Race 9 (110)
SWALLOW HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | HEALTHY JOYFUL (S358) | J Moreira | B/H/TT | Hard ridden to lead on jumping before easing into box seat passing 1000m. Came off fence 600m, 4-wide into straight, picked up momentum from 200m, hit the front close home and pulled clear. |
2 | 9 | MOLLY'S JADE STAR (T216) | C Schofield | B | Pressed forward 3-wide till settling a half-length outside leader 1000m. Involved in bumping match entering straight but quickly picked up speed to lead 300m before being run down close to line. |
3 | 12 | HARD BALL GET (P373) | C Y Ho | B | Steadied soon after start and shifted across behind horses, settling at rear in one-off position. Taken to centre track on straightening and finished strongly to grab minor placing. |
4 | 8 | AEROSPEED (T351) | K C Leung | -- | Taken back soon after jump and shifted across behind runners, settling at rear but wide, Took off 4-wide from 600m, very wide into straight, ran on steadily to be closest at finish. |
5 | 4 | PEOPLE'S KNIGHT (T305) | S Clipperton | H | Jumped OK, ridden but didn't muster, dropping towards rear and moving to rail. Come off fence 700m, but switched in again 350m, gaining ground to 200m before turning one-paced. |
6 | 14 | METALLIC STAR (N309) | K K Chiong | B/H/TT | Hard ridden on jumping, racing with pace till taking lead 1150m. Set steady pace to 750m when overtaken. Involved in bumping match 400m but kept on one-paced. |
7 | 13 | LOOK ERAS (V123) | H N Wong | B | Began awkwardly, crowded, then shifted across behind horses dropping to last. Trailed field to straight, took inside run and ran on fairly. |
8 | 5 | DEJA VU (T376) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Pressed forward from outside draw, racing wide 3L from leader. Lost position passing 700m but boxed on gamely to 200m before giving ground. |
9 | 1 | BEAUTY FLARE (V240) | M Chadwick | TT | Vigorously ridden to go forward before settling midfield along rail, lost position passing 700m, got inside run in straight, made ground to 200m before turning one-paced. |
10 | 11 | ENDEARING (V338) | K Teetan | B | Jumped well, ridden forward but trapped wide. Rolled forward from 1000m circling field to lead 750m. Kept on well till overtaken 300m, faded. |
11 | 7 | MODERN TSAR (S167) | D Whyte | V | Outpaced early, dropping to rear, racing between horses. Took turn 4-wide, boxed on early in straight till tightened 250m, then one-paced. |
12 | 3 | MARVEL HERO (T311) | O Doleuze | -- | Began well but unable to maintain early pace, dropping to midfield. Began forward move from 700m, very wide into straight, one-paced. |
13 | 6 | WINFIELD (V199) | Z Purton | -- | Began awkwardly, pressed forward along rail to behind midfield. Angled out 800m to move forward but blocked for run early straight, then checked 250m, faded. |
14 | 10 | FIVE UP HIGH (S276) | O Bosson | TT | Vigorously ridden, racing with pace before losing position 1000m. Rolled forward 3-wide from 800m, battled strongly to 200m when tightened and lost momentum. |
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 |