Race 1 (751)
TOPAZ HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | THE FULL BLOOM (V243) | D Whyte | -- | Settled behind midfield, baulked for a run after straightening, quickened well inside the final 300 metres to assert authority close to home. |
2 | 8 | YOURTHEWONFORME (T258) | U Rispoli | TT | Well there, tightened and dropped to two back on the rail coming onto home bend, came to challenge inside the final 300 metres but found winner too strong. |
3 | 2 | KWAICHUNG BROTHERS (A012) | M F Poon | B/TT | Moderate start, ridden forward to just better than midfield on the rail, switched out for a run upon straightening, ran on quite well without threatening inside the final 300 metres. |
4 | 11 | TELECOM BOOM (V144) | H N Wong | B | Driven forward to join the leaders on the rail, shifted one back rounding home bend, angled out to hit the front upon straightening, unable to sustain effort and overhauled inside the final 100 metres. |
5 | 6 | INVISIBLE (T418) | C Y Ho | B1/TT1 | Jumped well niggling along from a poor draw, settled wide without cover in midfield to straight, made steady headway without threatening. |
6 | 5 | ACTUARIAT (V215) | N Callan | B/TT | Taken back from a wide gate, remained in last few to straight, baulked for a run before finishing off race nicely inside the final 200 metres. |
7 | 1 | HALL OF FAME (V309) | S Clipperton | -- | Taken back to wide in midfield from the widest gate, dropped towards the rear rounding home bend, widest runner turning for home, made modest progress without threatening. |
8 | 12 | LE PEGASE (T280) | M L Yeung | B | Settled in last few, saved ground turning for home, kept on steadily past well-beaten horses. |
9 | 13 | KING OF SMARTS (S176) | W M Lai | PC/XB/TT | Jumped awkwardly losing ground, trailed the field to the straight, kept on past well-beaten horses. |
10 | 7 | WINNINGLI (V377) | Z Purton | B/TT | Raced wide in prominent position early, shifted back for cover 2L off the pace rounding home bend, made no impression in the straight. |
11 | 9 | LUCKY PLACE (T004) | J Moreira | H-/B1/TT | Moderate start, settled in midfield, made no impression in straight. (Lame next day and questioned for disappointing performance) |
12 | 10 | FRIENDS FOREVER (T079) | C Murray | B | Driven along to lead over 1000 metres out, held clear advantage to the straight but soon found no extra after straightening. |
13 | 14 | GREAT SPEED (S251) | H W Lai | B-/H/XB | Given reminders after beginning from a wide gate, ridden along and travelled prominently and wide without cover to the straight, weakened. |
14 | 4 | VICTORY DUKE (T136) | K C Leung | B-/TT | Led briefly, dropped away quickly after straightening. |
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 |