Race 6 (486)
SOUTH WALL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | GOOD HEART (CC026) | G Mosse | -- | Awkwardly away, 4-wide and 7Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 6Ls down and still 4-wide and driven along entering straight, 3Ls down 200 M out, stayed on very strongly to lead 50 M out, drew away. |
2 | 12 | INDIAN FIRE POWER (CC146) | H K Yim | P | Very green almost fly-leaping down back straight, 2-wide and about 6Ls off the speed from 1000 M to home straight, 4Ls down at the 200 M, ran on strongly to claim 2nd close home. |
3 | 6 | MEDIT KING (CB283) | M Walker | V | Half a length off pace out 2-wide 1000 M out, 1L down in 2nd place entering straight, still 1L down in 2nd and all out at the 200 M, kept on at the same pace through closing stages. |
4 | 4 | QUICK NEWS (CB178) | R Fradd | B/TT | Slowest away, 3-wide about 8Ls off the pace early on, 2-wide and 7Ls down 800 M out, 3-wide in rear and 7Ls down on the swing, ran on very well to be nearest at the finish. |
5 | 8 | THE ONLY ONE (CB383) | C Williams | B-/PC1 | Raced about 3Ls or 4Ls off pace out 3 and 4-wide from back stretch to home stretch, 2Ls down and vying for a place 200 M out, outpaced close home. |
6 | 13 | GOOD WIN (CB235) | D Dunn | -- | Led 1L off the speed on fence 1200 M out, was never clear by more than 2Ls, 1L to the good turning for home and 200 M out, headed 100 M out, no extra. |
7 | 9 | CAPITAL GAIN (CB344) | E Saint-Martin | V | Awkwardly away, keen early, hung out 800 M out when 3-wide and 6Ls off speed, 4-wide and 5Ls down entering straight, 4Ls down at the 200 M out, stayed on well without threatening. |
8 | 3 | EAST OCEAN DRAGON (CB194) | F Coetzee | B/TT | On fence 6Ls off pace 1000 M out, 3-wide and niggled along when 4Ls down off final bend, similarly placed 200 M out, made some late headway, never dangerous. |
9 | 11 | AHEAD A HEAD (CB092) | S Dye | -- | Squeezed for room 800 M out when on fence and about 3Ls off pace, similarly placed off home bend, 2Ls down and vying for a place 200 M out, one-paced and was swamped close home. |
10 | 5 | GETMORE DANCER (CB159) | O Doleuze | SR | Always about 2-wide and 3Ls off pace from 1100 M out to home straight, briefly threatened 300 M out, soon flattened out and one-paced to line. |
11 | 10 | EUPHORIC KID (CB165) | G Schofield | B | 3-wide and 6Ls off the speed 1000 M out, 5-wide and 4Ls down into home straight, kept on only fairly but still was nearest at the finish. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 7 | CHARMING STRIDE (BV325) | A Marcus | V | On fence 4Ls off pace 1000 M out, 3-wide and 3Ls down entering straight, steadied 300 M out and lost position 200 M out, didn't recover. |
13 | 14 | HIN YUEN'S UNICORN (BS319) | K H Ting | SR- | Raced 4-wide when 4Ls off the speed from 1000 M out to home straight, never got any closer to the lead than that. |
14 | 1 | SOUTH CHINA NINETY (CA174) | W M Lai | B | Advanced from being 4-wide early on to race 3-wide and 2Ls off speed from 1000 M out to home straight, didn't pick up and was beaten 350 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 |