Race 10 (191)
CHEVALIER ALUMINIUM ENGINEERING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | HE CAN TANGO (CG288) | O Doleuze | B1 | Got head up on jumping and soon towards rear 7Ls away on rails, not asked in mid-section, well back but travelling on bend, closed steadily along rails in straight before obtaining gap at 200 M, quickly accelerated to score nicely. |
2 | 9 | FLYING TAMARI (CG151) | G Mosse | -- | Well enough to begin, camped behind speed 4Ls back on rails, not asked in mid-section, angled 2 wide on bend, into clear at 400 M, steadily closed down centre of track but found winner too good. |
3 | 7 | CALCANDO (CE232) | F Coetzee | TT | Began with line, allowed to stride forward to take up prominent position, raced first outside leader 2Ls away, at leader's girth on bend and challenged strongly turning in, kicked hard and lead until overhauled at 100 M. |
4 | 1 | POCKET MONEY (CE253) | D Whyte | B | Jumped with rest, drifted back to settle just off midfield, raced 2 wide 6Ls away in mid-section, came 3 wide on bend, gave a start on turning in but stuck on gamely down middle of track to make frame. |
5 | 11 | LE ROSSIGNOL (CG196) | R Fradd | CP | Fast into stride, pressed on from wide alley, used plenty to find top end, kept rolling 1L clear on bend, challenged on turning in, kept giving in straight and there until 100 M but couldn't sustain effort late. |
6 | 12 | PICTURE PERFECT (CD297) | A Delpech | -- | Broke in line, allowed to slot in behind pace, raced 2 wide 3Ls back in 1 out 1 back position, enjoyed nice trail throughout, came 3 wide turning in, threatened to 200 M but run ended and kept on same pace to line. |
7 | 5 | GRAND CRU (CG265) | B Prebble | B | Even break, drifted back from awkward alley, forced to race 3 wide without cover 7Ls away in rear section, always well back to turn, angled 4 wide and made run down centre steadily closing to be nearest on line. |
8 | 4 | ROMANTIC WINNER (CE112) | K T Yeung | -- | Average to begin, lacked early speed and settled worse than midfield, raced 2 wide 8Ls off pace, not asked in middle stages, back in traffic turning in, only really got going late and made up plenty of ground last 200 M. |
9 | 6 | OCEAN TRANQUIL (CE155) | D Nikolic | B | Standard to leave gates, didn't display early speed took up position in midfield on rails 6Ls away, had quiet trip to turn, came 2 wide between horses at 400 M, amongst horses throughout straight but never really went up a gear. |
10 | 3 | TOWN OF DRAGON (CH060) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Improved break, allowed to stride forward to hold leaders back early, 3Ls back on fence thereafter, travelled strongly on turn, angled out but run never really presented and only into clear when race was over. |
11 | 13 | EVERGREEN (CE106) | C W Wong | TT | Even jump, allowed to relax in midfield, raced 2 wide 5Ls from frontrunners, not asked in mid-section, came 4 wide on bend, lacked a finishing sprint in straight and simply plugged away to line. |
12 | 8 | TERRAFERMA (CG016) | H W Lai | B-/TT | First to hit ground, showed natural speed to cross to rail, took trail when challenged and raced behind leader from midpoint, on bridle to turn, angled into clear running but couldn't make impression and battled last 200 M. |
13 | 2 | HOLIGAN (CH003) | M Nunes | B1 | Lost ground when bumped shortly after start, raced at tail thereafter 9Ls back on rails, had easy time in mid-section, saved ground on bend and kept to rails in straight, did best work late before steadied near line. Fair debut. |
14 | 14 | SPOKESMAN (CD099) | K L Chui | -- | Average jump, restrained towards rear from wide gate, raced 9Ls away at back of pack, came 3 wide on circle, had job to do on turning in, made plenty of ground from impossible spot to be nearest on line. |
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 |