Race 9 (448)
MAKARPURA STAR HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | WINNING DRAGON (CB018) | O Doleuze | -- | Prominent, never further than 2Ls off pace throughout though always at least 3-wide, picked up well at top of straight and led over 200 M out, kept on strongly. |
2 | 5 | THUNDER STORM (CA226) | A Marcus | B | Keen early on racing in midfield about 2-wide and 3 to 4Ls off pace until home straight, ran on well though never looked like gunning winner down. |
3 | 2 | VICTORY WARRIOR (CA338) | S K Sit | -- | Dwelt at start, soon 6Ls off pace on fence, 5Ls down turning for home, quickened up to go 2Ls down 200 M out, kept on and just grabbed for 2nd place near line. |
4 | 12 | EL VIENTO (BT129) | D Dunn | TT2 | Steadied near rear at least 7Ls off pace and about 3-wide, turned in racing widest of all (5-wide), stayed on well up centre of course without threatening principals. |
5 | 3 | COLOURFUL ERA (BP234) | E Legrix | -- | Always about 5Ls off speed and 2-wide through to home straight, finished off fairly well to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 10 | SUPER SPRINT (CA274) | W C Marwing | -- | Raced prominently about 2Ls off pace at least 2-wide, still challenging and every chance of running the frame 300 M out, not come on closing stages. |
7 | 11 | GRAND FIGHTER (CA225) | K H Ting | B | 2nd on inside early on about 1L off pacesetting CHARIOT OF STORM, joined leader turning for home and left in front 300 M out, weakened once headed by winner over 200 M out. |
8 | 9 | SEREVI (CA293) | D Whyte | B | Always about 4-wide and 4 to 5Ls off pace through to home straight, never landed a blow. |
9 | 14 | KING LION (CB091) | Hammer-Hansen | -- | Outpaced from outset and always driven along 8Ls off pace until home straight, stayed on fairly well through beaten rivals in home straight to be nearest at finish. |
10 | 7 | INDIAN ROAD (BT098) | M Kinane | SR | Near fence and about 4Ls off pace down back straight, driven along 600 M out to keep up, short of room and steadied about 250 M out, any slight chance gone at that point. (Bled.) |
11 | 8 | SPLENDID PATROL (BV066) | M Cahill | V | Raced 2-wide no worse than 3Ls off pace at any stage through to home straight, not come on at top of straight and beaten 300 M out. |
12 | 6 | CHARIOT OF STORM (CA194) | F Coetzee | B | Soon led racing 2-wide but never clear by more than 2Ls, joined by GRAND FIGHTER on inside turning for home, failed to pick up again and beaten well over 200 M out. |
13 | 1 | RED DIAMOND (BS055) | K S Yu | B | Raced 3-wide about 5Ls off pace and always driven along to keep up, still near rear turning in, soon no chance and eased down 200 M out. |
14 | 13 | TAMAR (CA310) | W M Lai | B | Mostly driven along to maintain position 2Ls off pace on fence through to home straight, struggling once pace quickened up again and beaten 300 M out. |
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 |