Race 1 (055)
XIAN HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | AMBITIOUS OWNER (CJ106) | C Y Ho | B/XB/TT | Settled just better than midfield, remained similar into straight, soon came to challenge upon straightening, hit the front 200 M out, held on. |
2 | 13 | GOOD JOB (CL113) | M Chadwick | SR/TT | Began awkwardly from a poor draw losing many lengths, remained in last few, placed awkwardly behind runners rounding home bend, baulked for a run until 200 M out, finished off race well. |
3 | 11 | SUPER PEPPER (CK244) | M L Yeung | B2 | Ridden to the front early, settled just in 2nd outside leader approaching home bend, hit the front again after straightening, but unable to sustain effort inside final 100 M. |
4 | 12 | GLITTERING (CJ343) | Z Purton | -- | Began fairly, gradually improved along rails to take lead approaching home bend, led until narrowly headed over 300 M out, kept on but ran out of a placing late. |
5 | 6 | SAME SAME (CL064) | M Du Plessis | H | Began moderately, never far off on rails, did not find much room early in straight, kept on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 2 | GRANDFIELD (CJ250) | K C Leung | B | Settled towards the rear, gained closer behind midfield when pace slackened around home bend, within 3Ls of speed turning in, baulked for a run 200 M out, finished off race well. |
7 | 14 | FULL HOUSE (CL360) | G Cheyne | CP-/XB1 | Sluggish at start, soon ridden to midfield position along rails, shifted off rails for a run entering straight, produced only moderate progress inside final 200 M. |
8 | 9 | ZEZAO (CK180) | Y T Cheng | CP | Raced keenly in last few, remained towards rear into straight, steadied passing 300 M before obtaining a clear passage, finished off race well. |
9 | 5 | SPARKLING (CK149) | J Lloyd | B- | Settled in midfield, kept on steadily down the centre of the track until hampered late closing stages. |
10 | 3 | PRINCE OF SUNSHINE (M017) | D Whyte | SR | Began from a poor draw, travelled wide without cover in prominent positions, faded out of contention 200 M out. |
11 | 10 | GOOD FORTUNE (CK279) | D Beadman | TT | Began with others, close up early, gradually dropped back to wide in midfield by home bend, kept on under pressure early in straight, beaten when steadied over 100 M out. (Blood in trachea.) |
12 | 8 | SAMMY'S FORTUNE (CH204) | T Clark | B/TT | Soon dropped to well back and never seen with a chance. (Lame next day.) |
13 | 4 | LOTUS LOVE (CL155) | H W Lai | V | Failed to muster early, gradually settled in rear of midfield, shuffled further back around home bend, found nothing in straight. (Blood in trachea.) |
14 | 7 | SPEED RACER (CK207) | C K Tong | CP-/B2 | Began from the widest draw, gradually settled wide without cover in midfield, remained similar around the bend and into straight, dropped out after straightening. |
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 |