Race 4 (251)
MIDLAND - 'THE DEVELOPERS' BEST PARTNER' HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | BLOSSOM DAILY (M174) | C Y Ho | H/P | Fair break, taken back to second last rail, improved wide entering straight, strong run to lead 100m out. |
2 | 2 | SUNSHINE BOY (CJ281) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Fair break, up quickly to lead and cross, headed 300m out, battled on well to regain lead until caught by winner 100m out. |
3 | 13 | NEWSWIRE TOO (CJ040) | M Du Plessis | B | Away well, settled fifth rail, inside bid, kept on well, just failed. |
4 | 10 | EPATANT (CL349) | N Callan | B- | Broke fast, up to join leaders then restrained to fourth two off, mid-track challenge, led narrowly 200m out, headed, no extra. |
5 | 6 | DR UNION (CK105) | M L Yeung | -- | Broke well, third rail, inside bid, no instant kick but kept on steadily late. |
6 | 4 | HERO'S WIN (M170) | M Guyon | B/SR | Moderate start, ridden early then settled mid-rear rail, short of room, kept on along rail but never able to challenge. Blood in trachea. |
7 | 11 | POLYGOLD (CK309) | B Doyle | CP | Taken back to last from wide draw, aimed out for wide bid, ran on quite well but never able to threaten. |
8 | 5 | TELECOM NEW STAR (M084) | B Prebble | XB-/B1 | Fair break, midfield two off, mid track bid, faltered 250m out, no further progress. |
9 | 9 | CONQUEROR (CE270) | T Angland | V | Fair break, ridden early, sixth one off, driven 300m out, kept on one pace. |
10 | 8 | METRO RIDER (CJ264) | Z Purton | H/XB | Fair break, second one off, challenged leader early straight, soon no extra, weakened. |
11 | 3 | TELECOM CHARGER (M187) | M Chadwick | B | Untidy start, bumped, mid rear one off, nowhere to go mid-straight but not much to offer either, kept on one pace. Substantial blood in trachea. |
12 | 7 | GENERAL DANROAD (CL020) | M Barzalona | -- | Moderate break, back to third last rail, pulling slightly, out for mid-track bid but little racing room, kept on one pace. |
13 | 14 | GOOD JOB (CL113) | D Whyte | SR/TT | Fair break, fourth last two off, restrained but over-racing, wide bid, no progress last 300m. |
14 | 12 | SUPER GALILEO (CL061) | J Lloyd | B-/TT- | Fair break, taken back, three wide midfield, improved wide turn, ridden, found nil. |
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 |