Race 7 (714)
DERBY RESTAURANT & BAR HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | THEWIZARDOFOZ (T251) | J Moreira | B | Pressed forward from outside draw before settling half a length behind and outside leader before turn. Shaken up top of straight, hit the front 300m and pulled clear. |
2 | 8 | HEALTHY JOYFUL (S358) | K Teetan | B1 | Pushed forward after good start to hold the rail inside leading pack before slotting into box seat. Came off rail turning for home and kept on solidly to hold second. |
3 | 10 | EXCEL ONESELF (P287) | H N Wong | H | Hard ridden from wide draw to lead on settling, cutting in to rail passing 900m. Overtaken passing 300m but battled on gamely to the line. |
4 | 11 | SENSATION (S225) | M L Yeung | H/V | Ridden along early to hold forward position but kept three-wide without cover from 800m. Wide into straight but boxed on gamely without looking dangerous. |
5 | 7 | MR GINGER (N307) | C K Tong | V/TT | Began fairly, ridden to make up ground travelling three-wide without cover 5L from leader. Covered extra ground around turn but kept on fairly in straight. |
6 | 5 | LUCKY DAY (S014) | N Callan | B/TT | Began OK, racing a little wide before settling one-back, one-off. Put under pressure from 500m but only one-paced in straight. Jockey reported may not have handled the wet track conditions. |
7 | 9 | SHARP HUNTER (P097) | D Whyte | -- | Outpaced early, dropping to rear but kept away from fence. Taken wide around turn, made up some ground before turning one-paced in straight. |
8 | 12 | FAST MARVEL (T191) | C Y Ho | XB/TT | Made use of inside draw to hold rail position three back from leader. Made progress around turn but found little when popped the question final 400m. |
9 | 2 | LITTLE FANTASY (T298) | G Mosse | B1 | Jumped OK but steadied shortly after, settling 5L from leader in one-off position. Kept on fairly early in straight before tiring. |
10 | 3 | COUR VALANT (P190) | Z Purton | H1 | Jumped with field but raced ungenerously early stages and clear last at 800m. Made some progress around turn and early in straight before tiring. |
11 | 6 | SHOWING CHARACTER (T289) | H W Lai | -- | Began fairly, ridden along between horses but wide. Got shuffled back around home turn and found nothing when asked in straight. |
12 | 4 | OVETT (P351) | N Rawiller | SR/TT | Began well, ridden along to hold forward position settling 3L behind leader. Lost position around turn and weakened further in straight. |
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 |