Race 7 (278)
CASTLE PEAK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | AMPLE GAINS (CE021) | D Whyte | -- | Settled 2-wide near midfield. 4Ls down at 400 M and quickened nicely once shifted into the clear. Easily swept past rival in the closing stages. |
2 | 7 | FLASH HARRY (CB180) | Y T Cheng | SR/CO | Raced prominently along the fence within 2Ls of the leader until home straight. Kept on steadily in the straight and grabbed 2nd close to the line. |
3 | 2 | UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) | O Doleuze | TT | Broke well from widest draw and raced among leaders until 1200 M. Took a sit and tracked leader into home straight. Had the lead briefly inside final 200 M before being headed final 50 M. |
4 | 3 | TABBRIS (CB088) | C Williams | B-/V1 | Jumped well and took the lead after 1200 M. Continued to hold a 1L advantage at 400 M. Kept on well after being headed final 200 M. |
5 | 5 | SILVERBIRD (CB335) | F Coetzee | TT | Slowly away and was hard ridden. Moved up steadily along the rails to be at midfield at 1000 M. Improved to within 2Ls of the leader at 400 M and stayed on well to the finish. |
6 | 9 | VICTORY TREASURE (CE031) | R Fradd | -- | Eased back to race in rear section until straightening. Made up ground steadily in the straight. |
7 | 14 | SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) | A Delpech | -- | Dropped back steadily and raced near the back. Remained in rear section on straightening and was 9Ls down at 400 M. Made up ground in the straight. |
8 | 1 | SUPER SPRINT (CA274) | G Schofield | V | 2-wide at midfield early stages. Drifted back slightly 800 M and unable to gain much ground in the straight. |
9 | 10 | MASTER ABLE (CD349) | W M Lai | B1 | 3-wide and raced near midfield early and middle stages. Kept on same pace in the straight. |
10 | 8 | PERSEVERANCE (CD243) | H W Lai | -- | Ridden out of the gates and raced in a disputed lead early stages. Unable to keep pace with leader after 900 M and weakened steadily in the straight. |
11 | 4 | ACCOLADE (CD121) | W Woods | -- | Jumped awkwardly. Settled 3-wide behind midfield 800 M out and made the home turn wide. Made no impression in the straight. |
12 | 11 | RED BARON (CC220) | S Dye | B/TT | Sluggish start and dropped to the rear shortly after start despite being ridden along. Continued to trail field into home straight and only ran past a pair of beaten runners. (Mucus.) |
13 | 13 | SMILING FOREST (BV286) | K S Yu | B | Settled 4-wide at midfield. Caught widest rounding home turn and never quickened in the straight. |
14 | 12 | WIN HUNTER (CB132) | P H Lo | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly and lost ground at the start. Niggled up to be near the pace in 3rd at 1000 M. Lost a bit of ground rounding home turn and weakened on straightening. (Mucus.) |
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 |