Race 6 (101)
KAU TO SHAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | WISE LOVER (CE095) | D Whyte | B | Settled 4Ls off the leaders 3-wide, not suited by the slow pace, dashed strongly 300 M to win by a narrow margin. |
2 | 10 | SCOOT DA LOOT (CH274) | F Coetzee | -- | Settled 1/2L away outside the leader and favoured by the soft early sectionals, travelled nicely until 600 M when hung out slightly, hung out wider on the track in straight, closed the race off strongly and just beaten in 2nd. |
3 | 5 | GOAL KEEPER (CH277) | O Doleuze | -- | Pushed early to hold the rail position just behind the pace group, 3Ls off the leader, not suited by the slow pace, dashed strongly 250 M to grab 3rd. |
4 | 1 | MERIDIAN PRIDE (CH057) | G Mosse | B | Easily took the box seat, checked 1000 M and then raced keenly afterwards, favoured by the slow pace, led 300 M, hung on until 50 M overhauled, emptied and just missed 3rd. |
5 | 8 | BULLISH WIN (CH197) | K L Chui | TT | Hard ridden early but failed to muster speed, only managed to keep up a spot just behind the pace group, 2-1/2Ls off the slow pace 2-wide, lacked turn of foot in straight, little dash 200 M. |
6 | 6 | RELY ON ME (CE068) | P H Lo | TT | Pushed to take the rail and led by 0.5L at slow early sectionals, overhauled quickly at 300 M, flattened 100 M. |
7 | 14 | BAJAN BELL (CG142) | C K Tong | B | Eased to sit worst than midfield for cover, 6Ls off the leader 2-wide, lacked room 400 M, dashed strongly 200 M despite harmed by the slow pace. |
8 | 4 | MELLIFLUOUS (CH212) | Z Purton | XB/H | Very slow and awkwardly away, checked early, 7Ls off the leader at rear 2-wide, harmed by the slow pace, tracked eventual winner top straight but no turn of foot to keep up, picked up late and dashed well 100 M. |
9 | 7 | SPARKLING STAR (CD055) | S Dye | B | Went back as usual, 7Ls behind the leader along the fence, not suited by the slow tempo, ran flat until 150 M closed the race off strongly but too late. |
10 | 12 | FAVOURITE SUPREME (CH203) | S K Sit | TT | Eased to sit about midfield, 4Ls off the leader, trapped 4-wide throughout and lost too much ground, harmed by the slow pace, dashed fairly in final stages after the very tough trip. |
11 | 9 | EVERGREEN (CE106) | C W Wong | TT | Eased to sit about midfield along the rails, 5Ls behind the leader, not suited by the slow tempo, never accelerated and ran on fairly in straight. |
12 | 11 | BILLION (CH316) | Y T Cheng | -- | Slow away, but soon moved up 2Ls behind the good pace 2-wide, weakened 350 M. |
13 | 2 | NICE KING (CG147) | G Boss | B | Eased back, 6Ls off the leader, trapped 3-4 wide and lost ground, harmed by the slow pace, failed to demonstrate its usual strongly finishing efforts. |
14 | 13 | CARRY GOOD NEWS (CG219) | W M Lai | -- | Eased towards the rear, 8-1/2Ls behind the leader, raced 3-5 wide, lost too much ground at bends, harmed by the slow pace, lack turn of foot and just held ground in straight. |
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 |