Race 10 (573)
TULIP HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | SMILING WATCH (M325) | C Y Ho | B/H | Began well, raced 2 wide in 5th, 4 lengths back, gradually improved 3 wide on turn, finished off strongly in straight and scored by a head. |
2 | 1 | TARZAN I AM (P299) | N Callan | H-/E1/TT | Jumped well from widest draw, sent forward to race prominently in 2nd, travelled well to turn, took the lead after turning in, headed near 200M (rider dropped whip), stayed on well to finish 2nd. |
3 | 5 | BIG FOUR (P102) | D Whyte | H | Began awkwardly, raced 8 lengths back at tail, still well back on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off strongly to be nearest on line, just failed to get 2nd. |
4 | 11 | BESPOKE COLLARS (S144) | O Doleuze | H | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, 5 lengths back, same position to turn, finished off well to make frame. |
5 | 12 | HOLYANGELHOLY (N274) | K Teetan | P | Away with them, positioned 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back, similar position to turn, closed off well to be nearest on line. |
6 | 4 | SUPREME FALCON (P224) | J Moreira | CP/H | Jumped well, raced 3 lengths back on rail in 4th, easy run and saved ground to turn, ridden 300M, lacked an extra gear and just finished off evenly, never a threat to the first few. |
7 | 8 | STAY AHEAD (S163) | Z Purton | H/TT | Began well, raced handy in 3rd, 2 lengths back, similar position to turn, made no progress after straightening, finished off one-pace. |
8 | 6 | BEAUTY JOURNEY (P386) | M Chadwick | CP/TT | Average to begin, positioned on rail behind midfield, saved ground to turn, kept to inside after straightening, made no progress. |
9 | 13 | INTELLECTUAL GLIDE (S124) | K C Leung | B/H | Taken back from a tricky gate, raced 8 lengths back 2 wide at rear, under pressure turning, taken widest in straight and passed some tired runners. |
10 | 9 | GLORY OF LONGWAH (S141) | C K Tong | SR/TT | Slowly away, raced 7 lengths back on rail at rear, well back at turn, showed no turn of foot in straight, only passed a few tired runners. |
11 | 7 | DRAGON FIGHTER (CL260) | H W Lai | TT | Fairly away from a wide draw, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield before turn, 5 lengths back, 4 wide no cover turning, made some progress until 200M, eased thereafter. |
12 | 3 | FUN TAPESTRY (P443) | B Prebble | TT | Jumped well from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead and set an even tempo, headed shortly after turning in and dropped off gradually. (Lame next day) |
13 | 10 | CHEERS JOY (N184) | A Suborics | H/TT | Began fairly, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 6 lengths back, slightly improved on turn, emptied early in straight, never competitive. |
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 |