Race 7 (378)
KUNG HEI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | MANY GAINS (CJ051) | D Whyte | -- | Began fairly but soon picked up to close-up position. Stalked leader rounding home bend and into straight. Responded well to take charge over 150 M out. Won convincingly. |
2 | 1 | KUNG FU (CE289) | O Doleuze | P/H | Broke well. Soon ridden to lead and crossed to rails coming out of back straight. Went 2Ls clear around home bend and into straight. Tiring when headed over 150 M out but plugged on for 2nd. |
3 | 3 | RICH DRAGON (CG079) | C Soumillon | V | Settled in midfield. Fought on determinedly under pressure to narrowly miss 2nd. |
4 | 5 | TERRIFIC BRETHREN (CH298) | K L Chui | TT | In forward of midfield far side, improving to 3L 3rd coming onto home bend. Similar turning in. Fought on steadily closing stages without threatening. |
5 | 8 | BROTHERS IN ARMS (CJ070) | G Boss | -- | Began fairly, travelling on rails in forward of midfield and somewhat keenly. In 6th position turning for home and continued to produce good impression closing stages. |
6 | 2 | RED RULER (CH198) | D Beadman | CP | Settled at the back and waited with. Commenced move turning in. Made significant progress in straight to be nearest at finish. |
7 | 7 | THE ONLY KID (CH173) | H W Lai | -- | Slightly slow out, travelling in towards rear position. Held up for a run briefly passing 400 M. Ran home one-paced. |
8 | 12 | OPTIC KING (CE139) | K T Yeung | SR/CP | Broke well, settling on rails mainly in 3rd some 3Ls off the speed. In similar position in 4th turning in. Gradually faded under pressure. |
9 | 11 | SUNNY SMILES (CJ073) | S K Sit | -- | Never better than midfield. Kept on well down centre of straight without quickening. |
10 | 10 | ELEPHANT STAR (CH323) | M W Leung | -- | Raced in rear of midfield. Hampered 900 M out. Just worse than mid-division turning in. Ran home one-paced. |
11 | 9 | CHINA LUJIA (CJ088) | B Prebble | XB | Began fairly. Raced wide in midfield. Went off the track passing 500 M. Ran past well-beaten horses inside final 200 M. |
12 | 13 | FASTER FASTER (CG010) | F Coetzee | -- | Raced in last few. Switched out for a run upon straightening but could only run home one-paced. |
13 | 14 | MAINLAND MASTER (CG044) | E Wilson | TT | Broke well from middle draw. Taken back to race 3-wide in midfield. Slightly closer up turning in. Soon weakened. |
14 | 4 | BROWN BEAR (CH125) | Y T Cheng | B- | Sluggish at start. Raced in rear of field. Found nil in 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 |