Race 1 (531)
HAP MUN BAY HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Sha Tin Wet Slow
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | ZACIAN (E078) | S De Sousa | -- | Began fairly from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off well to score by a narrow margin. |
2 | 4 | SMART FOLKS (D343) | L Ferraris | B/SR | Clean jump, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably to turn, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner on line. |
3 | 3 | ACA POWER (E144) | H Bowman | CP | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, crowded near 700M, 4 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight to take a place. |
4 | 8 | APEX TOP (D136) | H Bentley | B | Out with rest, sent forward to race in 2nd, a length or so back on turn, kept on same pace to the line. |
5 | 5 | COMPULSORY (E328) | K C Leung | B/TT | Jumped only fairly, raced 2 wide behind midfield, similar position on turn, made good progress in straight without threatening the first few. |
6 | 7 | TOUCH FAITH (E153) | L Currie | P2 | Taken back from the widest draw, raced towards rear on the inside, closer on turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off evenly. |
7 | 12 | DASHING GENIUS (G064) | Y L Chung | TT | Held up in midfield, battled on at same pace turning into straight, never dangerous. |
8 | 9 | REGENCY GEM (C035) | A Hamelin | V/TT | Taken back from gate 10, raced at rear on the inside, still well back on turn, passed some tired runners in straight. |
9 | 10 | VIVA A LA (G282) | M Chadwick | H/P/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear, 7 lengths back on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off evenly. |
10 | 1 | ON EXCEL STAR (C356) | H N Wong | B/XB/TT | Began only fairly, raced 3 wide, a length or so back, checked near 700M, 2 wide from 650M, 3 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 2 | DRAGON KINGDOM (E211) | K Teetan | -- | Shifted out at start, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 6 | MEDIC ELITE (G129) | A Badel | PC/TT | Made contact at start, raced behind midfield on the outside, very wide turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. (Blood in trachea and a continuous displacement of the soft palate.) |
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 |