Race 3 (003)
CAUSEWAY BAY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | FAVOURITE SUPREME (CH203) | S K Sit | B-/TT | Slow out of the gates and was ridden along to tack on near the back of the field. Improved nicely in a 4-wide spot making home turn. Continued well in the straight and charged past rival to take command final 100 M. |
2 | 2 | I'M NO SQUARE (CG078) | C K Tong | TT | Settled on fence in rear section. Switched out to find clear running after straightening. Rallied home and was closest at finish. |
3 | 6 | MEDALLION (CG322) | D Nikolic | TT | Botched the start and sat quietly at the rear. Swung wide and last to enter home straight. Strong rally final 300 M for a minor placing. |
4 | 12 | GENERAL SPEEDEE (CG193) | Y T Cheng | TT | Among early leaders before slipping to midfield. 3-wide without cover making home turn. Steadily closed in on leader after straightening and contended for the lead 200 M. Unable to find extra to remain in battle final stages. |
5 | 3 | NEW TRIUMPH (CG105) | C W Wong | -- | Hard pressed and had the lead briefly before being outpaced. Settled behind leader until straightening. Kept on fairly in the straight but unable to threaten. |
6 | 7 | RAIN CHECK (CH254) | D Whyte | -- | Tracked leaders in a 2-wide position. Kept on fairly in the straight. Will improve from run. |
7 | 11 | CITY SURFER (CG129) | H W Lai | H | Among early leaders. Gradually slipped back and was 2-wide at midfield making the turn. Only kept same pace in the straight. |
8 | 1 | TAIJI SPIRIT (CD185) | M Nunes | V-/XB/TT | Lacked early pace and raced behind midfield. Crowded at 800 M and slipped further back. Near last on straightening and made up some ground. Unable to sustain effort final 100 M. |
9 | 10 | BEAUTIFUL CHOICE (CH130) | M W Leung | -- | Quickest out. Settled on the fence at midfield. Ran on without quickening after straightening and only ran past some beaten runners closing stages. |
10 | 5 | CENTURY SUPER STAR (CE070) | O Doleuze | BO | Pressed forward and raced in a disputed lead. Maintained lead into home straight but unable to find extra and was swamped final 200 M. |
11 | 8 | MOSHI MOSHI (CG255) | F Coetzee | TT | Pressed forward from widest draw and was 2-wide in a disputed lead heading into the turn. Kept grinding to maintain lead after straightening but ran out of gas final 200 M. |
12 | 9 | TRIUMPHANT GLORY (CB368) | W M Lai | B | Settled wide and without cover behind midfield. Lacked a quickening pace after straightening and weakened close to home. |
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 |