Race 6 (702)
FAMILY SERVICES HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | LIVERBIRD (CE055) | S K Sit | B | Settled 1.5Ls off the leaders along the rail in main bunch, favoured by the slow pace, ran on strongly to the line and won by a narrow margin. |
2 | 3 | BOLD CHAMPION (CG127) | B Prebble | B | Bumped start, eased to sit 5Ls off the leaders in main bunch, 3 to 4 wide, not suited by the slow tempo, dashed well 400 M, led briefly 250 M, just beaten by a narrow margin on the post. |
3 | 5 | SUPER IDEAL (CC223) | K T Yeung | TT | Eased to sit about midfield 2 wide, 4Ls off the leaders in main bunch, pushed back 800 M and lost ground, not suited by the slow pace, closed the race off strongly 250 M to finish 3rd. |
4 | 12 | PURE ALPHA (CH008) | Y T Cheng | -- | Eased at start to cross to the rail behind the field, 6Ls off the leaders along the fence in main bunch, harmed by the slow pace, dashed strongly 400 M and once had threats, however run ended 100 M. (Dropped whip 150 M.) |
5 | 4 | SPEEDING MOLLY (CC227) | C K Tong | SR/TT | Eased to sit worse than midfield, 6Ls off the leaders in main bunch, 3 to 4 wide, not suited by the slow tempo, showed some dash in straight and made considerable ground. |
6 | 6 | BROWN BEAUTY (CC029) | F Coetzee | CP | Pushed early to keep up with the field towards the rear, 8Ls behind the leaders in main bunch, 2 wide, harmed by the slow pace, blocked 4-2, closed the race off nicely when clear. |
7 | 1 | SOUTHERN EMPEROR (CH223) | D Nikolic | BO | Eased back, 6Ls off the leaders in main bunch, trapped 4 to 5 wide throughout and lost too much ground, harmed by the slow pace, lacked turn of foot in final stages but ran on OK to the line despite the negative situations. |
8 | 9 | DECAGONAL (CH244) | G Mosse | B | Showed pace and raced more than 3Ls ahead of the main bunch, led at good pace along the rail, hung on until 250 M, flattened. |
9 | 10 | SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) | W M Lai | -- | Hard ridden to share the lead 2 wide in main bunch, benefitted by the slow pace, ran on well until 200 M when on heels, weakened thereafter. |
10 | 8 | SUPREME DRAGON (CH161) | O Doleuze | -- | Eased to sit about midfield 2 wide, 2.5Ls off the leaders in main bunch, not suited by the slow pace, weakened in straight. |
11 | 11 | KAISER'S PRIZE (CD350) | K S Yu | -- | Pushed early to keep up in midfield, 4.5Ls off the leaders along the fence in main bunch, not suited by the slow tempo, held ground until 200 M, flattened. |
12 | 14 | RIGHT CHOICE (CE102) | M Nunes | B- | Eased to rear and raced along the fence, 8Ls behind leaders in main bunch, harmed by the slow pace, blocked 4-2, no progress when clear. |
13 | 13 | AWESOME DRAGON (CG210) | A Delpech | -- | Settled 1.5Ls off pace in main bunch, 2 wide, helped by the slow early sectionals, but soon weakened 300 M. |
14 | 2 | SUPER SURPRISE (CH210) | D Whyte | B | Slowly away, hard ridden to hold the rail and shared the lead at slow sectionals in main bunch, dropped off quickly 400 M. |
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 |