Race 4 (351)
NAM KOK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | ACTIVE VALOUR (CG045) | O Doleuze | V | Disputed early lead out 2-wide, settled 1L back in 3rd from 800 M to home turn, picked up well to lead 200 M out, driven out to always just hold the runner-up by about a neck. |
2 | 7 | OPERA MAGIC (CB404) | C W Wong | B | Worse than midfield and ridden along in early stages about 4Ls behind, edged closer on straightening, loomed with a winning chance 150 M out but could not draw level with winner. |
3 | 4 | SUPER BALL (CD064) | F Coetzee | PC | 3-wide no cover disputing the lead at 1000 M, 2-wide and a neck to the good from 800 M to home turn, headed by winner 200 M out, tired late for a well-held 3rd. |
4 | 2 | WIKI WIKI (CD205) | D Whyte | -- | Untidy break, midfield with cover about 4Ls off pace at 800 M, over 2Ls down in 4th entering straight, every chance of at least a place at 200 M but ran out of steam rapidly. |
5 | 8 | PALIO KING (CG073) | G Mosse | TT | Towards rear early 5Ls off pace, hung out on the circle to be 4-wide no cover and widest turning for home 4Ls back in mid-division, briefly held place chances at 200 M but weakened late. |
6 | 12 | SO NICE (CG110) | W M Lai | B | On fence and towards rear early about 5Ls off pace, driven along to get a little closer entering home straight, plugged on at the same pace and never dangerous. |
7 | 9 | MOSHI MOSHI (CG255) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Slowest away, soon 6Ls behind and one from rear and hardly much closer taking final turn, ran on at same pace down the centre of track. |
8 | 3 | NATURAL FATCHOY (CG282) | B Prebble | CP1 | Soon 6Ls last on fence and similarly placed taking final bend, never on terms and could only make minor late ground. |
9 | 6 | SIR OCTAVIUS (CB427) | C K Tong | V-/P2 | Better than midfield on fence between 2Ls and 3Ls from the speed until the final bend, very one-paced from then on. |
10 | 11 | SILLY BOY (CC094) | K T Yeung | B/TT | Disputed early pace on fence, tended to over-race in front and a neck down in 2nd at top of home straight, fading 200 M out and lost further ground. |
11 | 1 | HONG KONG LAD (CG221) | S Dye | B1/TT | Slowly away, caught 3-wide no cover while better than midfield over 2Ls off pace down the back, tended to hang out on the circle, faded from top of homestretch. (Bled.) |
12 | 5 | BUDDIES SPIRIT (CD042) | D Nikolic | -- | Caught 4-wide no cover throughout, 5Ls off pace near rear early on, slipped back to last at the home turn, soon well beaten. |
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 |