Race 8 (282)
HO CHUNG HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | AFFLUENCE OF RAIN (CL363) | N Callan | B/TT | Always close up in 3rd, ideally placed to strike turning in, loomed outside leaders 300M, ran on to hit the lead near 50M, fought hard for victory. |
2 | 4 | PRETTY ONE (CL418) | U Rispoli | CP | Driven forward from wide barrier, crossed to share the lead 2-wide, took narrow lead 200M, unable to hold off winner nearing 50M. |
3 | 9 | TURIN CHAMPION (M060) | W M Lai | XB | Reserved in mid-division, saved ground on the inside, ran on steadily to chase leader, went 3rd near 50M. |
4 | 8 | SMART FORWARD (S158) | D Whyte | -- | Held up 2-wide in midfield about 4Ls off the good pace, stayed on evenly to get within 1 length of the winner, encouraging debut. |
5 | 7 | MASTER SOMMELIER (P253) | W C Marwing | XB/TT | Settled behind midfield 5Ls away from the pace, into clear 400M, stayed on for moderate 5th. |
6 | 2 | GOLD EDITION (N048) | C Y Lui | B | Quickly into stride, shared lead on the fence, driven out 250M, soon headed, kept on same pace to the line. |
7 | 11 | SKY FAR (N408) | M L Yeung | B | Mildly urged after the start, tracked leaders along the fence, had difficulty obtaining clear running early straight but ran on only fairly when given every chance from 200M. |
8 | 14 | SMART PLANET (S046) | C Y Ho | -- | Settled behind midfield, kept on only fairly in straight, never a threat to leaders. |
9 | 13 | KING'S FOLKS (N296) | C K Tong | B | Travelled behind midfield, caught wide first half of the race, stayed on fairly final 400M, never got to leaders. |
10 | 6 | WEALTHY FORTUNE (P324) | B Prebble | -- | Taken back to a rearward spot, well off the pace in middle stages, switched wide 400M, made minor progress. |
11 | 12 | GLAMOROUS RYDER (S007) | K C Leung | -- | Dropped back to last , raced well off the pace, 10Ls off leaders 400M, made limited progress and ran past beaten runners only. |
12 | 5 | BEAUTY JOURNEY (P386) | M Chadwick | TT | Began only fairly, settled near the rear 10Ls off the pace, struggled to pick up when the race got serious, never involved. |
13 | 1 | TOUCH GO (CL254) | H W Lai | -- | In mid-division and no closer than 3-wide throughout, failed to pick up turning in, weakened badly final 150M. |
14 | 10 | SIR JOHN (P344) | K Teetan | -- | Urged forward, 3-wide no cover chasing the pace, outpaced 600M out, no extra mid-straight and dropped away to last. |
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 |