Race 5 (579)
TUNG TAU HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | WADADELIGHT (CC340) | A Delpech | B | Broke well and soon raced in better than midfield around 3-wide with cover, made steady headway at home turn to be 1L off pace on straightening. Under pressure 400 M out and charged home to win comfortably. |
2 | 12 | X-SPEED (CC341) | W M Lai | B | Broke well from wide draw and niggled along to race in a prominent position on rail. Held up behind weakening runner rounding the home bend. Responded well when asked 400 M out and overhauled 3rd placegetter in the closing stages. |
3 | 7 | ESPRIT D'OR (CD295) | D Whyte | TT | Broke with field and raced in midfield or better 3-wide without cover. Went forward to race outside leader down back straight. Took up running on rail at home bend. Plugged on to the line. (Lame left fore.) |
4 | 1 | TEMMOKU (BV108) | C K Tong | CP1 | Bounded in the air at the start and niggled along to race in midfield around 3-wide with cover through to straight. Under pressure 350 M out and made up little ground inside final 200 M. |
5 | 5 | COTTON BALL (CD327) | G Schofield | -- | Jumped well and niggled along to race in midfield or better on rail. Switched out and made little headway rounding the home turn. Ran on fairly when asked 350 M out but became one-paced in the concluding stages. |
6 | 2 | FORTUNE DANCER (BS081) | O Doleuze | PC | Jumped awkwardly and raced in the rear section around 2-wide. Switched to the widest on straightening to obtain clear running. Under pressure 350 M out and made up steady ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
7 | 3 | HAPPY KID (CC326) | C Brown | P | Best out and soon raced in a prominent position 2-wide through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 350 M out and only able to run on evenly to the line. |
8 | 11 | MADE IN HONGKONG (CD139) | L Innes | B | Broke fairly and niggled along to race in midfield 2-wide. Ridden along and made little headway rounding the home bend. Unable to find an extra gear in straight and plugged on evenly to the line. |
9 | 14 | FLORAL DANCER (CA259) | H W Lai | B-/P1 | From a wide gate was steadily eased to the rear but closer to the rail through to straight. Ran on evenly when asked 350 M out and only ran past several beaten runners. |
10 | 6 | EUPHORIC KID (CB165) | B Prebble | V/TT | Jumped with field and soon settled in a rearward position around 2-wide. Switched out and ridden along to improve position at home bend. Unable to show much running in home straight. |
11 | 4 | STAR PRODIGY (CD294) | G Mosse | P/H | Began with field and soon settled in a rearward position around 3-wide with cover. Under pressure to maintain position rounding the home bend and failed to make any impression in straight. |
12 | 8 | ELITE WIN (CA300) | O Chavez | B | Jumped fairly and ridden along to take a narrow lead on rail. Headed near the 600 M whilst being ridden along to maintain position. Gave ground quickly in the straight. |
13 | 10 | WINNING PARADE (CA283) | M W Leung | B/TT | Broke fairly from widest and niggled along to race outside the leader. Near the 500 M was checked whilst giving ground and dropped out in straight. |
14 | 13 | EASY DASH (CE076) | Y T Cheng | -- | Ridden along to race in mid-division on rail in the early stages. Near the 1200 M was checked when crowded for room and dropped to a rearward position. Gave ground at home turn 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 |