Race 9 (063)
TIN SHUI WAI HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | DIAMOND KING (S347) | U Rispoli | V/TT | Away well, racing close to pace but wide. Got close to heels 1000m, dropping back 3-wide at midfield. Taken to centre track on straightening and finished strongly to win close home. |
2 | 3 | CHUNG WAH SPIRIT (A168) | Z Purton | B/TT | Began OK, taken to fence at midfield and settled. Improved position approaching and around turn, rolled forward on straightening, took lead 200m, run down near line. |
3 | 7 | HOME RUN (V101) | N Rawiller | B/H | Steadied on jumping, shifted across behind runners, settling at rear. Improved to midfield around turn, and finished off nicely in straight. |
4 | 5 | REGENCY BO BO (A050) | K Teetan | B | Jumped with field, settling one-out ahead of midfield. Closed in steadily around turn and boxed on gamely in straight. |
5 | 2 | SPICY SURE (T234) | K C Leung | XB/TT | Jumped OK, hard ridden along fence to lead 1050m, set good pace to straight. Overtaken 200m and swamped final 100m. |
6 | 4 | FLYING QUEST (A071) | C Schofield | -- | No early pace, taken to rail behind midfield and improved position gradually. Kept on steadily in straight without looking dangerous. |
7 | 6 | TOP LAURELS (A173) | N Callan | H1 | Steadied and shifted in for cover, settling towards rear. Raced ungenerously approaching turn, one-paced in straight. |
8 | 1 | GO BEAUTY GO (V316) | T Berry | H | Jumped well, pressed forward, led from 1150 to 1050m before taking sit on leader. Under pressure on straightening and gave ground close home. |
9 | 9 | INDIGENOUS UNION (A133) | D Whyte | XB1 | Began fairly, outpaced, dropping to last. Trailed field to straight before finishing off nicely. |
10 | 13 | GRAND HARBOUR (P421) | W M Lai | B/H/TT | Hard ridden on jumping but slow to muster, making ground to midfield but wide. Shuffled back turn, one-paced in straight. |
11 | 8 | BANK ON RED (A228) | S Clipperton | H/XB | Ridden along from outside draw but no pace and held three-wide towards rear. Kept wide around turn, one-paced in straight. |
12 | 12 | CLUB LIFE (P309) | M L Yeung | XB | Jumped well, held in midfield but soon under pressure, and ridden hold position, losing ground steadily. Found nothing when asked in straight. |
13 | 11 | HOUSEHOLD KING (A321) | J Moreira | TT | Jumped well, led initially before being eased 2L back, one-away from fence. Bumped and unbalanced 800m and 600m, weakened at turn-in, eased down 300m. (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 |