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Race 9 (692)

VACHERON CONSTANTIN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 LUGER (P255) D Whyte TT Jumped OK, restrained, settling 3-wide at rear with cover. Switched out nearing 500m, taken to centre track and finished strongly under hands and heels riding for easy win.
2 5 MARVEL TRIBE (S142) Z Purton -- Broke well, raced up front before being eased back to sit between horses 3L from leader. Steadied approaching 1000m, switched out 300m and finished off nicely.
3 11 SNITZEL KID (CL379) W M Lai B Ridden along outside early leader before taking over and crossing to rail 900m. Kicked clear around turn, caught 200m out, kept on steadily.
4 12 BEAUTY JOURNEY (P386) K C Ng CP/TT Began well and raced with early leaders before easing one-back, one-off. Raced tight passing 500m, kept on gamely in straight.
5 10 FIVE UP HIGH (S276) K Teetan XB1 Out quickly, led initially before being crossed and taking sit on leader. Edged closer turning for home, looked chance 400m before running on empty from 200m.
6 7 REAL SUPREME (CL247) A Suborics B/TT Aggressively ridden early to maintain forward position, settling 4L from leader in 3-wide position and left without cover from 1000m. One-paced final 400m.
7 6 KING OF REASON (M154) C Y Lui P- Pressed forward from inside draw to hold rail behind leader. Checked and unbalanced 700m, picked up again turning for home, but one-paced final 200m.
8 1 PERFECT CHEERS (M341) C Y Ho B/TT Began OK, shifted in behind horses from wide draw settling in last pair in one-off position, Checked and shifted out abruptly near 700m bumping another. One-paced in straight.
9 8 SUNNY FAY (M119) C Reith CP/H/TT Began OK, taken quickly to rail 3-back from leader. Steadied approaching 1200m, stayed on rail turning for home but found little in straight.
10 9 CHEERS JOY (N184) T H So H/TT Began fairly, taken in quickly settling four-back along rail. Steadied 1000m, got close to heels 800m, raced in restricted room to straight, lay-in under pressure final stages.
11 2 SELKIRK STAR (S194) T Berry H Taken in from wide draw settling in last pair but away from fence. Crowded for room 1000m, bumped and taken out 700m, widest in straight, found nothing.
12 4 GALAXY PRANCER (N389) H Bowman TT Slow into stride, made ground along rail before turn, gave ground in straight and not ridden out final stages.
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