Race 3 (182)
TONG FUK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | TREASURE RAIDERS (CE049) | O Doleuze | CP | Kept within a length of leader but stayed wide on the track backstraight. Crossed to the fence, took the lead 800 M and held a 3Ls advantage home turn. Maintained a clear lead 200 M, dug in gamely to deny rival at the line. |
2 | 8 | WISE LOVER (CE095) | Y T Cheng | -- | Checked at the start and trailed field early stages. Remained towards the back and was last few to enter home straight. Made a strong rally in the straight and just failed to catch winner. |
3 | 1 | PIONERO (CD402) | D Whyte | B | Settled 3-wide at midfield. Rallied in the straight and was closest at finish. |
4 | 6 | DISGUISE (CG004) | G Schofield | -- | 2-wide and no worse than midfield. Kept within 4Ls of the leader making home turn and stayed on well in the straight to make the frame. |
5 | 3 | LUCKY DRAGON (CD322) | G Mosse | TT | 3-wide behind midfield. 2-wide making home turn. Improved steadily in the straight but ran into some traffic 300 M. Kept on well thereafter. |
6 | 11 | MR BEAUTIFUL (CB057) | C K Tong | -- | Slow into stride and raced on fence in a rearward position. Towards the rear on straightening and closed the race off well. |
7 | 13 | TIMBER CITY (CC031) | M W Leung | B | Hit the front at 1300 M. Took a sit at 800 M and kept within 2Ls of the leader in 2nd place making home turn. Kept chasing on straightening but weakened inside final 200 M. |
8 | 9 | RED WINE SUPREME (CE240) | S Dye | TT | Botched the start but was niggled forward to be on fence at Midfield. Remained on the rails making the turn and was 5 to 6Ls down on straightening. Stayed on same pace in the straight. |
9 | 4 | TELECOM TYCOON (CC039) | D Dunn | V/TT | Tightened at the start, found no speed and settled towards rear. Last to enter home straight and was carried wider on straightening. Made up some ground in the closing stages. |
10 | 14 | A BETTER DRAGON (CC329) | K L Chui | SR | Outpaced early. Settled 3-wide in rear section middle stages. Wide making home turn and ran past a few beaten runners in the straight. |
11 | 7 | MAKE YOU JEALOUS (CE316) | E Saint-Martin | -- | On fence and a length off the early leader at 1200 M. Better than midfield and 4Ls off the pace at home turn. Unable to quicken and faded final 200 M. |
12 | 10 | DANSKE VERY MUCH (CD394) | A Delpech | CP/H | Jumped awkwardly and contended for the early lead. Settled 2-wide and 2 to 3Ls off the pace in 3rd place home turn. Lacked a response when asked and steadily dropped out in the straight. |
13 | 12 | THUNDER STORM (CA226) | C Munce | B/H | Jumped well from widest draw and dropped to midfield. 3-wide making home turn and never picked up in the straight. |
14 | 5 | SHATIN WIN WIN (CE284) | W M Lai | -- | Among leaders early. Better than midfield middle stages and 3-wide making the turn. Weakened on straightening. |
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 |