Race 7 (164)
PYRAMID HILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | LUCKY PATCH (D422) | M F Poon | B1/H1 | Travelled mainly 3-wide slightly worse than midfield, came under pressure turning in, quickened well inside the final 200 metres to snatch victory near the line. |
2 | 4 | CZARSON (D394) | K Teetan | CP | Taken back just off the pace 3-wide in 5th from a wide gate, edged slightly closer making home turn, hit the front under pressure 200 metres out, looked a winner but only to be collared final strides. |
3 | 2 | STAR OF YUEN LONG (C303) | C L Chau | B | Shared early pace, taken one back one out after the first quarter, did not find much room in similar position after turning in, made up some late ground inside the final 200 metres. |
4 | 3 | HONGKONG GREAT (D353) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Ridden forward from a wide gate to take up running, obtained rails run approaching home bend holding narrow advantage into the straight, swamped under pressure inside the final 200 metres. |
5 | 11 | PRANCE DRAGON (B349) | V Borges | B/TT | Broke well before settling in rear of midfield on the rail, shaken up entering home straight, switched out for a run 200 metres out but made no impression. (Lame next day) |
6 | 8 | ENSHRINED (C262) | C Y Ho | H/B1/TT | Travelled wide without cover in midfield after beginning from a wide gate, commenced move rounding home bend coming within 2L of pace turning in, faded under pressure inside the final 200 metres. |
7 | 9 | BLOTTING PAPER (D043) | A Badel | B | Ridden positively from the widest gate to share early pace, restrained outside the leader rounding home bend, came under pressure to hold place turning in, weakened inside the final 200 metres. |
8 | 10 | WISDOM PATCH (D289) | M L Yeung | H-/XB/TT | Slowly away from a wide draw, improved from last to 10th along the rail coming onto home bend, in similar position turning into straight, made up some late ground. |
9 | 12 | SUPERB DADDY (D235) | H W Lai | TT- | Soon dropped to the rear despite niggling along, became last coming onto home bend, ran on quite well past well-beaten horses down the centre of the straight. |
10 | 1 | SILVER FIG (B025) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Travelling in just worse than midfield when badly blundered and lost considerable ground at the 900 metres, kept on steadily without making any impression in home straight. |
11 | 7 | EIGHT TRIGRAMS (C102) | H N Wong | B | Began well, settled just off the pace on the rail, chased the leader into home straight, dropped out under pressure. |
12 | 5 | HAPPY QIJI (D390) | C Schofield | H/TT1 | Travelled just worse than midfield after a moderate start, given reminders rounding home bend, found nothing. |
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 |