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Race 7 (241)

AUSTIN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 NOTTHESILLYONE (J383) L Ferraris TT Soon took up running from a wide draw and made all, kicking some 3L clear over 100M out and just held off runner-up's late challenge.
2 1 VULCANUS (J150) H Bowman B Settled towards rear, made steady headway 3-wide rounding home bend, sustained progress near the centre of home straight, did best work late.
3 7 STAR FIGURE (K215) J McDonald CP/TT Soon dropped well back despite beginning well, ridden and given a reminder early, produced good late progress inside final 200M.
4 12 SIGHT DREAMER (J542) M L Yeung TT Began fairly, ridden forward to 2L 3rd briefly 1050M out, drifted back to 3L 6th 3-wide 700M out, fought on steadily under pressure from 5th into straight, lost 3rd late.
5 2 DAILY TROPHY (H283) L Hewitson TT Broke well before gradually settling in worse than midfield, snuck up closer on rail entering home straight, made no impression closing stages.
6 8 KA YING RESILIENCE (J439) K Teetan B/TT Settled one back in 2nd after beginning from a wide draw, came under pressure in home straight and overhauled inside final 100M.
7 5 CIRCUIT GOGO (L002) M F Poon -- Settled well back from a wide draw, came under pressure upon straightening, ran past well-beaten horses closing stages.
8 10 JOLLY COMPANION (H454) M Guyon CP/TT Sluggish at start, soon recovered to midfield travelling 4-wide, gave ground from wide into straight, made no further impression.
9 4 HINOKAMI KAGURA (H384) M Chadwick BO Jumped fairly and ridden forward to within 3L of pace in 6th, lost position rounding home bend but recovered some ground early in straight, one-paced closing stages.
10 3 FORTUNE WHISKEY (J153) E C W Wong B/TT Crowded at start, always in last few, never seen with a chance.
11 9 THE ALL ROUNDER (K402) A Atzeni CP-/B1 Settled wide without cover in forward of midfield, improved to within 2L of pace in 3rd 800M out, weakened under pressure inside final 200M.
12 6 SOLO LEVELLING (K560) K C Leung H1/TT1 Moderate start, gradually recovered to one back in 3rd on rail passing the 1000M, became 4th about 750M out, folded up quickly inside final 200M. (Lame)
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