Race 7 (773)
MIRACULOUS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | SHORT SQUEEZE (S296) | Z Purton | B/TT | Hard ridden early to go forward, settling half a length behind and outside leader. Stayed close around the turn, took over lead 350m and pulled clear, won eased down. |
2 | 4 | HARD BALL GET (P373) | A Suborics | CP | Jumped with field, restrained and taken across behind runners, settling at rear in one-off position. Entered straight behind horses, got split 300m out and finished strongly. |
3 | 8 | UNIQUE JOYFUL (S241) | H N Wong | H/V/TT | Niggled early before shifting across behind horses, settling five-back, one-off. Held behind horses early in straight, switched out widest 300m and finished off well. |
4 | 10 | SECRET CODE (S229) | M L Yeung | H/TT | Jumped OK, ridden but not much speed, settling behind midfield 5L from leader. Switched out wide in straight to get run and ran on steadily. |
5 | 5 | STRATHEARN (S387) | D Lane | B | Outpaced, settling well back along fence. Made up some ground around turn, stayed on fence in straight and ran on well to be closest at finish. |
6 | 1 | ALL MY GAIN (T018) | N Rawiller | TT | Pushed early to hold forward position, grabbing box seat but difficult to settle 800m. Not much room early in straight, got clear 300m, kept on steadily till swamped final stages. |
7 | 11 | WIRE TO WIRE (S189) | M Chadwick | CP/TT | Began fairly, not pushed, settling four-back along fence. Popped off fence before entering straight but blocked for run till 100m when forced to switch out. Finished off nicely. |
8 | 3 | BEAUTY JOURNEY (P386) | N Callan | B/TT | Began well, urged forward settling one-back, one-off to and around turn. Still in contention 200m before turning one-paced. |
9 | 13 | FORTUNE TERRITORY (N272) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Urged forward from outside draw and held three-wide behind midfield. Taken even wider in straight and boxed on one-paced. |
10 | 7 | NEWSWIRE FREE (S407) | G Mosse | -- | Ridden to hold forward position but held wide without cover three-back from leader. Continued to race wide around turn and into straight turning one-paced. Lame right hind. |
11 | 6 | ONE MORE WORLD (S430) | J Moreira | H | Began well, ridden along between horses three-back from leader. Had every chance entering straight before tightened 100m out, boxed on. Found to be lame right front. |
12 | 14 | DOUBLE DRAGON (CK019) | K C Leung | B | Hard ridden from an awkward draw to lead on settling before crossing to fence. Set strong pace to 350m when collared and faded quickly. |
13 | 12 | THE PALADIN (T328) | C Y Ho | H1/P1 | Jumped fairly, shifted across behind runners from an outside draw, settling a distant last. Well back entering straight and never competitive. |
14 | 9 | SHANGHAI BOND (P263) | H W Lai | B1/TT1 | Began well, battling for early lead before restrained, settling three-back from leader along fence. Started to give ground on straightening and finished tailed off. 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 |