Race 6 (467)
LUGARD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | VICTORY CODE (CE338) | B Prebble | -- | Midfield early before dropping back towards rear about 5 to 6Ls back from 1100 M. 5-wide turning in. Kept finding final 400 M to take charge 100 M out to win convincingly. |
2 | 2 | SUPER HONEY (CE187) | D Whyte | B1 | 2nd just 1L back. Responded well under pressure 250 M out and took lead at 200 M but got outsprinted by the winner final 100 M. |
3 | 10 | CRUSADER OF GOLD (CE188) | G Mosse | -- | Slowly away but soon recovered to be 2 to 3Ls back from 1200 M. Ran on to grab 3rd in the closing stages. |
4 | 1 | CARE FREE PRINCE (CD333) | F Coetzee | B | Towards rear. At least 8Ls off the pace at 1000 M. Still 6Ls back turning in. Made up good ground final 250 M to just miss a place. |
5 | 3 | DANEMAN HILL (CD374) | K T Yeung | P | Led to 200 M. Swamped for a place when one-paced close home. |
6 | 11 | QUICK NEWS (CB178) | E Saint-Martin | B | Around midfield. 4 to 5Ls back at 1000 M. 3Ls back turning in. Ran on steadily to the nearest at finish without threatening principals. |
7 | 7 | GLOBE RIVER (CD228) | O Doleuze | B | 3rd or 4th about 2Ls off the pace. Box-seated behind the leader turning in. Never found much room in straight and could not be ridden out after steadying inside 100 M. |
8 | 12 | OPERA MAGIC (CB404) | W M Lai | B | Never far off about 2 to 3Ls behind the pace. Kept on in straight until not quickened inside 100 M. |
9 | 13 | RAINBOW EXPRESS (CE144) | S Dye | -- | Towards rear about 6Ls off the lead at 1000 M. Midfield about 3Ls back turning in but got held up until 200 M. Ran out of room again and steadied 100 M out when making some ground. |
10 | 8 | EVEREST (CC196) | D Dunn | -- | Settled in midfield about 4Ls back. 2Ls back turning in but got held up early straight. Ran on a bit before finishing one-paced. |
11 | 5 | LUCKY CORDELIA (CD088) | C K Tong | TT | Midfield and hung in early. Headway out wide from 1000 M to just 1L back in 2nd or 3rd place at 800 M. Kept on in straight until finding no extra 200 M out. |
12 | 14 | AMBITIOUS MARJU (CE160) | M W Leung | -- | At rear. Shifted out abruptly off heels when improving at 800 M. Not a threat in straight. |
13 | 6 | FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) | H W Lai | B | Checked after start. At rear. Never a factor. (See Racing Incidents.) |
14 | 9 | ALIPES (CD169) | Y T Cheng | -- | Bounded in air and lost ground at start. Towards rear. Steadied off heels at 1100 M. Never in the hunt. |
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 |