Race 1 (140)
L'OREAL PARIS HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | SECRET AGENT (P388) | G Mosse | B/H | Bumped start, raced 3 wide, 2 lengths back before midfield, no cover on turn, closed off well in straight and scored narrowly. |
2 | 4 | SIR JOHN (P344) | C Reith | B | Began well, showed early speed to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner late. |
3 | 8 | ENJOY THE FUN (M030) | C Y Ho | SR2/TT | Fast into stride, raced outside leader in 2nd, travelled well throughout, kept on well until 150M, still stayed on for 3rd. |
4 | 5 | SPARKLING SWORD (P256) | J Moreira | B/H/TT | Jumped well, positioned 1-2 lengths behind the leader in 4th, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening, no clear running after 200M, stayed on for 4th. |
5 | 1 | BERNARD'S CHOICE (N156) | O Doleuze | H/V/TT | Hampered start, recovered and raced 2-3 lengths back on rail in midfield, crowded near 600M, made minor progress after turning in without threatening the first few. |
6 | 12 | JUST GOOD (CL133) | W M Lai | H | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail throughout, still 4 lengths or so back on turn, finished off strongly in straight to be nearest on line. |
7 | 6 | WINNING BOY (N186) | N Callan | -- | Began awkwardly, recovered and raced 2 wide in midfield, 2 lengths back, awkwardly placed turn, finished off evenly in straight. |
8 | 9 | HAPPY GOAL (N213) | K C Leung | V | Bumped start, recovered and raced 2 wide, a length or so back before midfield, difficult to settle on turn, made no progress in straight and weakened gradually. (See racing incidents) |
9 | 11 | SHANGHAI PIONEER (CL252) | M L Yeung | CP | Jumped with them, raced 3-4 lengths back in 10th, same position turning, finished off one-paced in straight. |
10 | 10 | COPY STAR (P028) | M Demuro | B | Began awkwardly and bumped shortly after start, raced 4-5 lengths back at rear, no clear running early in straight, made no progress thereafter. |
11 | 3 | FLYING RED (P382) | K Teetan | B/TT | Average to begin, showed no early speed, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, similar position turning, emptied early in straight, never competitive. |
12 | 7 | COSMO ONE (M410) | M Chadwick | B/H/SR | Began fairly from a wide draw, unable to slot in, travelled 4 wide and without cover throughout, failed to close off in straight when hard run took toll, finished tailed off. |
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 |