Race 9 (356)
TAI PING SHAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | KASI FARASI (B385) | Z Purton | H/TT | Clean jump, positioned on rail better than midfield, moved closer along the rail on turn, angled out near 500M, finished off strongly to score with something in hand. |
2 | 5 | NOBLE STEED (A326) | S De Sousa | -- | Average to begin, positioned on rail behind midfield, moved closer in the middle stages, 3 lengths or so back turning in, No clear running early in straight, checked off heels near 300M, finished off strongly thereafter to take 2nd. |
3 | 3 | BEAUTY SPIRIT (B409) | C Y Ho | CP/TT | Moderately away, raced 2 wide, 3 lengths back, there to turn, closed off well to take a place. |
4 | 9 | SUN TOUCH (V266) | M L Yeung | B/H/TT | Began smartly from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, easy lead on turn, kept on well early in straight, headed after passing 150M, ran on evenly to the line. |
5 | 4 | WINNING ENDEAVOUR (C048) | N Callan | H/TT | Bumped on jumping, raced 2 wide at rear, 6 lengths back on turn, made reasonable progress in straight without threatening. |
6 | 1 | KINGSFIELD (T403) | H Bowman | B/XB/TT | Bumped start, sent forward to race prominently, allowed rival to cross near 1000M, sat 1-1/2L behind the leader on turn, finished off evenly in straight. |
7 | 13 | AMAZING (A202) | G van Niekerk | -- | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide better than midfield, angled out near 650M, raced tight and steadied off heels near 500M, finished off evenly. |
8 | 2 | MARZOUQ (B094) | J Moreira | -- | Began well, raced 2 wide behind midfield early, found rail near 1000M, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made minor progress. |
9 | 14 | WITNESS HUNTER (B421) | K Teetan | SR | Commenced well, raced 3 wide in midfield, no cover after 1000M, carried wider on turn, finished off evenly in straight. |
10 | 12 | IRISH VEGA (B302) | H N Wong | B-/TT | Jumped well, taken back to race 3 wide with cover behind midfield, 5 to 6 lengths back on turn, kept on evenly to the line. |
11 | 7 | BIZ POWER (B052) | D Whyte | B | Slowly away, raced at rear on rail, 9 lengths back, angled out after passing 650M, 7 lengths or so back turning in, failed to close off in straight. |
12 | 8 | MAGNIFICENT (C121) | M F Poon | -- | Shifted in at start and bumped, raced 2 wide in midfield, 5 lengths back on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
13 | 10 | SUPER HERO (B270) | A Sanna | H1 | Taken back from gate 13, raced at rear throughout, never competitive. (Blood in trachea.) (Lame right front leg next day morning.) |
14 | 6 | NOT USUAL TALENT (C095) | U Rispoli | -- | Jumped well from the widest draw, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, a length behind on turn, weakened early in straight, eased final 200M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
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 |