Race 4 (040)
TAI WO HAU HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | MATSUKAZE (CK150) | C K Tong | B- | Best away and made all, about half a length clear until final turn, kicked 2Ls clear at the 200 M, always in command. |
2 | 3 | MASTER TOWER (CK012) | T H So | -- | Good early pace to race 2nd initially before box-seating 2Ls back in 3rd from 900 M to last turn, gave vain chase to the winner, comfortably held 2nd. |
3 | 12 | CHEERFUL HAPPINESS (CE220) | M W Leung | B | More prominent than usual in the one-out-one-back spot through first half, one-paced in the straight but did enough to place. |
4 | 13 | MULTI-WIN SPIRIT (CG137) | B Prebble | XB/TT | Pressed forward, half a length back in 2nd out 2-wide at 900 M and still close-up off last bend, one-paced to wrap-up and missed a place. (Tactic questioned.) |
5 | 10 | FASTER FASTER (CG010) | W C Marwing | CP | Worse than midfield 4Ls or 5Ls from the pace through to last turn, ran on fairly through spent rivals in the straight to get 5th. |
6 | 7 | LUCKY DRAGON (CD322) | M L Yeung | TT | 3-wide no cover for much of the race, 5Ls back in midfield and wide at halfway, remained in a similar position. |
7 | 6 | BAYVIEW GREYSLEW (CJ194) | Z Purton | TT | 3-wide but with cover towards rear some 5Ls or 6Ls off the speed before last corner, never likely to threaten principals. |
8 | 5 | WINNING STRATEGY (CJ353) | S K Sit | B1 | 2-wide about 4Ls off speed in midfield down back straight and same turning for home, weakened steadily. |
9 | 8 | MONTY (CH164) | K C Leung | -- | One from rear at least 7Ls from the speed before last turn, remained a similar margin from the lead despite running on past beaten rivals in the straight. |
10 | 14 | KING OF TURF (CJ102) | W M Lai | B-/H-/TT- | Always worse than midfield at least 6Ls from the speed, never likely to get seriously involved. |
11 | 11 | WINNING AHEAD (CJ018) | J Lloyd | TT | 3-wide but with cover in last about 8Ls behind leader and winner, never had much hope given slow tempo. (Tactic questioned.) |
12 | 4 | MY SMARTIE (CJ139) | O Doleuze | -- | Crowded at start, 4-back the rails at halfway 5Ls off speed, much the same turning for home, yielded ground in the straight. |
13 | 1 | KING POWER (CJ334) | Y T Cheng | TT | 3-back the rails about 4Ls from the speed until last turn, found nothing off the bridle, poor effort. |
14 | 9 | ODE TO JOY (CJ298) | J Winks | B-/V1 | Crowded at the start, a little worse than midfield about 5Ls off pace from lead before final turn, offered nothing under pressure. |
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 |