Race 3 (639)
INDIGENOUS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | HAPPY CHAMPION (N027) | H W Lai | -- | Began and settled positively, 3Ls behind the leader, gradually improved, dashed well in the centre of the track, took control in the final 50M. |
2 | 7 | HOLYANGELHOLY (N274) | W Pike | -- | Midfield, settled 6Ls behind the leader, peeled wide after straightening, sprinted home strongly in the last 250M but couldn't find any extra in the last 100M. |
3 | 3 | NOBODY BUT YOU (M202) | M L Yeung | B | Pushed forward, tracked well box seated, ran on gradually after straightening but never able to match with the first two runners, hung on for third. |
4 | 9 | SPLENDID GUY (N183) | U Rispoli | -- | Eased back, was bumped and became unbalanced in the early stages, settled 6Ls behind the leader along the rail, gradually improved, dashed on well after finding a clear run in the last furlong, just missed third. |
5 | 14 | SHANGHAI PIONEER (CL252) | Y T Cheng | CP | Midfield, was checked in the early stages and dropped to the rear, 7Ls behind the leader, finished off the race well in the centre of the track. |
6 | 2 | TAKE THE RAP (CL369) | W C Marwing | SR/TT | Broke well, settled handy with cover, weakened after straightening. |
7 | 12 | BILLION GAINS (M263) | C K Tong | XB | Taken across from the wide barrier, settled 7Ls behind at the rear, raced 3 wide with cover, swung widest and ran on fairly. |
8 | 5 | DUO GLORY (N154) | D Whyte | TT | Slow to begin, raced greenly and was checked several times in the early stages. Settled 6Ls behind the leader, swung wide, ran on only fairly. |
9 | 11 | MY MEMORY (CK173) | T H So | B | Pushed forward and parked outside the leader, obtained the lead rounding the Home Bend, kept on one pace and faded in the last furlong. |
10 | 10 | TRENDSETTER (N136) | T Clark | SR1 | Settled at the rear, never looked competitive at any stage. |
11 | 13 | BLAZE RAIDER (N091) | M Chadwick | TT | Pushed forward and led the field, dropped 2Ls behind the leader rounding the Home Bend, kept on one pace after straightening and weakened in the last furlong. |
12 | 1 | MERIDIAN TREASURE (N084) | K C Ng | -- | Ridden forward but failed to come across from the outside gate, settled 4 deep in midfield, under pressure rounding the Home Bend and soon weakened. |
13 | 6 | FORTUNE STAR (N073) | Z Purton | B1/TT1 | Eased back and settled 9Ls behind the leader, raced greenly and niggled along rounding the Home Bend, couldn't improve at any stage. |
14 | 8 | SAFARI MAGIC (N166) | W M Lai | XB/CP1/TT | Slow to begin. Clearly last throughout despite ridden along, well beaten. |
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 |