Race 3 (513)
HARLECH HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | SHANGDONG GENERAL (CH077) | Y T Cheng | V- | Hard ridden to be in a forward spot. 2-wide and just a length off the lead turning for home. Ran down early leader 200 M out and kept on strongly to hold off rival in the final stages. |
2 | 11 | SUPER FIGHTER (CE167) | H W Lai | -- | Behind midfield. 4-wide and 3Ls off the lead turning for home. Ran on strongly in the straight but came up a neck short after duelling with eventual winner over the final stages. |
3 | 8 | SIAMERIC TE SPECSO (CE171) | B Prebble | -- | Behind leaders early. Squeezed and lost ground 800 M out. 2-wide and 4Ls off the lead turning for home. Rallied in the straight for a distant 3rd. |
4 | 9 | ALL TIME HIGH (CG285) | K L Chui | CP/XB/TT | Lacked early speed and raced in rear section. 3-wide and 5Ls off the lead turning for home. Steadily made up ground in the straight. |
5 | 5 | GOLDEN CARE (CD188) | K T Yeung | XB/B2/TT | Hard ridden to take the lead. Took a length's advantage into the home straight but was headed 200 M out and faded thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
6 | 2 | PICKETT (CG155) | O Doleuze | -- | Wide among early leaders. Drifted back and raced 3-wide better than midfield in middle stages. 2Ls off the lead turning in but unable to keep pace final 300 M. |
7 | 10 | MASTER GREEN (CJ104) | F Coetzee | B1 | Missed the jump badly and was detached until the turn. Remained towards the rear on straightening and made up ground in the final stages. Pay to forget. |
8 | 7 | WELL NOTED (CG313) | M Nunes | CP/TT | Raced among frontrunners early stages. Steadied to allow leader cross 800 M out and slipped to midfield. 2-back on the fence turning for home and never quickened in the straight. |
9 | 1 | GOOD TO GO (CH096) | D Whyte | TT | Did not show early speed and raced 2-wide at midfield. 2 to 3Ls off the pace making the turn. Lacked the needed response and ran on same pace in the straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
10 | 3 | LUCKY WINNER (CE124) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Botched the start and trailed field early. Behind midfield and 5Ls off the lead turning for home. Ran on same pace in the straight. |
11 | 12 | UNIQUE SPEED (CG134) | M W Leung | V | Jumped well from widest draw but lacked early speed. Steadily slipped to a rearward spot. Never travelled trailing field and widest turning for home. Only ran past a beaten runner. |
12 | 4 | INDUSTRIAL MARVEL (CG188) | C W Wong | -- | Ridden along to be among early leaders. Behind the pace in a prominent spot making the turn. Failed to keep pace after straightening and 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 |