Race 7 (652)
KWONG YUEN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | GOLD MEDAL WINNER (CE165) | D Whyte | B1 | Pressed on from wide gate to lead on fence at 900 M, headed by 1L from 800 M to homestretch, a neck down in 2nd at 200 M and at 100 M, rallied gamely to lead again close home. |
2 | 6 | TAIJI SPIRIT (CD185) | B Prebble | B/TT | 3-wide with cover and 3Ls behind in 6th at 800 M, same margin back in 5th into straight, looked the winner when looming up to lead at 150 M out, outfought close home. |
3 | 8 | MASTER SPIRIT (CE067) | R Fradd | -- | Led early on but settled into box-seat position on fence 2Ls off pace in 4th from 800 M to home straight, 1L down in 4th at 200 M, kept on well but couldn't grab quinella pair. |
4 | 9 | WINNING BULLET (CE260) | L Innes | -- | 2-wide and no better than 4Ls off pace when slightly worse than midfield until home straight, ran on well to be nearest at the finish. |
5 | 7 | LORD CAIRNS (CE127) | O Chavez | B- | Awkwardly away losing some ground, 3-back the fence about 4Ls off pace in midfield until homestretch, hemmed in on fence without much room down stretch, kept on, nearest at finish. |
6 | 5 | GLORY YEARS (CE023) | M Rodd | B/TT | Pressed on from widest gate to lead out 3-wide at 800 M, half a length clear on straightening, headed at 150 M and weakened quickly. |
7 | 12 | CHOICE AND CHANCE (CA381) | C K Tong | B | Steadied at start and got too far back, 8Ls off pace in 12th at 800 M, slightly closer on home turn, kept on fairly without threatening principals. |
8 | 14 | VITAL FOUNTAIN (CD001) | S K Sit | -- | Prominent through first half of race, struggling when 6Ls down in 10th entering stretch, hung in under pressure and no danger. |
9 | 13 | SMILING FOREST (BV286) | G Schofield | B | 3-wide with cover about 5Ls off pace in 8th or so until home turn, soon petered out. |
10 | 4 | SMARTY (CE036) | H W Lai | TT | Slowest away, 7Ls off pace in 9th at 800 M, always well behind. |
11 | 10 | BUDDIES SPIRIT (CD042) | Y T Cheng | CP | 2-wide and 2Ls off pace in 3rd or 4th until home turn, weakened out rapidly thereafter. |
12 | 11 | TRIUMPHANT GLORY (CB368) | W M Lai | B | Never on terms, never better than 7Ls off pace at any stage. |
13 | 3 | RED FORTUNE (CE192) | O Doleuze | -- | Very wide throughout and always in rear, never remotely a factor. |
14 | 2 | JOIN VICTORY (CD026) | S Dye | -- | Never travelling well, under pressure to lie up when 7Ls off pace in 10th or so at 800 M, matters didn't improve. |
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 |