Race 8 (008)
TAI MO SHAN HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | GOLD CHEST (C146) | K C Leung | CP-/TT1 | Jumped on terms, chased leaders 2-wide, loomed up early straight, quickened to lead 250M, kept on well closing stages to hold off a late challenge. |
2 | 2 | FAST MOST FURIOUS (A165) | C Y Ho | H | Settled behind midfield in 7th place, 5Ls off leader making home turn, worked home strongly down the straight, nearest finish. |
3 | 8 | BEAUTY SPIRIT (B409) | H T Mo | CP/TT | Bustled along to be chasing leaders, couldn't quicken as well as the winner from 400M but fought on under hands and heels riding to take 3rd. |
4 | 9 | MONGOLIAN KING (A098) | L Hewitson | -- | Switched off to race towards the rear, 6Ls to make up 400M, ran on well to claim 4th near the post. |
5 | 11 | PLAYA DEL PUENTE (C492) | J Moreira | SR1/TT1 | Given a waiting ride near the rear, just over 6Ls off the pace top of straight, stayed on well towards the line. Encouraging debut. |
6 | 6 | MAGIC LEGEND (A170) | M Chadwick | CP | Away well enough, restrained to race ahead of midfield, 5th at 400M, kept on steadily early and mid-straight, outpaced by pursuers final stages. |
7 | 1 | MORETHANLUCKY (A039) | K H Chan | B | Took some time to muster speed early stages, moved up to press leader from 1000M, battled on same pace in straight, swamped by rivals 100M. |
8 | 4 | KING OPIE (B034) | G van Niekerk | V | Slow away, recovered to race behind midfield, brought wide 400M to challenge, ran on only fairly, no threat to leaders. (Jockey unable to explain disappointing performance.) |
9 | 5 | EASY GO EASY WIN (B112) | Z Purton | B/XB/TT- | Dropped back to race towards the rear, wide on straightening, ran on only fairly. (Jockey : hung out for majority of the race and made abnormal breathing noises.) |
10 | 12 | KASI FARASI (B385) | M L Yeung | H/TT | Quickly into stride, crossed to lead setting good pace, headed 250M, couldn't sustain run, weakened noticeably passing 150M. |
11 | 3 | BUTTERFIELD (C462) | B Shinn | TT1 | Travelled keenly in midfield, lay out home turn, kept on same pace on straightening, faded final 200M. |
12 | 7 | PERFECT GLORY (B411) | K Teetan | -- | From wide draw taken across behind runners, settled in last over 8Ls off the good pace, didn't respond and soon left behind by rivals passing 300M. |
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 |