Race 2 (415)
CITIBANK HOME SMART HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | ST DIDAR (CL115) | W C Marwing | B1 | Travelled midfield down the outside rail. Battled gamely over the final stages to post a hard fought win. |
2 | 3 | HO HAPPY (CK286) | J Victoire | -- | Was tightened soon after the start, settling close to midfield, 3 off the outside rail. Forged a passage between runners and hit the front near the 100m, was collared close to home. |
3 | 5 | FISHKING GLORY (CL123) | A Suborics | -- | Recovered after being hampered at the start to settle just behind the speed towards the grandstand side. Maintained a good gallop right to the wire. |
4 | 7 | FRESH AIR (CL206) | Y T Cheng | -- | Settled with the leading division along the grandstand side. Kept up a sound effort to finish in the frame. |
5 | 12 | RUGBY HEAVEN (CL086) | M Chadwick | B- | Parked behind midfield towards the centre of the course. Made a grinding effort to finish not far of the placings. |
6 | 4 | SUPREME TAIJI (CL065) | J Lloyd | -- | Dictated terms in front at an even tempo towards the outside. Came up short when pressured by other runners over the concluding stages. |
7 | 14 | ASALI VICTORY (CJ304) | K W Leung | SR/TT | Camped midfield close to the outside fence. Worked home steadily despite having to be eased to avoid heels near the 100 M. |
8 | 6 | FLASHING GUY (CL158) | C K Tong | -- | Was prominent in the run near the centre of the track. Struck some traffic near the 100m, and was never fully tested thereafter. |
9 | 1 | SHY BALDY (CH168) | D Whyte | TT | Allowed to settle behind the speed, about 4 off the outside fence. failed to quicken at the business end of the race. |
10 | 11 | TOM'S EIGHTH (CL087) | D Beadman | TT1 | Settled towards the rear of the field. Made some steady progress but went to the line one paced. |
11 | 10 | SUPREME YEARS (CL084) | G Mosse | -- | Settled with the backmakers near the middle of the course. Only plodded to the line. |
12 | 13 | BELIEVE IN CHANGE (CK170) | Z Purton | -- | Travelled worse than midfield about 5 off the grandstand side. Failed to show any dash over the final furlong, and gave ground in the run to the line. |
13 | 9 | SOLAR BOY (CL213) | H W Lai | -- | Raced handy to the leaders early, close to the middle of the track, was a spent force by the 200m. |
14 | 8 | LUCKY NISTELROOY (CL118) | G Cheyne | P/H/TT1 | Took up a position towards the rear. Always under pressure and commenced to weaken well before the 300m. |
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 |