Race 5 (180)
SHA TIN HEIGHTS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | CONTENTMENT (S391) | M Demuro | P1 | Reared and lost ground start, taken across behind runners settling in last pair along rails. Came off fence 500m, taken to centre-track and finished strongly to win puling clear. |
2 | 11 | WINNING NOVEL (S228) | K C Leung | B/TT | First out, leading to 1200m when passed on the inside. Kept outside leader around turn though racing keenly. Battled strongly in straight to get 2nd on line. |
3 | 1 | DASHING FORTUNE (P046) | G Mosse | TT | Pressed forward to lead from 1200m. Set steady pace. Was still in front 150m, swamped. |
4 | 6 | UNBEATABLE GUTS (S231) | Z Purton | -- | Ridden along from wide draw and held three-wide, three back from leader. Lay out turn, urged forward and looked chance 200m, no extra close home. |
5 | 5 | DASHING SUPER (N348) | T H So | V-/TT- | Pressed forward to sit one-back, one-off on settling. Took closer order on straightening and looked chance 200m before turning one-paced. |
6 | 14 | BEST JADE TRIUMPH (P070) | M L Yeung | -- | Outpaced, dropping to near rear along rails. Switched out for clear running 400m and ran on strongly till blocked 75m and restrained. Not properly tested. |
7 | 3 | HARBOUR DELIGHT (P427) | U Rispoli | XB/TT | Ridden along to maintain forward position, settling in box seat before turn. Urged forward top of straight but flat from 200m. |
8 | 13 | JUN JU (N291) | J Moreira | B/TT | Began fairly, ridden along before awkward on heels 1000m. Took closer order turn, wide into straight, kept on one-paced. |
9 | 8 | BEAR-POP (S321) | K Teetan | SR/H1/TT | Jumped OK, ridden along three-back from leader before shuffled back turn. Came off fence 400m and kept on fairly. |
10 | 4 | MEGA CHAMPION (M149) | A Suborics | CP2/TT | Ridden along between horses to hold forward position but got close to heels and unbalanced 800m. Kept on steadily in straight. |
11 | 7 | MIGHTY WONGCHOY (S050) | N Callan | -- | Was leaning on stall when gate opened and began awkwardly, settling worse than midfield along rail. Made forward move around turn but only one-paced in straight. |
12 | 2 | FOTOGENIC (S114) | D Whyte | H/TT | Taking in from wide draw shortly after start but kept away from fence towards rear. Taken wide in straight but only one-paced. |
13 | 10 | PRINCE OF SUNSHINE (M017) | W M Lai | B-/P2 | No speed, dropping to last pair but away from fence. Clear last into straight, found nothing. |
14 | 12 | CHANS DELIGHT (P420) | H W Lai | B1/TT2 | Pressed forward from wide draw, racing three and four wide without cover in midfield. Kept on early in straight before tiring and dropping back. |
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 |