Race 1 (640)
MACAU-TAIPA BRIDGE HANDICAP Rating:60-35 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | SHIMMER AND SHINE (B080) | C Schofield | -- | Settled within striking distance in 5th, commenced move passing the 400 metres, fought on steadily to just get up on line. |
2 | 12 | LUNAR ZEPHYR (V385) | C Wong | TT | Showed early speed racing greenly and all over the place, kicked over half a length clear 100 metres out only to be caught close home. |
3 | 6 | LIGHTNING STEED (B274) | T Berry | CP1 | Disputed lead most of the way to the 200 metres, unable to sustain effort, forced to steady near the line. |
4 | 11 | NOBLE DELIGHT (B199) | K Teetan | -- | Not far off on stands rail, ridden along coming onto course proper, kept on steadily without quickening. |
5 | 13 | COUR VALANT (P190) | M L Yeung | XB-/CP2/TT | Slowly away, settled second last, ran on well inside the final 300 metres, nearest at finish. |
6 | 8 | VICTORIOUS LEADER (B288) | Z Purton | B1 | Settled within 2L of pace on stands rail and as close up as 4th over 200 metres out, unable to sustain effort inside the final 100 metres. |
7 | 14 | OUR HONOUR (S324) | K C Ng | -- | Began fairly, settled towards the rear on stands rail, baulked for a run about 70 metres out, no further impression. |
8 | 2 | ALPHA HEDGE (B102) | C Y Ho | CP | Began fairly, settled mainly in midfield, ran home one-paced. |
8 | 10 | JUST NOT LISTENING (B192) | J Moreira | H | Slow out from a low draw, quickly taken out onto stands rail at the back, responded well over 200 metres out but ran into heels, made no further impression inside the final 100 metres. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
10 | 4 | HK TOURBILLON (B140) | U Rispoli | CP1/TT- | Began awkwardly, settled just off the pace in 4th, gradually faded under pressure inside the final 400 metres. |
11 | 7 | SPEEDY DRAGON (B185) | A Sanna | B1 | Sluggish at start, made steady headway under pressure to reach 4th some 1L back coming onto course proper, folded up quickly under pressure shortly after. |
12 | 1 | FLYING LOVER (B058) | K C Leung | B-/H1 | Broke well from the one draw, gradually drifted back to midfield coming onto course proper, gave ground steadily thereafter. |
13 | 5 | KING OPIE (B034) | W L Ho | -- | Slowly away, always at the back, never seen with a chance. |
14 | 3 | EXPRESS STAR (B342) | R Maia | TT1 | Jumped fairly, settled in worse than midfield near the centre of the track, dropped away quickly from half-way out. |
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 |