Race 8 (057)
SHANGHAI HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | CHEERFUL (BM193) | W S Yu | B | Began well, prominent early. Dropped gradually to forward midfield at 1100 M. Steady progress from 800 M to share lead at 600 M. Held clear lead from 300 M, won readily. (Promoted.) |
2 | 1 | REDWING (BS157) | D Whyte | -- | Broke best from widest draw and led to 1000 M. Remained 2nd or 3rd thereafter, unable to peg back winner throughout straight. Hung out closing stages. |
3 | 3 | HANDOVER (BS185) | G Boss | -- | In touch briefly, then settled in behind midfield. Became unbalanced and dropped towards rear at 800 M. Checked severely before straightening. Made up good ground final 200 M to claim 3rd closing stages. |
4 | 4 | HEART OF GOLD (BT091) | R Fradd | B1 | Jumped awkwardly, lost ground and was well back. Became unbalanced at 800 M. Took closer order on home bend to be midfield turning in. Made up some ground until one-paced final 200 M. |
5 | 11 | PERFECT COMBO (BP284) | C T Cheng | -- | Ridden along to be well there until straightening. Kept on one-paced in straight. |
6 | 6 | PLENTY WIN (BS286) | E Legrix | BO | Sent along to be midfield. Failed to quicken in straight. |
7 | 14 | STARTRICE (BM210) | W M Lai | B | Pushed along to sit 2nd. Took lead from 1000 M. Headed upon straightening. Weakened steadily final 200 M. |
8 | 5 | CHEVAL D'OR (BT239) | K H Yu | -- | Midfield to 800 M. Checked at 600 M and dropped to behind midfield or worse. Switched to inside rail at 300 M. Made up some late ground. (See Racing Incidents.) |
9 | 13 | PERFECT CHAMPION (BT209) | K S Yu | -- | Niggled along but soon dropped towards rear. 2nd last turning in, ran past weakening horses in straight. |
10 | 12 | SUPER CONNECTIONS (BP127) | K H Ting | B | Hard ridden early to be in touch or better. Failed to quicken in straight, weakened steadily final 200 M. |
11 | 2 | SEVEN CASTLES (BT166) | S K Sit | B1 | Slowly away, ridden along to be in touch at 1000 M. No extra from 300 M, weakened gradually. |
12 | 7 | CHOCOLATE TYCOON (BT257) | F Coetzee | B | Midfield. Lost footing near 1000 M, rider became unbalanced. Towards rear entering straight. Weakened further in straight. |
13 | 10 | SPEEDY FORWARD (BT181) | C W Mok | TT1 | In touch to 800 M. Dropped steadily to midfield entering straight. Faded in straight. |
14 | 8 | MULTI-LUCK (BT208) | S King | -- | Soon dropped to rear from widest draw. Last and wide into straight, tailed off. |
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 |