Race 5 (655)
SHEK UK SHAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | BELIEVE IN CHANGE (CK170) | M Du Plessis | -- | Raced handily on the rails, travelled nicely throughout, responded well when asked for efforts at the top of home straight, hit front 100 M out, kept on soundly to win. |
2 | 6 | KENOBE (CH222) | D Beadman | XB | Awkwardly started and soon settled 5Ls off the pace on rails, crept closer rounding the bend, kicked final 200 M under maximum pressure, ran on soundly for 2nd. |
3 | 1 | STRAWBERRY (CK182) | K W Leung | SR-/B | Widely drawn, driven to get across in front and led on the rails, left contested from 700 M, quickened well when asked at 300 M, headed at 100 M, kept on for a place. |
4 | 4 | HORACE'S LEGEND (CK181) | Z Purton | B | Niggled along to hold a fence position in the midfield, responded fairly well when asked for efforts at the top of home straight, bit too one-paced, just missed a place. |
5 | 5 | FORTUNE WINNER (CK315) | O Doleuze | -- | Urged along early and soon occupied a one-off spot just behind the speed, swung widest for home, made gradual ground 300 M out, but could not find extra to challenge the principal final 100 M. |
6 | 8 | MR TOPAZ (CL097) | H W Lai | -- | Crowded at start and soon settled behind horses, patiently ridden until turning for home, only made limited progress down centre of the straight. |
7 | 10 | VICTORY MASCOT (CJ243) | B Prebble | B/TT | Missed the start and lost substantial ground, gradually caught up 7Ls off the speed, made gradual progress final 250 M without threatening the principals. |
8 | 3 | TRAVEL GUIDE (CK101) | M L Yeung | B/H | Travelled about 3Ls behind the pace, caught 3-wide with no cover, held ground until outpaced passing the 200 M pole, soon faded. |
9 | 2 | PRIME TARGET (CH242) | C K Tong | -- | Urged along early to hold a one-off spot just behind the mid-division, on heels at 1400 M, only one-paced in the home straight. |
10 | 9 | REWARDING STAR (CG234) | G Cheyne | XB/TT- | Pushed forward to get across from his widest alley and soon sat 2Ls behind the leader, started struggling rounding the home turn, soon weakened and dropped out. |
11 | 7 | BULLISH WIN (CH197) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Raced handy but caught 3-wide early, strode forward at 1200 M, failed to match the strides of leader at home turn, got tired at the top of straight, gave ground. |
12 | 11 | UPSIDE OF ANGER (CH317) | J Lloyd | PC-/B2 | Taken rearward, proved difficult to settle in the early stages, caught wide and travelled ungenerously throughout, failed to finish off the race. |
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 |