Race 8 (200)
CHEVALIER ALUMINIUM ENGINEERING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | PALEPALE (M407) | T Clark | H/B1 | Went forward, shared lead 2-wide, accelerated away early straight and kicked clear, in total control 100M out. |
2 | 11 | HANDSOME BATCHELOR (CL076) | G Cheyne | CP/XB | Switched off to last after the start, travelled strongly, into clear 350M, stayed on well, couldn't quite get to the winner but pulled clear of the rest. |
3 | 3 | GREEN ZONE (M302) | O Doleuze | B | Behind midfield early, took closer order making the turn, couldn't match strides with first two final 250M, stayed on for a non-threatening 3rd. |
4 | 2 | HORSE OF FLAME (M177) | Y T Cheng | H1/TT1 | Driven forward to be outside of leading trio, had every chance turning in, not pace of first two, weakened gradually final 150M and lost 3rd close home. |
5 | 9 | SPEECHMAKER (M238) | W M Lai | B1/XB1/TT | Settled in midfield, kept on over final 300M without threatening principals. |
6 | 1 | GOLDEN BAUHINIA (CK123) | C W Wong | -- | Driven along early from wide barrier but unable to reach the lead, had no cover and was pushed very wide making the turn, one paced and no impression on leaders. |
7 | 5 | EVER BEAUTY (CJ161) | C Y Ho | XB/B1 | Always in touch but responded only fairly when being asked inside 400M, never going the pace to challenge. |
8 | 7 | HAWTHORNE (CL136) | J Lloyd | SR-/P2 | Not far off from the pace in early, stages, raced wide when hung out near 700M, shuffled back to near last coming off the bend, ran past beaten runners only. |
9 | 10 | WHAT A HEART (M267) | T H So | B/TT | Blundered at the start and lost ground, rushed along early to make up lost ground, found little turning in, soon out of contention. |
10 | 12 | SHIBALA (CK230) | H W Lai | TT | Average jump only, driven forward along the fence to join leaders before the turn, run ended nearing 200M, weakened rapidly. |
11 | 6 | FAIR NAVIGATOR (CJ254) | M Chadwick | V/TT | Pushed along after the start but failed to muster, ended up near last 4-5Ls off the pace, never got going, eased when no chance final 100M. |
12 | 4 | SHINING TRIUMPH (M215) | M Du Plessis | B/TT | Quickly into stride, raced a shade keen behind leaders making the turn for home, weakened passing 300M, heavily eased. (Lame right hind leg.) |
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 |