Race 3 (256)
SAI WAN SHAN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | ALICE TOO (CG309) | D Whyte | B/XB/TT | Ridden to take the early lead. Took a sit behind the pace 1300 M out. Boxed-seated making home turn but was held up for some distance after straightening. Quickened nicely once finding daylight and ran down rival inside final 50 M |
2 | 5 | OLYMPICSHIP (CJ283) | M L Yeung | B | Slow into stride and raced in front of midfield. Made up ground after 1000 M and was racing alongside the leader making home turn. Took the lead inside 300 M but unable to find enough to hold off winner in the final stages. |
3 | 7 | MEGA BULLET (CH192) | M Du Plessis | B | 2-wide and better than midfield. 4-wide and a length off the lead turning for home. Kept on well in the straight for a minor placing. |
4 | 8 | SPEED FIGHTER (CD355) | W C Marwing | B | Jumped well and raced 3-wide among early leaders. 2-wide and raced behind the pace back straight. 3-wide disputing lead turning for home. Kept on fairly but unable to turn up a notch in the straight. |
5 | 2 | FANTASTIC DANCER (CJ001) | J Victoire | PC | Better than midfield. 2-back on the fence turning for home. Ran on same pace in the straight. |
6 | 1 | HONEST TREASURE (CE200) | W M Lai | B/TT | Niggled along early and raced in a forward spot. Took the lead into the back straight. Held a narrow advantage turning for home but was swamped final 200 M. |
7 | 4 | NEEDLES AND THREAD (CJ282) | B Doyle | B | Dropped back from a wide draw and trailed field. Steadily made up ground after 700 M and was within 3Ls of the leader turning for home. Kept on same pace in the straight. |
8 | 9 | CHATER DE LAGO (CG246) | E Saint-Martin | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly and raced towards the rear. Near last on straightening and made up ground over beaten runners. |
8 | 14 | JOYFUL YEARS (CG143) | H W Lai | -- | Off slowly and raced behind midfield. In rear section turning for home stayed on same pace thereafter. |
10 | 3 | LUCKY MONEY STAR (CH273) | K T Yeung | -- | Showed no early speed and raced behind midfield. Made up ground from a wide spot rounding home bend. Unable to sustain after straightening and gradually faded. |
11 | 6 | JOLLY WONGCHOY (CH076) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Jumped only fairly and failed to muster speed to be in front. Travelled 2-wide in midfield. Steadied and lost a bit of ground at 600 M and had trouble keeping pace rounding home turn. Never picked up in the straight. |
12 | 11 | JOY TRUMPS (CD242) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Raced along the fence at midfield. Switched out making home turn but unable to quicken in the straight. Weakened final stages. |
13 | 13 | STORM'S DESTINY (CJ260) | P H Lo | SR | Raced in rear section. Took a wide turn home and showed nothing in the straight. |
14 | 12 | NAMJONG GOODLUCK (CE267) | Z Purton | B | Settled in a rearward spot. Trailed field rounding home turn and 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 |