Race 3 (461)
LOTUS BRIDGE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | OPEN SESAME (CL091) | T H So | TT | Back with last few to home straight. Found clear run outside passing 400M. Dashed strongly inside final furlong to cut down rivals home. |
2 | 4 | HIGH RETURN (CK164) | Y T Cheng | -- | Never far off the pace. Well positioned to strike in the straight. Kept on well and hit front 50M. Just caught by the winner. |
3 | 1 | I SMELL MONEY (M019) | D Whyte | -- | Rolled forward after start. Cut to the fence and led home turn. Held a 1L advantage 400M. Hung on until overhauled by the front pair final 50M. |
4 | 8 | SUPER BOBO (CJ116) | W C Marwing | B/TT | Travelled along the fence at midfield to home turn. Made run inside home straight. Progressed steadily and nearly got 3rd. |
5 | 14 | BEAUTIFUL CHOICE (CH130) | P Strydom | PC/XB | Sat 2-wide ahead of midfield to home straight. Plugged on without seriously challenging the principals. |
6 | 12 | YOUNG HERO (CH071) | M L Yeung | -- | Trapped wide early in a forward spot. Driven from 1300M and parked outside the leader home turn. Ridden inside 300M. Held ground. |
7 | 13 | SPANDAU BALLET (CL345) | C Y Ho | -- | Taken to 2-wide towards rear after start. Shifted 3-wide home turn. 7Ls off into final stretch wide. Covered good ground thereafter. |
8 | 7 | FAIRY'S KISS (CK402) | G Cheyne | B | Behind midfield on fence to home straight. Made up some late ground. |
9 | 6 | ROCKET POWER (CH136) | H W Lai | B/TT | 3-wide behind midfield. Swung wide and was 6Ls down leaving the bend. Ran on early home straight but no extra gear final furlong. |
10 | 9 | MORE LUCKY (CL127) | D Beadman | XB/H | Began well but caught wide. Eased to 2-wide behind midfield from 1300M. Baulked for run top of home straight. Resumed only fairly when clear. |
11 | 5 | AMAZING JOURNEY (CH281) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Towards rear on fence early. Struck heels and blundered near 900M. No impression in the straight. |
12 | 3 | SUPER GENTLEMAN (CK365) | B Prebble | CP/SR2 | Taken to rear after start. Never in the hunt. |
13 | 11 | FIERCE (CK339) | Z Purton | SR-/XB/CP1 | Slightly ahead of midfield early and middle stages. Faded soon after straightening. |
14 | 10 | EASY GOLD (CL431) | K H Yu | H-/B | Hard ridden early to hold the fence in a forward position. Took box-seat middle stages. Weakened badly inside final 350M. |
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 |