Race 3 (675)
HKU MEDICAL ALUMNI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | HINYUEN PALADIN (CL199) | K C Ng | -- | Led on fence to home straight. Responded well to challenge passing 400M and gained the upper hand final 100M. Dominated closing stages. |
2 | 3 | TRUE VALOUR (CL370) | C Y Ho | B | Soon found the fence at midfield after start. Shifted 2-wide and was 4Ls down rounding home turn. Chased hard and made substantial headway in the straight for 2nd but no hope with the winner. |
3 | 2 | HAPPY FOREVER (M034) | M Chadwick | TT | Raced 2-wide at midfield early. Shifted 3-wide and moved one spot closer turning into home. Rallied on to snatch 3rd at post. |
4 | 4 | SHIBALA (CK230) | D Beadman | TT | Sat one-off behind leader. Loomed as a serious threat passing 400M but couldn't sustain effort final furlong. Hung on for 2nd until final stride. |
5 | 6 | DELISH (M051) | D Whyte | TT1 | Travelled 3-wide without cover ahead of midfield early. Reached the back of leaders on straightening. Kept on fairly well to the line. |
6 | 13 | NOTUS (M038) | B Doyle | B | Taken to rear after start. Took inside run making home turn. Came wide and was 8Ls adrift leaving the bend. Covered good ground home straight. |
7 | 14 | AMBITIOUS OWNER (CJ106) | M L Yeung | B/XB/TT | Slow to begin and raced on fence towards rear. Ran on steadily home straight. |
8 | 1 | MY BEST CHOICE (CL403) | K C Leung | H1/TT- | 2-wide behind leaders to home straight. Couldn't turn up a notch when asked. |
9 | 8 | SERENDIPITY (CL394) | Z Purton | H | Away in line but was trapped wide. Taken towards rear to home straight. Made up minor ground late. |
10 | 10 | FASTALOT (CL376) | T Angland | B-/TT | Bumped and became unbalanced after start. Eased to 3-wide towards rear to home straight. No real progress thereafter. |
11 | 9 | BLOSSOM DAILY (M174) | M Du Plessis | TT | Box-seated early. Hung out and dropped to midfield making home turn. Never recovered home straight. |
12 | 11 | A FEW GOOD MEN (M186) | Y T Cheng | -- | Began awkwardly and raced 2-wide towards rear. Bumped to the widest and was last turning in. Beat tired runners home. |
13 | 12 | METREVELLI (M165) | P Strydom | SR-/B1 | Caught 4-wide without cover behind midfield throughout. Beaten well before post. |
14 | 7 | M'S MAGIC (M079) | O Doleuze | B1/TT1 | 3-wide behind midfield and faded soon after straightening. No impression. |
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 |