Race 5 (216)
SICHUAN HANDICAP Rating:55-35 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | BOUNTIFUL (CB114) | D Whyte | -- | Broke fairly, towards rear on rail. Checked 1300 M to to avoid heels. Shifted out and made little headway down back straight. Travelled well at home turn and ran on strongly in straight to take charge 150 M. |
2 | 9 | SHOW BRAVELY (CB388) | A Delpech | P | Jumped fairly and soon raced at back on inner and near the 1300 M was checked to avoid heels. Switched out at home bend and made steady headway. Under pressure 350 M out and found the line well to be closest at finish. |
3 | 7 | ELITE WIN (CA300) | H W Lai | B | Began well and ridden along to take lead on rail. Near the 800 M the lead was being challenged and pulled away from the pack round the home turn. Kept on fairly in straight but was headed near the 150 M and just held on for 3rd. |
4 | 1 | MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) | W Woods | PC/TT | Broke with field from wide draw and soon raced in midfield around 3-wide with cover. Went forward after the 800 M to be better than midfield on straightening. Made up little ground inside final 250 M to miss 3rd narrowly. |
5 | 3 | MADE IN HONGKONG (CD139) | O Doleuze | B | Niggled along to race in midfield on rail. Near the 1000 M was checked when awkwardly on heels and lost ground. Under pressure 400 M out and made up steady ground inside final 250 M to be closest at finish. |
6 | 5 | WADADELIGHT (CC340) | W M Lai | PC | On jumping bounded in the air and soon recovered in worse than midfield on rail. At 1300 M clipped heels and blundered. Near the 1000 M was checked to avoid heels and lost ground. Made up good ground in straight. |
7 | 10 | CUPID (BV043) | P H Lo | P/TT | Raced in worse than midfield 3-wide. After the 1200 M went forward from the outside to be in better than midfield. Under pressure 350 M out and kept on fairly but without threatening. |
8 | 4 | MAIN ATTRACTION (CB218) | E Saint-Martin | B | Shortly after the start was crowded for room and dropped to a rearward position 3-wide through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 400 M out and kept on early to the line. |
9 | 13 | WAVY PEAK (CD083) | H K Yim | -- | Slowly away and near the 1600 M was asked to avoid heels. Raced keenly in a rearward position 2-wide. After the 1200 M shifted out and was allowed to stride forward. Only kept on same pace to the line when asked 350 M out. |
10 | 12 | SUPER DANA (CC293) | G Mosse | B | On jumping blundered and niggled along to race in worse than midfield 2-wide. Near the 800 M was shuffled back to a rear position to straight. Unable to make any impression when asked 250 M out. |
11 | 11 | TEA FOR CHAMP (CC169) | G Schofield | -- | Broke fairly and soon raced in a handy position 3-wide no cover. Near the 900 M went forward to dispute lead. Unable to sustain effort in straight and steadily weakened out of the race inside final 250 M. |
12 | 14 | PLEASANT JOURNEY (CC266) | Y T Cheng | -- | Broke fairly from widest and soon raced in a forward position 2-wide through to straight. Found nothing when asked 400 M out and steadily dropped out inside final 250 M. |
13 | 2 | OLIVE OR TWIST (CB271) | F Coetzee | B | Tardy start and soon raced in a handy position on rail. Near the 1000 M was checked when awkwardly placed on heels. At the 700 M checked badly when crowded for room and commenced to give ground. Tailed out in straight. |
14 | 8 | ENORMOUS WAY (BV136) | B Prebble | -- | Broke well and soon raced in handy position 2-wide. Hard ridden along at home bend to maintain position. Dropped 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 |