Race 3 (069)
LILY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | PACHINKO (CH208) | A Delpech | -- | Off slowly and raced behind midfield. Switched out on straightening and swept past the field for a successful debut. |
2 | 6 | MARIACHI (CH190) | M Nunes | TT1 | Raced wide behind midfield. Hung out and swung wide on straightening. Rallied well and matched strides with eventual winner in the straight. Came up just short in its debut. |
3 | 9 | TERRAFERMA (CG016) | D Beadman | V/XB/TT | Among leaders early stages. 3Ls off the pace at 800 M and steadily crept up 3-wide on turn. Within a length on straightening and ran down early leader near 100 M. Unable to find enough to hold off top pair late. |
4 | 11 | LUCKY DRAGON (CD322) | G Mosse | B/TT | 3-wide at midfield. Kept on fairly in the straight to make the frame. |
5 | 1 | MASCOT FORTUNE (CH221) | Y T Cheng | XB | Kept pace behind the leaders. Got a bad check at 800 M and dropped to midfield. Made a good run in the home straight and got close late despite some traffic problems. |
6 | 8 | RAIN CHECK (CH254) | F Coetzee | B1 | Among early leaders. Settled in a prominent spot behind the pace making home turn. Kept chasing in the straight but just couldn't muster enough to gain any ground. |
7 | 2 | WHISKY POWER (CH291) | M W Leung | -- | Hard pressed from widest draw and took the lead before heading into the turn. Fought hard to keep advantage before fading out of contention final 100 M. |
8 | 13 | BATURO (CH029) | O Doleuze | -- | Led in the early stages. Slipped back to be racing in front of midfield after 1000 M. 2-wide and 2Ls off the lead turning for home. Kept on steadily but ran into trouble 200 M out. Remained same pace thereafter. |
9 | 3 | EXPEDITIOUS (CE136) | K T Yeung | XB-/TT- | Jumped well but lacked speed to keep up with leaders. Raced 2-wide at midfield. Switched out for a run on straightening but only able to keep same pace in the straight. |
10 | 12 | MULTI KING (CH218) | K L Chui | TT | Spent most of the time in rear section. Made up ground by running past beaten runners in the straight. (Bled.) |
11 | 10 | AMAZING CHOISIR (CH189) | G Boss | -- | Taken back to the fence from a wide draw. Made a ground saving trip around the turn. No luck in finding a run in the home straight and was severely checked 200 M. No chance thereafter. |
12 | 14 | SILLY BOY (CC094) | S K Sit | B/TT | Ridden along and was wide among leaders. 2-wide and a length off the pace making the turn. Kept strides before dropping out final 250 M. |
13 | 4 | VITALITY CHAMP (CD301) | H W Lai | B/XB | Raced along the rails at midfield. Steadied whilst making turn at 600 M and slipped further back. Kept on fairly after straightening but found trouble again near 200 M. Ran on but unable to threaten. |
14 | 5 | EXCELLENT PLASTIC (CH263) | W M Lai | TT1 | Checked a few times at the start and was playing catch-up at the turn. Last on straightening and made no impression thereafter. |
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 |