Race 1 (633)
TOP GAIN HANDICAP Rating:40-15 2000m Sha Tin Yielding To Soft
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | POSA (CE337) | C Munce | SR/H1 | At rear. About 4Ls back and 4-wide turning in. Ran on stoutly final 300 M to win going away after taking control 200 M out. |
2 | 11 | NEW TAMAR (CE156) | Y T Cheng | B | Towards rear. About 4Ls down turning in. Steadied and shifted out for running 300 M out. Made up some ground final 200 M to secure a distant 2nd. |
3 | 3 | HIGH PRICE (CD206) | D Whyte | H | In touch about 2Ls off the lead. No chance with winner 200 M out and lost 2nd when just plugging on final 100 M. |
4 | 8 | CHEERFUL HAPPINESS (CE220) | O Doleuze | -- | Soon 1 out 1 back off the leader. Took lead upon straightening and kept on until effort not sustained inside 200 M. |
5 | 2 | FLYING PROFILE (CD168) | C K Tong | TT | Very slowly away. At rear. Checked at 800 M. Widest turning in. Made up steady ground without threatening principals in straight. |
6 | 9 | WE'RE BUDDIES (CC142) | C W Wong | B-/SR | Ridden forward but trapped wide rounding the first bend and settled 2 to 3Ls off the lead. Steadied at 300 M and remained one-paced thereafter. |
7 | 1 | MADE IN HONGKONG (CD139) | B Prebble | B | Towards rear after being trapped wide the first turn. Improved along back straight to be 3Ls down at 1000 M. Found nothing in straight. |
8 | 7 | SHOW BRAVELY (CB388) | A Delpech | V-/B2 | Midfield or worse. Never a threat in straight and hung in over the closing stages. |
9 | 14 | DASH FOR VICTORIES (CB389) | W M Lai | V | 5th or 6th from the first turn but trapped wide. About 3Ls down in 4th from 1200 M. Found nothing in straight and very weak final 200 M. |
10 | 5 | DEFLECT (CD094) | D Dunn | TT | Around midfield. Steadied at 600 M and 300 M. Made no impression when in the clear. |
11 | 6 | MONZA KING (BV280) | H W Lai | B | At back. Ran past well beaten horses final 200 M. |
12 | 12 | TO SIR WITH LOVE (CE054) | K L Chui | V/SR1 | Led to 400 M. Weakened badly final 300 M. (Lame next day.) |
13 | 10 | SEVEN STARS (CE295) | S Dye | -- | Midfield or worse. Ridden along back straight to maintain position. Dropped to the rear rounding home bend and faded away upon straightening. |
14 | 13 | HENNESSY DAYS (CD304) | H K Yim | CP | Soon 2 to 3Ls off the pace. Hung out and unbalanced throughout. Hard ridden to hold position in midfield rounding the turn. Soon eased down upon straightening. (Distressed.) |
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 |