Race 7 (283)
ROBIN'S NEST HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | WHY NOT (N053) | Z Purton | TT | Crowded start and dropped behind midfield, taken 4-wide 700m, covered extra ground turn but ran on strongly to win close home. |
2 | 5 | GLACIER BLUE (P062) | O Doleuze | SR | Snagged back after start and raced between horses to turn, raced close to heels 500m, swung out 400m and ran on strongly. |
3 | 8 | KEEP-A-PIN (N283) | D Whyte | P1 | Jumped well but kept three-wide back stretch and turn. Shaken up 500m, took lead 300m but unable hold off first two. |
4 | 10 | THANKSGIVING (M350) | N Callan | B | Taken back from wide draw but made up ground before turn. Swung wide into straight and doing best work at the finish. |
5 | 11 | AMBASSADORSHIP (N217) | W C Marwing | H-/B1 | Taken forward but raced keenly on hind quarters of leader. Joint-leader 400m and kept on steadily before turning one-paced. |
6 | 3 | SAMMY'S FALCON (CK383) | T Angland | B-/P1/TT | Taken back soon after start and was last into the turn. Taken very wide entering straight but only one-paced final 400m. |
7 | 2 | COLUMBUS LINE (N264) | A Suborics | P1 | Ridden up from inside draw before being restrained to sit 3-back the fence 800m. Improved turn but no run 400m-200m. One-paced. |
8 | 6 | ROCKET PROUD (CL392) | T Clark | B/TT | Ridden up from wide draw and caught three wide. Covered extra ground turn, 3rd into straight before running out of gas. |
9 | 9 | ALL LUCKY (P010) | M Chadwick | B/TT | No early speed and raced between horses to 800m. Lost position around turn, turning one-paced final 400m. |
10 | 4 | TARREGA (M322) | T H So | -- | Jumped best and led for a few strides before settling 3rd along rail behind leader. Was still there turning for home before tiring final 300m. |
11 | 14 | CHARMGOLD (CK002) | H W Lai | B | Jumped OK and held spot 3-back and 1-off to the turn. Temporarily held up early in straight but found little when clear. |
12 | 13 | CLASSIC FIGURE (CL279) | M L Yeung | H/P/TT | Began awkwardly but held rail inside eventual runner-up. Taken out turning for home but found little under pressure. |
13 | 12 | SPECTACULAR AWARD (CK364) | K C Ng | B | Beaten for early speed but held on to rail position to turn when raced in restricted space and lost position. One-paced in straight. |
14 | 1 | ALWAYS WELL (M112) | C Y Ho | -- | Hard ridden from wide draw to take lead and cross to rail before turn. Joint leader into straight before tiring. |
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 |