Race 8 (268)
LUK WU HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | RACING HERO (N157) | Z Purton | B/TT | Restrained to a 2-wide position towards the rear, well suited to the quick pace middle stages, had 8Ls to make up turning in, quickened up smartly to lead 150M, won going away. |
2 | 7 | BAAB AL NASR (S373) | T H So | H/XB | Shifted across behind runners early stages, not hurried over 10Ls behind runaway leader, had plenty to make up 400M, closed off strongly and got up for 2nd near line. |
3 | 14 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | K Teetan | -- | Settled in 4th 4-5Ls behind runaway leader, made steady headway inside 400M, not finishing pace of winner final 150M, lost 2nd near line. |
4 | 4 | HORSE OF FORTUNE (T118) | U Rispoli | -- | Held up behind mid-division, 8Ls behind runaway leader 400M, took time to get going, did best work final 200M. |
5 | 1 | FLYING MOOCHI (T116) | D Whyte | H1/TT1 | Travelled in midfield 6-7Ls behind breakaway leader, kept on evenly down the inside rail over final 400M. |
6 | 9 | OSCAR MIRACLE (P431) | H W Lai | TT | Held up 2-wide in mid-division, driven 450M, went 4th 150M, peaked 100M and faded towards finish. |
7 | 3 | NUMERO UNO (S044) | C Y Lui | B/TT | Driven to the lead, set fast pace 2nd quarter and opened up a 3-4Ls lead, run ended 250M, weakened and swamped final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
8 | 5 | GREAT CHARM (P111) | O Doleuze | SR | Settled behind mid-division, over 7Ls to make up 400M, made some progress early straight but flattened out final stages. (Lame left front leg) |
9 | 13 | WAH MAY BABY (S247) | M Chadwick | CP/TT | Travelled in midfield, 7Ls off the pace in middle stages, could only make limited progress inside 400M, never reached contention. |
10 | 6 | POPPING CANDY (S415) | N Callan | -- | Up with early pace, settled 3Ls behind breakaway leader in middle stages, driven out 500M, made good initial progress but couldn't sustain run passing 200M, no extra late. |
11 | 8 | FOODIE (S434) | K C Leung | V-/SR1/TT | Held up towards the rear, 10Ls behind leader in a strongly run race, ran on only fairly entering straight, never involved. |
12 | 11 | HARD BALL GET (P373) | C Y Ho | CP2 | Soon pushed along to obtain a forward position, settled in 2nd about 3Ls behind runaway leader, failed to keep up with pursuers from 300M, weakened towards finish. |
13 | 10 | NATURAL FRIENDSHIP (S359) | W M Lai | B/TT | Began awkwardly, raced greenly early and middle stages, reluctant to maintain position 900M and shuffled back to rear, failed to respond to riding 500M, soon out of contention. |
14 | 12 | OLE OLE (CK301) | M L Yeung | TT | Sluggish away, dropped back to the rear well off the pace, lost touch 500M, finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance) |
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 |