Race 3 (404)
SILENT WITNESS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | TREASURABLE (CH017) | O Doleuze | B1 | Never worse than midfield. 3 to 4Ls off the pace making the turn and kept gaining ground turning for home. Continued well and was in a 3-way battle for the lead 200 M out. Kept on strongly final stages to draw clear from rivals. |
2 | 3 | CIRCUIT HERO (CG304) | G Mosse | -- | Best out, led briefly early stages but was wide and without cover. 3-wide and kept within 2Ls of the leader making the turn. Locked in a 3-way battle for the lead at 200 M but unable to match winner's stride closing stages. |
3 | 4 | COUNTRY MAGIC (CH069) | B Prebble | TT | Took the lead after 1000 M. Held a narrow advantage into the home straight and was engaged in a 3-way battle for the lead inside 200 M. Unable to find extra to keep pace with top pair final stages. |
4 | 7 | GREAT HERO (CH016) | C K Tong | -- | Kept pace behind leaders early stages. Better than midfield and was 3 to 4Ls behind the pace making the turn. Kept on fairly in the straight and was closest at finish. |
5 | 9 | SWEET BABY (CG294) | D Nikolic | -- | Jumped awkwardly and caused rider to lose his stirrup. Raced 3-wide at midfield. Ran on steadily in the straight. |
6 | 2 | CHATER DE LAGO (CG246) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Raced along the rails in midfield before switching out on straightening. Stayed on at same pace in the early part of the straight before picking up speed final 150 M. |
7 | 11 | ACCELERATOR (CG179) | Y T Cheng | -- | Disputed lead early stages. 2-wide and a length off the leader making the turn. Failed to keep pace in front 300 M out and gradually faded. |
8 | 8 | MAKE A MINT (CH005) | K T Yeung | XB | Botched the start and lost ground. Raced along the rails behind midfield making the turn and was steadied at 600 M. Switched out on straightening and ran on only fairly. |
9 | 12 | CROWNED GEM (CE056) | W M Lai | B/TT | Steadily dropped to a rearward position. Trailed field on straightening and made up ground by running past beaten runners. |
10 | 5 | DAYLIGHT EXPRESS (CH036) | D Whyte | -- | Ridden to go forward. Raced in a prominent spot along the fence behind the leader making home turn. Lacked a response on straightening and gradually dropped out. |
11 | 6 | SIMPLY JOY (CH052) | A Starke | -- | Slowly away and then was checked to the rear. Trailed field until home straight and only ran on same pace. |
12 | 1 | KING CREOLE (CG287) | H W Lai | B | Crowded shortly after start and raced mostly behind midfield. Never quickened when asked turning for home 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 |