Race 3 (031)
HARBIN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | TOWERING FEELING (CG262) | D Whyte | -- | Better than midfield. Moved to within 2Ls of the leaders turning for home. Quickened nicely and charged to the lead at 200 M to win convincingly. |
2 | 9 | SOHNA (CG183) | G Mosse | -- | Settled on fence behind midfield. Switched out after straightening and closed the race off with a strong rally. |
3 | 13 | JOYFUL WORLD (CC200) | H W Lai | B/TT | Jumped well from a wide draw and took the lead. Held a slight advantage heading into home straight. Headed by winner at 200 M and held on for a minor placing. |
4 | 3 | CARE FREE PRINCE (CD333) | O Doleuze | B | Lost ground after jumping and was hard ridden to be at midfield. Kept along the rails making the turn and continued fairly in the straight to make the frame. |
4 | 14 | WONDERFUL BLESSING (CE198) | M Nunes | CP1/TT | Among leaders early. Eased back to keep within 3Ls of the pace. 3-wide at midfield making home turn. Kept on fairly in the straight. |
6 | 1 | CONQUEROR (CE270) | H K Yim | V | Jumped awkwardly. Settled on fence at midfield. Ridden along to keep pace near 600 M. Remained on same pace before picking up speed over final 250 M. Closest at finish. |
7 | 7 | OPERA MAGIC (CB404) | C W Wong | B | Ridden along to race behind the leader. Moved into a disputed lead making the turn. Unable to turn up a notch after straightening and faded steadily final 250 M. |
8 | 6 | PIONERO (CD402) | C K Tong | B | Jumped well from widest draw and was taken back to a rearward spot. Trailed field into home straight. Switched out after straightening and closed the race off strongly over last 200 M. |
9 | 10 | HAPPY HEROES (CD261) | M W Leung | B | Jumped well but was taken back. Near last to enter home straight and made up some ground. |
10 | 2 | VITAL PATROL (CC335) | N Ryan | -- | Settled in rear section. Switched out to make a run on straightening but ran on without threatening. (Lame morning after.) |
11 | 12 | DASHING FLAIR (CE330) | M Odendaal | B/TT | Never better than midfield. Only stayed on same pace in the straight. |
12 | 8 | WORLD SERIES (CG121) | R Fradd | -- | 3-wide at midfield. Lacked a quickening pace in the straight. |
13 | 4 | NAMJONG SMILE (CG181) | A Delpech | H1 | Behind midfield early stages. Unable to keep pace making the turn and near last on straightening. Only ran past a tired runner. |
14 | 5 | NOBLE RAIDER (CG162) | Y T Cheng | -- | Raced just off the pace until home turn. Lacked a response when asked and weakened in the straight. |
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 |