Race 9 (158)
SUNNY BAY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 13 | SURE JOY (CE299) | C W Wong | B/XB/TT | Raced 3-wide towards the rear. Quickened well passing 300 M to assert over 100 M out. Won well. |
2 | 14 | LASER TIGER (CG251) | W M Lai | CP | Broke well. Disputed lead on rails. Gave up lead coming out of back straight and travelled one-back on rails to straight. Badly baulked early on before finishing race off nicely inside final 200 M. |
3 | 8 | DOUBLE LUCK (CH239) | Z Purton | -- | Close up in 4th 2-wide. Similar turning for home. Hit front over 200 M out but caught close home. |
4 | 12 | RAINBOW OASIS (CH165) | S K Sit | B | Raced 3-wide better than midfield. Took closer order but wider turning in. Fought on under pressure to hold some chance over 200 M out but unable to sustain effort nearing finish. |
5 | 11 | FRIENDSHIP (CE066) | C K Tong | -- | Broke well and niggled along to remain a 1L 3rd 3-wide. Improved to one-out-one-back position around home bend and still 2nd into straight. Found nothing. |
6 | 5 | ONE WORLD (CH133) | D Beadman | H/TT | Raced in rear of midfield mainly 3 or 4 wide. Behind runners early in straight before attempting to switch out 200 M out. Fought on steadily closing stages without quickening. |
7 | 9 | KIMBERLEY MINES (CA367) | M W Leung | -- | Broke well. Led or disputed lead far side. Crossed to rails and led from 800 M, holding a 1L break turning in. Headed over 100 M out and soon overhauled. |
8 | 10 | BILLION (CH316) | Y T Cheng | -- | Restrained to race in rear. Second last turning for home. Made steady headway down straight to be nearest at finish. |
9 | 2 | BOOMING CITY (CE325) | G Mosse | B/TT | Travelled behind midfield. Did not find much room on inside after straightening until too late near the finish. Not properly tested. |
10 | 4 | HAR HAR CHARMS (CE100) | D Whyte | -- | Raced wide behind midfield. Took closer order when still very wide around home bend. Gained closer from midfield into straight but unable to sustain effort inside final 100 M. |
11 | 3 | FEVER PITCH (CH326) | S Dye | -- | Settled mainly in better than midfield position. Did not find much room behind runners early in straight. Kept on to finish. |
12 | 6 | NAMJONG FIGHTERS (CG308) | B Prebble | -- | Slightly slow out. Raced in rear. Hung out turning for home. Never nearer. |
13 | 7 | ELEGANT KING (CH304) | F Coetzee | -- | Raced in midfield. Faded steadily after 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 |