Race 3 (701)
GOOD TENSION HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | SWIFT GERMANIA (CE150) | R Fradd | CP1/TT | Moved into the lead after 1100 M. Took a length's advantage into the straight and stayed on well over the concluding stages to hold off rivals. |
2 | 1 | THUNDER DANCING (CG250) | D Whyte | TT | Settled prominently behind the pace. Kept on well over the final stages but unable to gain ground on eventual winner. |
3 | 4 | GRAND CRU (CG265) | Y T Cheng | B1 | Settled towards the rear. Saved ground along the rails making home turn. Picked up nicely after 300 M and stormed home for a minor placing. |
4 | 3 | KING ENCOSTA (CG247) | F Coetzee | TT | Contended for the early lead before settling 2-wide behind the leader. Kept on fairly but unable to turn up a notch in the straight. |
5 | 6 | NICE KING (CG147) | D Dunn | -- | Kept along the rails in midfield. Made up a bit of late ground over the final 200 M. |
6 | 9 | FLYING TAMARI (CG151) | B Prebble | SR- | Raced 3-wide in midfield. Ran on fairly in the straight. |
7 | 7 | SUPER MUSIC (CG248) | E Saint-Martin | B1 | In front briefly at the start. Steadied at 1100 M and settled in front of midfield. 2-wide and kept within 4Ls of the pace making home turn. Ran on only fairly in the straight. |
8 | 10 | NEW MILESTONE (CC351) | C Munce | B | Behind leaders early. Steadied at 1100 M and then settled on fence in midfield until straightening. Failed to quicken thereafter. |
9 | 13 | ONE STEP AHEAD (BT033) | H K Yim | B | Raced wide in midfield. 3-wide turning for home. Stayed on same pace in the straight. |
10 | 2 | HARMONY (CE277) | W C Marwing | TT | Dropped back from widest draw and raced in a rearward spot until home straight. Remained on same pace thereafter. (Blood in trachea.) |
11 | 14 | SUNNY RIVIERA (CC240) | M W Leung | TT | Slowly away and trailed field until home straight. Only ran past beaten runners. |
12 | 12 | SPACE SHUTTLE (CE321) | C W Wong | -- | Jumped fairly and steadily dropped behind midfield. In rear section on straightening. Steadied to avoid traffic at 300 M and only ran past tired runners. |
13 | 5 | GRAND FIGHTER (CA225) | H W Lai | B | Best out but outpaced by frontrunners. Crowded and shuffled back to midfield after 1100 M. Never quickened and made no impression in the straight. |
14 | 8 | HAPI HAPI (CD224) | K L Chui | SR1/TT | Hard ridden and raced 3-wide in a forward position. Kept within a length of the leader making home turn but weakened badly in the straight. (Irregular heartbeat.) |
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 |