Race 9 (318)
HO SHEUNG HEUNG HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | HEALTHY JOYFUL (S358) | N Callan | B/H | Began well, restrained and taken to fence 5L from leader. Switched out 400m for clear run, hit front 220m, pulled clear. |
2 | 7 | HARD BALL GET (P373) | V Cheminaud | CP | Jumped well, not pushed, settling midfield in one-off position. Taken to centre track on straightening and finished off nicely. |
3 | 3 | LAUGH OUT LOUD (P297) | Y T Cheng | B | Began fairly, hard ridden to go forward, two-back, one-off. Swung wide entering straight, boxed on gamely under hard riding. |
4 | 8 | GLACIER BLUE (P062) | C Y Ho | CP/XB | Outpaced early, slipping behind midfield along fence. Switched out turning for home and ran on steadily in straight. |
5 | 11 | RUN FORREST (T176) | C Schofield | TT | Jumped well, pressed forward 3-wide to sit outside leader, before easing 1L behind at turn. Joined leader top of straight, kept on till flattened 100m. |
6 | 1 | BULLISH SMART (S221) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Pressed forward to lead on settling but put under pressure 800m before pulling clear around turn. Joined 400m, kept on to 100m before tiring. |
7 | 4 | SUPER TALENT (S344) | D Whyte | B/TT- | Slow into stride, settling at rear. Left fence turning for home and ran on fairly in straight. Rider reported abnormal breathing noises. |
8 | 10 | METALLIC STAR (N309) | K C Leung | B-/H/TT | Bumped start, pressed forward, settling one-back, one-off. Rolled forward top of straight, looked chance 200m before tiring. |
9 | 12 | SHOWING CHARACTER (T289) | R Fourie | -- | Ridden forward from inside draw, settling two-back from leader. Switched out in straight, ran on fairly to 200m, turning one-paced. |
10 | 5 | ALWAYS WIN (T050) | K Teetan | B | Steadied soon after jump and shifted across behind runners towards rail at rear. Came off fence entering straight but only one-paced. |
11 | 13 | DIAMOND MASTER (S397) | C K Tong | B/XB | Bumped shortly after start, pressed forward but didn't settle, dropping behind leading pair at turn. Kept on fairly to 200m before fading. |
12 | 14 | PEARL WIN (P085) | H W Lai | SR | Ridden along from an outside draw and left without cover from 800m towards the rear. Never in the hunt. |
13 | 9 | LOVE CHUNGHWA (T207) | K C Ng | B | Began fairly, checked 1100m and then over-raced, dropping to rear. Never likely. |
14 | 2 | TOO FAST (S308) | Z Purton | TT | Began OK, not pushed, dropping to rear but wide. Bumped, unbalanced 700m, under pressure 500m didn't respond. Faded. |
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 |