Race 3 (441)
KOWLOON TONG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | SINGING DINERS (CH063) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Settled at midfield. Waited before being pressured 300 M out. Made a strong closing run and nailed rival at the line. |
2 | 9 | STEP TO WIN (CG167) | S Dye | B/TT | Among leaders early. Eased back to be racing in front of midfield. Kept within 4Ls of the leader making home turn. Quickened 300 M out and opened up a clear advantage 200 M. Stayed on well but was caught on the line. |
3 | 11 | FORTUNE WHEEL (CH018) | Y T Cheng | TT1 | Settled in a prominent spot behind the leader. Kept on fairly after straightening. Unable to match pace with top pair and finished with a distant 3rd. |
4 | 13 | SWEET BABY (CG294) | D Whyte | -- | Settled 3-wide behind midfield. Ran on steadily in the straight to make the frame. |
5 | 14 | ZERO GRAVITY (CH037) | H K Yim | TT | Hard ridden to take the lead. Disputed lead making the home turn and remained in front before fading final 250 M. |
6 | 2 | MACAROON (CG238) | K L Chui | -- | Dropped back from a wide draw. Trailed field turning for home and made up late ground in the straight. |
7 | 12 | CRUSH ON YOU (CH065) | B Prebble | -- | Jumped well but gradually slipped back to be racing behind midfield. Ran on only fairly in the straight. |
8 | 10 | CASH MONEY (CH030) | M W Leung | -- | Outpaced and raced towards the rear. Kept on fairly along the rails and made up ground in the straight. |
9 | 6 | PERFECT TREASURE (CH091) | H W Lai | -- | Showed good early speed. Took a sit behind the leaders in a 2-wide position near 800 M. Unable to turn up a notch after straightening and faded final 200 M. |
10 | 7 | PRIDEOFTHEORIENT (CH171) | D Nikolic | -- | Off slowly. Settled on fence at midfield. Responded well when asked on straightening before running into heavy traffic over the final 200 M. |
11 | 1 | FORTE (CB351) | F Coetzee | -- | Jumped only fairly and was pushed along to be racing outside the leader. Disputed lead making home turn and remained in front until weakening final 200 M. |
12 | 5 | NAMJONG SKY (CH129) | A Delpech | -- | Settled in rear section. Ran on without quickening in the home straight. |
13 | 8 | GOLDEN WIN (CE062) | O Doleuze | CP-/B1 | Lost ground on jumping and raced in a rearward position. Never picked up in the straight. |
14 | 4 | VIVA FIGHTER (CG307) | C K Tong | B | Stumbled out of the gates and was ridden along. Travelled wide and without cover at midfield. Hung out badly making the turn and rider's saddle shifted. Found nothing 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 |