS (CB088) | H W Lai | -- | Jumped well and ridden along to take up running on rail with 3/4L advantage. Was headed around the 500 M, only able to run on evenly when asked 400 M out and weakened slightly inside final 150 M. |
9 | 8 | DRAGON STRIDE (CC370) | M Rodd | -- | Began fairly and raced in better than midfield on rail. After the 1200 M became unbalanced and dropped to worse than midfield. Only kept on evenly in straight and ran past couple of beaten runners inside final 200 M. |
10 | 13 | CHING HOI BOY (CC222) | A Starke | B | Began well and pushed along to race in front of midfield 4 wide without cover. Near the 800 M steadily edged forward to race outside leaders. Only kept on same pace when asked 350 M out and further weakened inside final 200 M. |
11 | 3 | DON FELIPE (CD273) | P H Lo | B | Tardy start and niggled along to race in midfield or better 2 wide through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 400 M out and further weakened inside final 250 M. |
12 | 12 | STEPS AHEAD (CD257) | R Fradd | SR | Soon settled in worse than midfield around 3 wide with cover through to straight. Unable to show much running in home straight. |
13 | 6 | SOLAR (CC198) | B Doyle | B | Slow to begin from wide draw and hard ridden to race in worse than midfield 4 wide with cover to straight. Found nothing when asked 400 M out and steadily faded out thereafter. |
14 | 14 | FIRST ON (CD282) | D Dunn | -- | Began well and soon raced in better than midfield on rail. Commenced to give ground rounding the home bend and tailed out in 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 |