Race 5 (454)
THE YAN OI TONG CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:66-46 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | GREEN DIAMOND (CA317) | D Whyte | -- | Brief lead then travelled comfortably behind leader along the rails. Loomed up after straightening and took command 200 M out. Won unextended. |
2 | 12 | KIMBERLEY MINES (CA367) | A Marcus | -- | Soon led. Challenged inside 400 M, kept on well until finding winner too strong 200 M out, but drew well clear of the 3rd placegetter. |
3 | 13 | PACKING ANGEL (CB223) | E Legrix | -- | Travelled 2-wide, 6Ls off lead worse than midfield. Made up steady ground from 300 M to grab a distant 3rd near the line. |
4 | 9 | TRAVELLER STAR (BT232) | F Coetzee | TT | Broke best, then raced 3-wide 4Ls off pace in midfield. Shifted to 5-wide entering straight to commence run, ran on until one paced concluding stages and just missed a place. |
5 | 7 | CALIFORNIA KID (CA219) | D Dunn | B/TT | Well there early then took up a rail run in midfield 5Ls off pace. Saved ground to move closer upon straightening. Plugged on without quickening. |
6 | 10 | HIN YUEN'S UNICORN (BS319) | W Woods | -- | Ridden early but outpaced. Worse than midfield. 3-wide 6-7Ls behind pace. Shifted wider entering straight, made up little ground on outer without threatening. |
7 | 6 | CARRY THE NEWS (CB191) | S Dye | -- | Towards rear on the fence. Hung in from home turn and under pressure 400 M out, unable to produce extra, one paced to the line. (See Racing Incidents.) |
8 | 8 | MASTER YING (CB249) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped clearly, 2-3Ls off lead along the rail. Shifted away from the rail to commence run on straightening. Unable to quicken, gave ground inside final 150 M. |
9 | 1 | QUICK NEWS (CB178) | M Cahill | -- | Always midfield. Kept on one pace in straight. |
10 | 14 | PLEASANT SUCCESS (CA164) | Y T Cheng | -- | From a difficult gate steadied, shifted across behind runners at the rear. Checked near the 300 M, made up little ground when into clear final 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 2 | KONRAD THE GREAT (CB059) | M W Leung | B1 | Outpaced early, steadily dropped to the tail. Ran past a few beaten runners closing stages. |
12 | 5 | SHOW WIN (CB110) | W C Marwing | -- | Better than midfield 2 or 3-wide, crept closer rounding the home bend. Weakened steadily 300 M out. |
13 | 4 | MARSHALL SPIRIT (CA016) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Niggled to go forward, sat outside leader near the 900 M. Hung out approaching and rounding the home turn, unable to keep up from 300 M, dropped out steadily. |
14 | 11 | WINNING SPECIAL (CA120) | S K Sit | -- | Always pushing but at back throughout. |
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 |