Race 4 (369)
BANYAN TREE HANDICAP Rating:88-64 1150m Sha Tin Normal Watering
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | TOUCHWOOD (BP026) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Travelled mostly some 3Ls off lead before running on well down straight to claim victory closing stages. |
2 | 8 | SUN-RISE (BL122) | C F Chan | -- | Among leaders. Took lead turning into straight. Kept on well but grabbed by winner nearing finish. |
3 | 10 | GUTS (BM052) | K H Ting | -- | Always prominent. Kept on steadily down straight without threatening. |
4 | 9 | CENTRE COURT (BM111) | D Oliver | -- | With leaders early. Just 1L off pace before steadied and dropped to midfield turning into straight. Renewed effort inside final 200 M and ran on to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 3 | NOBLE DANCER (BJ273) | A Munro | -- | Rear early, taking closer order around home bend. Made moderate progress down straight to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 5 | ROARING SUCCESS (BP072) | P Payne | -- | Held narrow lead to straight then gradually faded. |
7 | 14 | PATRICIAN (BN242) | W Woods | -- | Never far off. Kept on before finding no extra inside final 200 M. (Demoted.) |
8 | 7 | GINTS TO WIN (BJ081) | K M Chin | -- | Mainly towards rear until keeping on past beaten horses inside final 200 M. |
9 | 12 | DUET DANSEURS (BH257) | A Marcus | -- | Disputed lead to straight then weakened. |
10 | 2 | ROTARY KING (BL213) | K S Yu | -- | Mainly in midfield, making short-lived effort on outside rounding home bend. Faded passing 200 M. |
11 | 1 | AUTO-MATCHING (BL114) | S M Tam | -- | Midfield before dropping out from halfway. |
12 | 4 | SCHNITZER (BH252) | W M Lai | -- | Never in contention. |
13 | 11 | SUMOTORI (BL115) | B Marcus | -- | Midfield before faded from home bend. |
14 | 13 | VINTAGE (BP150) | P Strydom | -- | Always well behind. |
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 |