GO

Race 8 (659)

CHAMOMILE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 SKYEY SUPREME (C293) H N Wong B/TT Soon led, set fast pace up front, drew clear passing 400M, kept on strongly to the line giving rivals no chance.
2 12 SMART FOLKS (D343) A Badel B-/P2 Chased the pace along the inside, tried hard on straightening but couldn't get closer to winner, held on for 2nd just.
3 11 UNITE SPIRIT (C494) M Chadwick B/XB From wide draw taken across behind runners, settled towards the rear along the fence, closed off well turning in, just missed 2nd. No threat to runaway winner though.
4 7 GAMEPLAYER TIMES (D269) J Moreira SR/XB Restrained in position behind midfield, driven wide into straight, closed off moderately final 300M, just missed a minor placing.
5 3 SO WE JOY (D082) K C Leung TT Steadied to obtain cover early stages, waited with at the rear, 6Ls to make up home turn, stayed on mildly for 5th not beaten far by placegetters.
6 2 CLEAR CHOICE (A426) Z Purton B/TT Pushed along to be prominent chasing leaders, bustled along 600M, fought on to hold 3rd place until swamped by pursuers late stages.
7 10 LOYAL BABY (E130) C Wong -- Lost ground at the start, recovered to chase leaders along the fence, shuffled back to midfield middle stages, kept on same pace in straight, no further impression final 200M.
8 4 TURIN REDSTAR (B092) K H Chan B/TT Held up in midfield 2-wide, gave limited response when asked 400M, never reached contention.
9 6 PING HAI TREASURE (B407) A Hamelin P Behind mid-division, took closer order entering back straight, wide no cover after 800M, ran home same pace, crowded for room 100M, no extra. (Lame LF leg.)
10 8 PARTY EVERYDAY (C414) K Teetan H/TT Dropped back from wide draw, raced keenly from 1300M and wide no cover middle stages, failed to respond when driven along home turn.
11 5 BRIGHT KID (C060) C Y Ho B/XB Settled at the rear, bustled along 700M, soon struggled to keep up, never in the picture. (Jockey : raced too keenly early and middle stages, unable to finish off the race)
12 1 ELITE PATCH (C193) C L Chau B/H/TT Towards the rear and caught wide no cover early stages, improved his position gradually to be 2nd going into home turn, gave ground rapidly on straightening. (Jockey : unbalanced 1400M commenced to travel keenly.)
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