Race 5 (429)
MACAU-TAIPA BRIDGE HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | DEEP THINKER (N159) | T Angland | -- | Tardy start, raced 1 off near rear, switched out for progress home turn, swept to lead after 300m, stretched clear for emphatic win. |
2 | 2 | LONGWAH SUPREME (M293) | Z Purton | H/TT | Fast start, camped 1 back on rail, switched out & quickened between horses to 2nd 200m, kept on but no match for winner. |
3 | 6 | LORD SINCLAIR (N447) | U Rispoli | H | Taken behind from widest gate, sat rail behind midfield, switched out & driven 400m, closed soundly to grab 3rd last strides. |
4 | 11 | SUPREME FALCON (P224) | W C Marwing | -- | Good start, settled 1 off with cover handy, switched out & driven 400m, even progress to 3rd 150m, edged out of frame last strides. |
5 | 5 | CLASSIC JEWELLERY (M329) | D Whyte | P- | Fair break, raced midfield, off heels 700m & switched 3 wide, bumped & crowded early part of stretch, ran on for late inroads. |
6 | 10 | OPEN SESAME (CL091) | M Chadwick | TT | Awkward & lost ground start, recovered to rail midfield, switched out & flat-footed 400m, stayed on for late gains. |
7 | 9 | SUPER CAGA (CK054) | K C Leung | B | Good start, eased back to midfield 1 off with cover, boxed on one pace in stretch. |
8 | 3 | STRATHTAY (N235) | T Clark | SR | Sharp break, raced 2nd 1 off no cover, all out for brief lead 300m, tapered & swamped. |
9 | 13 | GOLDWEAVER (P072) | H W Lai | B | Bustled at break, sat rail fore of midfield, over-raced 800m, checked badly in run 300m, lost ground, plugged on thereafter. |
10 | 12 | LIBERTY VALANCE (N124) | W M Lai | B | Fast break, snagged back to 3 wide no cover behind midfield, forced 4 wide 800m, driven centre track in stretch, plugged on one pace. |
11 | 14 | ALL ROUND (N222) | C Y Ho | -- | Blundered start, taken behind runners to tail, minor progress wide into stretch, kept on tamely. |
12 | 1 | HEALTH WISE (P219) | K C Ng | -- | Fair start, snagged back to race last pair on rail, last turning in, switched out & found little in run home. |
13 | 7 | CHOICE EXCHEQUER (P088) | Y T Cheng | -- | Smart break, urged to clear lead 1200m, headed 350m & weakened tamely. |
14 | 8 | SPLENDID VICTORY (P034) | R Fourie | -- | Slow start, off heels 1300m, raced 1 off behind midfield, over-raced & switched 3 wide 800m, rolled to 3rd final turn, emptied 300m. |
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 |