Race 9 (248)
KAU SAI CHAU HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | GREAT SKY (N426) | R Fourie | -- | No early speed and dropped to last but wide. Still last 400m before swooping around field inside runner up. Given reminders 50m to just win. |
2 | 1 | RUMBA KING (M172) | W C Marwing | -- | Taken back after start and dropped to second last entering final turn. Swung wide into straight and ran home strongly to just miss. |
3 | 10 | O'HALO (N066) | T H So | P | Ridden forward from wide draw and raced mostly without cover. Closed in around turn, took lead 200m but unable hold off first two. |
4 | 4 | OPEN SESAME (CL091) | G Mosse | TT | No early speed and kept wide behind wall of horses to and around the turn. Did not get clear run until 250m, doing best work at finish. |
5 | 11 | SUNSHINE KID (M080) | Y T Cheng | PC/TT | Hard ridden from the start to dispute early lead before getting ahead 800m. Tried to kick clear 400m but collared 200m and weakened. |
6 | 6 | MR LUCK (N373) | K C Leung | H1 | Taken back from wide draw to rail and made up lost ground. Shaken up 400m and closed in gradually before breaking leg just before line. |
7 | 12 | PERFECT MOMENT (N168) | C W Wong | -- | Ridden up from outside drew and held three-wide but with cover. Still in contention 300m before weakening. |
8 | 5 | MR GINGER (N307) | Z Purton | B/TT | Was fired up soon after start and eased to find cover before turn. Hard ridden 400m but limited response and plodded to line. |
9 | 7 | CULTURAL CITY (N263) | N Callan | PC | Fractious in starting gates and lost ground start. Got head on side around turn and under whip from 500m but did not respond. |
10 | 9 | LOADS OF JOY (CL088) | C K Tong | TT | Hard ridden from inside draw to dispute early lead before slipping back to 2nd at 800m. Started to weaken entering straight. |
11 | 3 | PALEPALE (M407) | T Clark | B/TT1 | Bumped start but recovered and quickly made up ground to be 4th at turn. Faded from 300m. Run unacceptable. Blood in trachea. |
12 | 2 | PSYCHOLOGIST (N390) | U Rispoli | -- | Bumped start but raced in pack until straight when unbalanced and faded. Run unacceptable. |
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 |