Race 11 (723)
THE RACING CLUB HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | DIAMOND KING (S347) | U Rispoli | V/TT | Chased leaders 2-wide, quickened up to hit front jointly inside 200M, hard pressed to the wire and just prevailed in a photo finish. |
2 | 5 | VOLITATION (V223) | Z Purton | -- | Crossed to the rail 1000M sharing the lead at steady tempo, in a constant battle to lead entering straight, fought tenaciously to line only going down narrowly. |
3 | 7 | VILLA FIONN (B339) | C Schofield | B1 | Settled down midfield 3-4Ls back, picked up well on straightening, brushed with rival a few times, kept finding to the line, got up late for 3rd. |
4 | 10 | BIG FORTUNE (B220) | M Chadwick | CP1 | From wide draw went forward to race outside leader, kept on well in straight, match strides with leaders until late stages, edged out to 4th in a photo. |
5 | 2 | CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) | N Callan | B/TT | Up with early pace, sat back to race ahead of midfield 3Ls away, ran on well in the straight despite bumping a few times with rival. Nearest finish, just missed the frame. |
6 | 1 | BIG BANG BONG (V186) | H N Wong | TT | Within striking distance always, on the leaders back straightening, tried hard but held in the run home. |
7 | 12 | HIGH SPIRIT (A138) | A Sanna | XB/TT | Eased back to race near last 8Ls off the pace, worked wide from 300M, surged late to be nearest at the finish. |
8 | 13 | SONIC FIGHTER (A187) | K C Leung | -- | Dropped back from wide draw, raced behind midfield along the 3-path, swung wide into straight, chased steadily without seriously threatening. |
9 | 14 | BLAZING PARTNERS (B071) | T H So | -- | Began awkwardly, held up mid-division, couldn't find the necessary kick, plodded home. |
10 | 9 | GONNA RUN (T094) | C Y Ho | TT | Steadied to obtain cover, ended up in last, well off the pace straightening, failed to muster sufficient speed, made minor headway only. |
11 | 4 | MCMUNIGAL (B335) | D Whyte | B1/TT1 | Restrained in midfield, couldn't finish off in the straight, never in it. |
12 | 3 | SWEET LEADER (B347) | K Teetan | TT | Slow to begin, always towards rear, didn't let down passing 400M, never a factor. (Roarer / Mucus.) |
13 | 11 | FLYING QUEST (A071) | C Wong | CP | Taken back from wide draw, settled down 11th, 5Ls off 400M but severely checked behind a weakening rival early straight, didn't run on when clear. |
14 | 6 | KEEP WINNING (B331) | W M Lai | -- | Bustled along to be chasing leaders along the 3-path, had no cover throughout, gave ground abruptly upon straightening, finished tailed off. |
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 |