Race 5 (161)
INDIGENOUS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | MATSUKAZE (CK150) | H W Lai | TT1 | Away well; crossed from wide gate but keen early; tracked leader down the back straight; challenged off home turn; led 200m out; kept giving. |
2 | 1 | HIGH INTELLIGENT (CD317) | G Cheyne | B/TT | 1L back in 3rd at the 1000m; led soon after straightening but headed 200m out; kept on well but couldn't match winner. |
3 | 11 | NICE KING (CG147) | D Whyte | B | Slowest out; one from rear about 7Ls back initially; still well adrift off last bend; stayed on well late to nick 3rd on the line. |
4 | 6 | CONQUEROR (CE270) | S K Sit | V | Better than midfield within 3Ls of the speed through to the last turn; no real threat to quinella pair but still only narrowly missed a place. |
5 | 5 | REDOUTE STAR (CK245) | M Chadwick | B1/TT | Lacking in early pace again and soon 10Ls last; a long way back off last bend; best work late down the centre; never nearer; may want further. |
6 | 10 | HO WONGCHOY (CK275) | W Pike | B | Midfield 4Ls off pace at the 1000m and much the same but wide off last bend; one-paced; never nearer. |
7 | 9 | ENCOSTA DON (CH305) | B Prebble | CP | 3-back the rails 5Ls off the speed at 1000m; a little closer turning in; had his opportunity; one-paced. |
8 | 3 | PRECISION MAGIC (CJ262) | G Mosse | -- | Eased back to a worse than midfield position; 5Ls back and under pressure at the 600m; never troubled the principals. |
9 | 2 | WIN A DOZEN (CH262) | K W Leung | V-/TT | Led at the 1000m; shared the lead on the inner from 800m to last turn; soon headed and one-paced to wrap up. |
10 | 13 | GREAT UNITY (CJ209) | M W Leung | CP1 | Always just behind midfield; some 5Ls back before last bend; never properly competitive. |
11 | 12 | TOUCH LUCKY (CH193) | Y T Cheng | B/XB/TT | Trapped 4 and 5-wide no cover down back straight; strode forward to dispute speed at halfway; petered out in the straight after the tough trip. (Tactic questioned.) |
12 | 4 | ROYAL WARRIOR (CK317) | K C Leung | B1 | One from rear and 8Ls off pace at the 1000m; struggling 600m out; beaten shortly after straightening. |
13 | 7 | THINK BIG (CK295) | C W Wong | TT | Caught wide but mostly with cover in midfield until halfway; soon under strong pressure and beaten before the last bend. |
14 | 14 | FLYING SPRINTER (CD021) | W M Lai | B/SR | Always rearward; struggling at halfway at least 7Ls from the lead; soon beaten and eased down late on. |
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 |