Race 4 (650)
ORIENTAL EXPRESS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 14 | SHARP HUNTER (P097) | D Whyte | -- | Smart start, caught 3 wide no cover midfield, smooth progress final turn, shaken up to lead 360m, quickened away for easy win. |
2 | 4 | TONYBOY (S101) | B Prebble | TT | Fair break, raced 1 off with cover behind midfield, driven on outer turning in, responded with progress to 2nd 220m, kept on but always held. |
3 | 9 | BULLISH SMART (S221) | J Moreira | TT | Snagged back from wide gate, soon bustled 1 off behind midfield, shifted wide home turn & driven 400m, stayed on well to 3rd close home. |
4 | 3 | METALLIC STAR (N309) | A Suborics | H/TT | Disputed lead at break, settled rail fore of midfield, shifted out on turn, crowded into stretch, shaken up 260m, ran on without threatening. |
5 | 5 | FUN TAPESTRY (P443) | C Y Lui | TT | Prominent at break, settled handy 1 off with cover, overraced 700m, shifted 3 wide to challenge home turn, shaken up 400m, kept on evenly. |
6 | 10 | LET ME DO (S316) | Z Purton | -- | Smart start & bustled to sit 1 off no cover 2nd, driven to lead 375m, immediately headed, boxed on one pace. |
7 | 6 | CANNY FRANCO (P426) | O Doleuze | B | Snagged to rail at tail from widest gate, 8L back & shifted widest into stretch, driven centre track for minor headway. |
8 | 7 | HEAVENISARACEHORSE (P398) | K Teetan | TT | Fast start, settled 1 off with cover midfield, shifted out turning in, driven 320m, one-paced in run home. |
9 | 8 | DOUBLE POINT (S246) | C K Tong | H | Broke OK, niggled rail behind midfield, driven & shifted out entering stretch, plugged on same speed. |
10 | 1 | LITTLE DRAGON (S264) | N Callan | -- | Broke with others, raced rail midfield, driven 400m, shifted out 350m, outpaced in tepid run to wire. |
11 | 11 | CARRY THE DAY (S261) | W M Lai | -- | Broke well, soon rousted & outpaced, raced rail near tail, driven turning in, plugged on but never a factor. |
12 | 13 | COLOURFUL PROFIT (S123) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Broke with others, taken back to 1 off near tail, under pump turning in, struggled in run home. |
13 | 2 | SWIFT SHADOW (S052) | H Bowman | E/TT | Broke well, worked wide to lead 850m, soon to rail, driven 400m, folded & headed 375m, weakened out. |
14 | 12 | LAUGH OUT LOUD (P297) | T Berry | V | Speed to lead, crossed to rail & headed 850m, sat 1 back, found nothing in stretch & faded tamely. |
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 |