Race 7 (203)
CHEVALIER LIFT & ESCALATOR HANDICAP Rating:90-75 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | HELLO PRETTY (CE210) | G Schofield | SR | Soon midfield. Hung out rounding home turn. Ran on determinedly in straight to snatch victory right on the line. |
2 | 4 | SHARKI (CD267) | B Prebble | -- | Soon 1 out and 1 back off the leader. Took lead 250 M out. Kept on well but got pipped right on the line. |
3 | 14 | VIKING TOR (CE207) | C Munce | B1 | In touch early. Crowded at 1200 M and dropped back a little whilst proving difficult to settle. Held up twice after straightening. Ran on but only managed 3rd in a tight finish. |
4 | 2 | SANBENITO (CC256) | F Coetzee | CP/TT | At rear. Made up good ground final 250 M to just miss a place. |
5 | 12 | RUM SHOT (CE206) | Y T Cheng | -- | Soon midfield or better but trapped wide and with no cover throughout. Carried wider rounding home turn. Ran on well in straight to feature in a tight finish. |
6 | 8 | FASHION JEWELLERY (CD177) | D Whyte | BO | Soon 3rd. Held up from 400 M to 200 M. Ran on but unable to quicken final 50 M. |
7 | 11 | KING OF FISH (CB105) | C Brown | B | Soon 4th but trapped wide and with no cover throughout. Kept on in straight until finding no extra final 50 M. |
8 | 7 | ENGINEERING WONDER (CB300) | H W Lai | -- | Soon towards rear. Steadied at 1200 M and again at 600 M. Kept on in straight to be nearest at finish after having to shift out for running near 300 M. |
9 | 1 | NOBLE SILENCE (CD238) | K L Chui | TT- | At rear. Steadied at 300 M. Made up a little late ground. |
10 | 3 | BEST LUCK (CC062) | P H Lo | CP/TT | Towards rear. Kept on in straight but had difficulty in obtaining clear running final 200 M. |
11 | 6 | DELIGHTFUL WIN (CC154) | H K Yim | TT | Slowly away. Towards rear. Midfield turning in by saving ground along rail. Kept on to be nearest at finish despite having to steady at 200 M. |
12 | 10 | WINNING POWER (CD147) | A Delpech | B/TT | Midfield or worse. Trapped wide turning in. Kept on one-paced in straight. (Blood - see Racing Incidents.) |
13 | 5 | HONOUR SUPREME (CB393) | E Saint-Martin | P-/V2 | Midfield. Took closer order along rail rounding home bend. Kept on until finding no extra inside 100 M. |
14 | 13 | JOLLY GOOD FORTUNE (CD274) | S Dye | B | Led to 250 M. Headed badly inside 100 M. |
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 |