Race 1 (487)
WANG TAU HOM HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | BEST NOODLE (CJ278) | G Mosse | TT | Began well, ridden but soon dropped to midfield, swung wide into straight, finished off race strongly down centre of the track to grab victory inside final 100 M. |
2 | 4 | STORM'S DESTINY (CJ260) | C Y Ho | B | Settled just worse than midfield, soon came to challenge after straightening down the centre of the track, fought on doggedly to snatch 2nd late. |
3 | 5 | FANTASTISCH (CK017) | B Prebble | XB/TT | Always thereabouts in 4th just over 2Ls off the speed, switched out for a run making home turn, fought on steadily but unable to match pace of winner, just caught for 2nd final stride. |
4 | 10 | BINGO KEY (CK190) | Y T Cheng | -- | Settled in midfield, checked and lost some ground coming out of back straight, saved ground turning for home, improving well from forward of midfield when forced to steady over 100 M out, fought on to the line. |
5 | 7 | ICE FIRE (CJ272) | Z Purton | SR/XB/H | Began with others, settled towards the rear, commenced run after straightening, forced to switch out for a run 300 M out, ran on to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 9 | THAT'S IT (CE223) | B Doyle | SR-/CP1 | Broke well, tracked leaders on rails, soon came to challenge upon straightening, held some chance early in straight but unable to sustain effort inside final 200 M. |
7 | 11 | LIGHTNING MOUNT (CH082) | O Doleuze | B-/PC2 | Soon driven to a close up position chasing leader far side, came under pressure to hold place rounding home bend, ran home one-paced. |
8 | 14 | DESCARTES (CK293) | M L Yeung | B | Quickly ridden to lead and attempted to make all, died on its run 200 M out. |
9 | 3 | LUCKY ARMY (CL230) | W M Lai | H/TT | Settled just better than midfield, saved ground on rails turning in, kept on same pace until finding no extra inside final 200 M. |
10 | 12 | WESTERN STAR (CK299) | C K Tong | -- | Began with others from a wide gate, raced wide around first bend settling just better than midfield in 5th or 6th about 4Ls off the speed, remained similar until turning in, gave ground gradually. |
11 | 6 | ALICE TOO (CG309) | H W Lai | B/XB/TT | Soon taken back to last few from the widest barrier, saved ground on rails turning for home, ran home one-paced. |
12 | 8 | PINOT NOIR (CL147) | T H So | B/H | Never a factor. |
13 | 2 | GOLD JOINT (CK394) | G Cheyne | V/TT | Slightly slow out, quickly recovered to midfield, raced wide without much cover far side and lost position rounding home bend, never recovered. (Lame next day.) |
14 | 13 | SPEEDY TYCOON (CK107) | C W Wong | B/H | Soon dropped to tail-end, detached from halfway out. (Blood in trachea.) |
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 |