Race 3 (574)
PING SHEK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Wet Fast
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | KINGS CROSS (CG124) | G Schofield | -- | Jumped fairly and raced on fence in a prominent position. 3Ls behind the leader at the home turn and improved steadily after straightening. Switched out from behind the leader near 200 M and quickened nicely to clinch the win. |
2 | 2 | UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) | C W Wong | TT | Showed good early speed and took the lead. Held a length's advantage into the home straight and remained in front until being headed by winner near 100 M. Kept on well final strides and held on for 2nd place. |
3 | 8 | OPERA MAGIC (CB404) | C Munce | B | Outpaced early stages and raced at midfield. Switched out to look for a run at 500 M. Improved steadily in the straight and finished well for a minor placing. |
4 | 1 | OKEYDOKEY (CD190) | W C Marwing | B | Pressed on and got into a forward position. 2-wide and stayed within 3Ls of the leader rounding the turn. Ran on steadily in the straight but unable to turn up a notch to contend final stages. |
5 | 6 | CENTURY SUPER STAR (CE070) | D Whyte | V | Checked shortly after start and raced in rear section early. Made up ground along the rails at the turn. Kept on fairly in the straight. |
6 | 5 | DOUCAI (CC255) | O Doleuze | B | Checked to the rear shortly after start. Ridden and advanced to be near midfield. Swung out on straightening, ran on steadily and made up some late ground. |
7 | 9 | SIR OCTAVIUS (CB427) | S K Sit | P | Hard ridden out of the gates to keep up with leader. A length off the pace at the turn but failed to turn up a notch on straightening. Faded inside final 200 M. |
8 | 11 | WONDERFUL BLESSING (CE198) | M W Leung | PC- | Soon at the rear. Trailed field until 600 M and made up some ground along the rails rounding home turn. Ran on only fairly in the straight. |
9 | 7 | JOYFUL YEARS (CG143) | H W Lai | -- | Settled 3-wide at midfield. Unable to keep pace when racing wide at the home turn. Ran on without threatening in the straight. |
10 | 12 | STAR PRODIGY (CD294) | Y T Cheng | P2 | Jumped well and steadily dropped to a rearward position. Remained towards the rear on straightening and lacked a rally when asked in straight. |
11 | 10 | WITHALLMYHEART (CE268) | W M Lai | P/TT | Niggled along to be midfield. Struggled to keep pace at the bend and dropped to rear section on straightening. Didn't show much thereafter. |
12 | 3 | CHAMPION WINNER (CB458) | K T Yeung | -- | Jumped fairly and raced wide and without cover at midfield. Commenced to lose touch entering the turn and was at the rear on straightening. Made no impression thereafter. |
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 |