Race 2 (311)
BENNET'S HILL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | NICHOLSON RETURNS (E452) | H Bowman | B | Dropped back from wide draw, settled at the rear 6Ls off the pace, waited with until passing 300M, came through strongly to lead inside 150M, drew away late. |
2 | 14 | CHATER PINS (E057) | C Y Ho | SR | Held up towards the rear, 4Ls to make up 400M, ran on well between horses, got up for 2nd 50M but no match for winner. Lay out under pressure late stages. |
3 | 1 | SMILING TIME (E235) | L Ferraris | V/TT | Taken back from widest draw, settled down 3-wide at the rear, swung widest home, ran on well under top weight to be challenging for the lead mid-straight, not pace of winner late stages. |
4 | 10 | SUPER HONG KONG (D241) | R Maia | B/TT | Slow to begin, held up behind midfield 3-wide, kept on moderately over final 400M, outstayed by 2nd and 3rd late. |
5 | 12 | REACH GOAL (G067) | K C Leung | TT | From a wide barrier shifted across to race in midfield along the 3-path, kept on steadily from top of straight, not finishing pace of first few final stages. |
6 | 13 | RED ELYSEES (A005) | M F Poon | B/TT | Settled down midfield, 4Ls off the pace home turn, put in a mild bid on straightening, never seriously threatened. |
7 | 6 | HAPPY ANGEL (G133) | Z Purton | B | Positioned just off leaders along the 2-path, failed to finish off after obtaining clear running early straight. (Jockey unable to explain for the disappointing run.) |
8 | 5 | PRESIDENT'S CHOICE (D038) | K Teetan | -- | Slow to begin, held up at the rear and saved ground along inside, unable to obtain clear running from 300M-100M. Not properly tested in the straight. |
9 | 3 | DARCI JOY (E161) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Chased leaders along the 3-path, wide no cover from 1100M, moved up to challenge 500M, run ended 150M, swamped by pursuing rivals. |
10 | 2 | BOOM ALLIANCE (G220) | L Hewitson | SR-/XB/B1/TT | Chased leaders early before being restrained to a midfield spot going into home turn, held up for clear running from 400 to 100M. Not properly tested. |
11 | 8 | TYCOON JEWELLERY (E473) | S De Sousa | H/XB/TT | Tracked the pace on inside, momentarily held up passing 300M, failed to quicken up at its first time of asking over 1800M. |
12 | 9 | CIRCUIT ELITE (E487) | Y L Chung | TT | Sent forward and crossed to the lead 1000M, caught passing 250M, soon no extra and weakened. |
13 | 11 | OVER THE MOON (G162) | A Badel | B/TT | Reserved behind mid-division along the fence, held up for clear running from 300M-200M, gave limited response towards the line. |
14 | 7 | SHANGHAI DRAGON (B114) | C L Chau | B | Always prominent, weakened rapidly passing 300M. (Jockey : Didn't finish the race off after doing too much work early stages to obtain a forward position.) |
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 |