Race 2 (194)
CHEVALIER CHINA PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | CASTLE HERO (M257) | D Whyte | H/TT | Travelled nicely in 2nd position near the centre of the course. Hit the front approaching the 300m and drew away for a convincing win. |
2 | 3 | D DAY SUPER (M158) | H W Lai | SR-/CP1/XB1 | Showed good gate speed to take up the lead along the grandstand side. Maintained a good gallop to the line. |
3 | 13 | ISLAND SPRING (CL238) | T Clark | H-/CP1 | Settled midfield about 5 horses from the grandstand side. Finished off soundly. |
4 | 12 | GREY WHIZZ (M070) | G Cheyne | -- | Raced midfield approximately 6 off the outside fence, no cover. Ran on well to finish in the frame. |
5 | 14 | MY MELODY (CJ157) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Parked near the pace about 2 off the stand side. Kept whacking away at the same speed over the latter stages. |
6 | 10 | REGENCY CHAMPION (N078) | G Mosse | TT | Raced closest to the outside fence behind the speed. Didn't find any extra when asked for an effort passing the 400m, maintained an even gallop to the post. |
7 | 7 | GLORY WIN (N051) | N Callan | -- | Settled about 4 horses from the grandstand rail in a prominent position with some cover. Held its ground over the final stages. |
8 | 6 | GENUINE LEADER (N046) | M Chadwick | -- | Sluggish at the break settling about 5 horses off the stand side in a handy position without cover. Kept on one paced in the run to the wire. |
9 | 5 | DARS AUTO (M418) | C W Wong | -- | Slow to begin then tailed the field along the outside rail. Had trouble keeping up midrace. Was put pressure after the 600m and made gradual ground under constant riding. |
10 | 1 | SMART TOUCH (CL402) | Y T Cheng | CP | Camped closer to the far side rail in a midfield position without cover. Battled away over the final stages. |
11 | 2 | COUNTRY CHARM (M252) | T Angland | B1 | Settled midfield along the grandstand side. Ran into traffic problems after the 400m and never got into clear running and wasn't tested thereafter. (see incident report). |
12 | 8 | MASTER RACER (M278) | D Beadman | -- | Missed the start settling back in the field towards the centre of the course. Switched in near the 350m after being held up and finished off one paced. |
13 | 11 | VITAL SMART (M104) | O Doleuze | -- | Travelled midfield nearer the rail side, had cover. Failed to find any extra in the run to the line. |
14 | 9 | NEW ASIA RISING (M416) | M Du Plessis | H1 | Raced towards the centre of the track, midfield no cover. Struggled over the final furlong. |
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 |