Race 9 (805)
MR AWARD HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | CALCULATION (A248) | J Moreira | H1 | Came out running, clear leader on settling, then put under a hold. Kicked ahead soon after straightening and went to the post unchallenged. |
2 | 2 | CHUNG WAH SPIRIT (A168) | Z Purton | B/TT | Away nicely then raced one-out behind midfield. Swung wide entering straight, finished strongly while hanging in under pressure near 250m. |
3 | 4 | FANTASTIC KAKA (P363) | A Sanna | H/V | Began fairly, taken to fence behind midfield. Made up some ground approaching final turn, ran on well between horses to grab minor placing. |
4 | 14 | RIGHT HONOURABLE (A164) | M L Yeung | H1/TT | Pressed forward 3-wide to race behind leader passing 1000m before dropping back to third approaching home turn. Taken wide entering straight to make challenge but only one-paced. |
5 | 10 | QUICK RETURN (A286) | U Rispoli | -- | No early pace, racing behind midfield along fence. Switched out home turn to get clear passage and ran on fairly to just miss the frame. |
6 | 1 | SUNNY WAY (V176) | S Clipperton | XB/TT | Began awkwardly, ridden but held wide without cover towards rear. Hampered approaching 1000m, lay in straight and not ridden out fully. (Rider fined). |
7 | 9 | GOLDEN SLEEP (T117) | K K Chiong | TT | Ridden early to get midfield position but wide, then pushed forward to race alongside leader approaching home turn. Kept on fairly early in straight before emptying 200m. |
8 | 6 | WORLD RECORD (V040) | C Murray | XB | Hard ridden to hold forward position before seeking cover one-out in midfield approaching turn. One-paced in straight. Lame right front leg. |
9 | 7 | INTREPIC (A139) | M F Poon | B | Travelled strongly early stages one-out behind pace to home turn when put under pressure but found little and faded. |
10 | 12 | HIGH AND MIGHTY (S362) | D Whyte | XB/CP1 | Slow into stride, dropping to rear and taken to fence. Made some headway early in straight before turning one-paced final 200m. Lame right front leg. |
11 | 3 | DOUBLE VALENTINE (A163) | B Prebble | TT | Badly hampered at start, dropping one-out towards rear. Made up some ground early in straight before tiring. |
12 | 8 | THE JOY OF GIVING (A249) | W M Lai | XB-/H/TT- | Outpaced, dropping to rear. Clear last approaching turn and never in hunt. |
13 | 5 | MIGHTY BOY (A352) | N Callan | CP1 | Away fairly, pressed forward, settling along rail 4L from leader. Under pressure turning for home and dropped out in straight. |
UR | 13 | HEHA BOY (A232) | H N Wong | H | Fractious in gate, lunged, dislodged rider and left gate riderless. |
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 |