Race 8 (694)
CLEAR WATER BAY HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | GLORIOUS ARTIST (B210) | Z Purton | -- | Away smoothly to be chasing the pace, quickened up to lead inside 200M, held off challengers both sides late stages to score back to back win. |
2 | 6 | HANG'S DECISION (T262) | B Prebble | CP/H | Chased leaders in a race ran at solid tempo, stuck to inside on straightening, came through narrow passage mid-straight to challenge but couldn't reel in winner. |
3 | 11 | REMARKABLE (A222) | J Moreira | P | Restrained to be 10th, behind midfield 6Ls off the pace, driven out 500M, came home well to be nearest at the finish, just missed out 2nd. |
4 | 13 | TRAVEL FIRST (T098) | H N Wong | V-/B2/TT | Assumed a midfield position along the rail, travelled well into straight, stayed on steadily to the line, restricted room late but didn't affect finishing position. |
5 | 1 | ROYAL PERFORMER (V405) | D Whyte | H/PC | Began awkwardly and lost ground, held up 2nd last 7-8Ls behind leaders, closed off final 400M fastest, line came too soon just failed to make it to the top 4. |
6 | 10 | WHAMPOA STAR (B146) | K C Leung | TT | Pressed on from draw 1, led at good pace throughout, headed inside 200M, unable to hold off pursuers late. |
7 | 5 | ZILONG (B113) | C Schofield | B/H/TT- | Settled down behind midfield 6Ls behind leaders, saved ground on the inside, was finishing off the race well when no clear run nearing 100M, could have been closer. |
8 | 12 | NAVAS (V362) | M L Yeung | B/XB | From draw 10 couldn't get closer than 3-wide, positioned ahead of midfield, left with no cover from 800M, battled on in the straight without posing threat to leaders. |
9 | 7 | RED MARVEL (T417) | N Callan | H/P2/TT | From draw 11 went forward after the start, travelled wide no cover until reaching the outside of leader 800M, held ground early straight, faded passing 200M. |
10 | 9 | GOLD LAND (A109) | S Clipperton | B/TT | Soon slotted into 2-wide spot in midfield from draw 14, raced a shade keen in middle stages, stayed on only fairly in the straight, never threatened. |
11 | 14 | QUICK RETURN (A286) | K Teetan | B | From wide draw shifted across behind runners early stages, raced towards the rear, difficult to settle 1300M, widest rounding home turn, failed to run on in straight. |
12 | 2 | PENANG HALL (T062) | A Sanna | B | From wide draw taken back to race in last, about 9Ls off the good pace, ran past a couple of eased down rivals in straight only. Never involved. |
13 | 8 | TURIN PEARL (P267) | O Doleuze | -- | Never far off the pace in 5th, couldn't hold his position passing 450M, beaten turning home, eased when no chance. |
14 | 3 | BIZ POWER (B052) | U Rispoli | CP | Held up 3-wide in midfield, under serious pressure home turn, lost touch turning in, heavily eased. (Irregular Heart Rhythm.) |
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 |