Race 5 (649)
SATURN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | DASHING SUPER (N348) | M L Yeung | V/TT | Broke ok, raced 3 wide no cover until pushed forward to track 1 off in 2nd 1030m, nudged along 2.5L back at 600m, driven 400m & grinding run to lead 100m, held on. |
2 | 12 | DIAMOND FRIENDS (S376) | K Teetan | H/P2 | Decent break, settled midfield 1 off with cover, bustled 600m, shifted wide & hard-ridden final turn, closed centre track & flew late, just failed. |
3 | 7 | EN CIVIL (S327) | H N Wong | B/H/XB | Fast start, soon led & crossed to rail 1400m, rolled 2.5L clear 600m, cuddled into stretch, shaken up 350m, joined 200m, battled until headed 100m & tapered. |
4 | 9 | HURRY HURRY UP (N218) | B Prebble | TT | Fast break & settled fore of midfield 1 off with cover, pushed 3 wide no cover 950m, driven 550m, closed off for solid headway without threatening. |
5 | 3 | HAPPY MOMENTS (S192) | D Whyte | B/TT | Decent start, niggled on rail to sit handy, shuffled back to midfield 1000m, niggled 900m & recovered to 3rd 750m, under pump 450m, kept on evenly. |
6 | 13 | NO TIES (N271) | K C Leung | B/XB | Snagged back from widest gate to rail near rear, niggled 750m, progress out of backstretch, 7L back & driven 400m, closing when checked off heels 150m, ran on for late gains. |
7 | 14 | COMMANDANT (P286) | T H So | B-/PC2/TT | Broke ok, settled back 3 wide with cover near tail, shuffled to 10L last turning in & driven widest, closed off centre track for solid late inroads. |
8 | 5 | HOXO (P131) | Y T Cheng | H | Missed break & raced at tail, over-raced 950m, minor progress on turn, 9L back & shaken up 400m, shifted out & stayed on for moderate headway. |
9 | 4 | CONFUCIUS ELITE (N381) | N Callan | B | Sharp break, crossed to sit 2L 2nd on rail1300m, soon shuffled back, 4th at 750m when niggled, driven 450m to vie for 3rd, emptied 200m & faded. |
10 | 8 | GOLD TALENT (S113) | H W Lai | TT | Restrained at start, sat 1 off with cover near rear, bustled for progress out of backstretch, hard-ridden turning in, one-paced to wire. |
11 | 2 | AXIOM (P095) | A Suborics | B | Tardy start, taken to rail near rear & soon advanced to race midfield, minor progress out of backstretch, ridden turning in, plodded on tepidly. |
12 | 10 | NATURAL FRIENDSHIP (S359) | C K Tong | B/TT | Sluggish start, mustered to race back of midfield but 5 wide no cover, hard-ridden 450m, struggled & faded. |
13 | 11 | WINNING APEX (N128) | C Y Lui | B | Broke ok, bustled 4 wide no cover 1st turn, settled 3 wide no cover midfield until forced 4 wide 950m, driven 550m, weakened tamely in stretch. |
14 | 1 | CHARLIE VICTOR (T126) | C Y Ho | B/H | Tardy break & bustled to behind midfield 4 wide with cover, lost ground on turn & ridden, found nil in run home. |
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 |