Race 9 (346)
FAIRY KING PRAWN HANDICAP Rating:100-80 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | INFINITE DELIGHT (CG314) | G Mosse | BO | Waited with. Did not find much room upon straightening. Obtained split over 200 M out and quickened well engaging in a ding-dong battle with FLYING TAMARI. Denied narrowly but awarded race after Stewards' Enquiry. |
2 | 14 | FLYING TAMARI (CG151) | W M Lai | -- | Settled in last few. Switched to outside of field and ran on well to duel with eventual winner. Won the battle but relegated to 2nd after Stewards' Enquiry. |
3 | 13 | LHOJONG (CG281) | S K Sit | B/SR | Travelled mainly in rear of mid-division. Gradually shifted out for a run rounding home bend. Sustained headway from wide position into straight to hit front momentarily passing 200 M but outstayed nearing home. |
4 | 8 | DASH AHEAD (CD199) | H W Lai | SR | Travelled mainly 3-wide in rear of midfield. Took closer order around field rounding home bend. 4-wide in 6th within 2Ls of pace turning in. Ran on to hold good chance 200 M out but unable to sustain effort near finish. |
5 | 2 | PLASTIC POLYMER (CH034) | D Whyte | -- | Raced mainly 3-wide in forward of midfield. Still wide and dropped to just worse than midfield turning in. Did not find much racing room in straight and baulked for a run inside final 200 M. |
6 | 10 | ELECTRONICS SPUR (CE285) | K L Chui | TT | Prominent in 5th on rails early. Gradually shuffled back to midfield 1200 M out. Shifted off rails to avoid tiring runner approaching home bend. Fought on steadily in straight without quickening. |
7 | 1 | SOCRATES (CD336) | B Prebble | B/TT | Settled 3-wide in rear. Went wider turning in. Made moderate headway early in straight but unable to sustain run inside final 200 M. |
8 | 7 | BEING FAMOUS (CD018) | K T Yeung | B | With leaders on rails early. Taken back to sit behind pace turning into back straight dropping to midfield halfway out. Ran home one-paced from similar position into straight. |
9 | 4 | MAVERICK STAR (CE279) | Y T Cheng | -- | Wide in forward of midfield early. Made headway to race outside leader over halfway out. Disputed lead into straight but soon weakened. |
10 | 11 | LONDON EXPRESS (CH107) | F Coetzee | -- | Wide throughout. Raced in rear of midfield early. Made steady headway down far side and around home bend to be joint 3rd turning in. Weakened under pressure over 300 M out. |
11 | 6 | HONEY MONEY (CC359) | C K Tong | B/TT | Prominent. Took up running 1200 M out. Joined into straight. Swamped when tired inside 200 M. |
12 | 5 | VERY FIT (CE071) | E Saint-Martin | XB/TT | Led early. Settled within 2Ls of pace far side. Kept on early in straight before gradually weakened. |
13 | 9 | MEDICO (CH075) | C Soumillon | CP1 | Prominent to 400 M. Gradually weakened. |
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 |