Race 11 (575)
DEVON LOCH HANDICAP Rating:105-80 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | LAMBRO (CH083) | Z Purton | B/TT | Broke well from a wide draw, soon taken back to midfield for cover though still 3-wide, responded well inside final 250 M to just get up on line. |
2 | 13 | BLUE SKY (CJ289) | M Du Plessis | PC/H | Began with others, travelled keenly amongst leaders far side, settled in 2L 3rd around home bend, fought on steadily to hit front narrowly passing 200 M, just pipped at post. (Tactic questioned.) |
3 | 10 | LU YUE (CH278) | C W Wong | B/H | Attempted to make all, narrowly headed under pressure inside 200 M, fought on under pressure to be just denied in a 3-way photo-finish. |
4 | 3 | FLEET COMMAND (CK077) | D Whyte | -- | Soon taken back to rear from a poor draw, raced wide throughout far side and around the bend, slightly inconvenienced 300 M out, ran on well down centre of track to be closest at finish. |
5 | 5 | IRISH JIG (CJ125) | D Beadman | TT | Settled in midfield on rails, saved ground turning for home, obtained a clear passage to challenge over 300 M out, held good chance throughout closing stages only to be swamped late. |
6 | 4 | GEM OF CHIU TON (CJ188) | O Doleuze | B1 | Began awkwardly losing ground, travelled towards the rear, did not find much room throughout home straight, not fully tested. |
7 | 7 | INTERCHINA STAR (CJ226) | M Chadwick | TT | Settled in a prominent spot on rails in 3rd or 4th within 2.5Ls of pace, similar into straight, just kept on steadily without quickening. |
8 | 12 | CLASSA (CK267) | H W Lai | -- | Raced wide just worse than midfield, held up for a run early in straight, improving under pressure when tightened again late near finish thus not ridden out fully. |
9 | 1 | NEVER LOOK BACK (CJ043) | K C Leung | -- | Settled well behind, remained same into straight, finished off race well down centre of track, never nearer. |
10 | 14 | CLEMENT ELITE (CH004) | T H So | XB | Travelled in midfield, kept on early in straight until finding no extra inside final 200 M. |
11 | 6 | PRIME CHAMPION (CK128) | B Prebble | -- | Raced prominently and without cover far side, trailed the leader around the bend, gradually weakened after straightening, eased inside final 200 M. (Questioned for poor performance.) |
12 | 9 | WEI HAI INVINCIBLE (CH258) | J Winks | CP/TT | Began from the widest draw, raced wide without cover in midfield throughout far side and around the bend, soon dropped out after straightening. |
13 | 11 | PLASTIC POLYMER (CH034) | P H Lo | -- | Always struggling at the back. |
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 |