Race 1 (183)
CHEVALIER AGRICULTURE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | PURE FORCE (M298) | T Angland | B/H | Always well there, held slender advantage on stands rails inside final 400 metres, hung on well under pressure, only caught in the bobbing heads to share the spoils. |
1 | 6 | ARCHIPPUS (P361) | Z Purton | B1 | Midfield early, improved to close-up position over 600 metres out, looked confident through final 200 metres, rallied final stages to salvage a dead-heat. |
3 | 7 | CELESTIAL SMILE (S013) | K C Leung | -- | Never far off, produced good late impression closing stages. |
4 | 9 | HORSE SUPREMO (S055) | K Teetan | -- | Disputed lead, weakened out of contention inside final 250 metres. |
5 | 14 | TEAM WORK (CH276) | T H So | B- | In similar position on stands rails throughout. (See Racing Incidents) |
6 | 1 | GORGEOUS DEBUT (P369) | O Doleuze | -- | Jumped moderately but soon took up running, weakened under pressure out of contention inside final 250 metres. |
7 | 12 | SLEDGE HAMMER (N405) | B Prebble | CP-/B1/TT | Jumped awkwardly bumping others, travelled mainly in midfield down the centre of the track, kept on well in the run home. |
8 | 3 | XI YING MEN (CL352) | D Whyte | B | Jumped fairly from a low draw, settled one back down the centre of the track, faded inside final 250 metres. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
9 | 10 | PLAIN BLUE BANNER (S070) | W C Marwing | TT1 | Never better than midfield, one-paced. |
10 | 8 | GOLD PRECIOUS (P364) | M L Yeung | H1/TT | Bumped at the start, soon dropped to last few, made no impression. |
11 | 13 | EVERYONE'S CHOICE (P208) | H W Lai | -- | Never far off to the 400 metres, weakened under pressure. |
12 | 4 | LUCKY DAN (P275) | C K Tong | -- | Soon dropped to last few. |
13 | 5 | PEARL STAR (P334) | K C Ng | -- | Began very awkwardly losing considerable ground, always struggling at the back. |
14 | 11 | SKY FIRE (P135) | N Callan | -- | Soon dropped to last few after beginning from the one draw, dropped away quickly from halfway out. |
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 |