Race 3 (618)
SAN DOMENICO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | BEST FRIEND (CH240) | B Prebble | B | Settled towards the rear. Made a strong rally from the back and swept past the field for an impressive win. |
2 | 5 | NEW CHAPTER (CH314) | M Du Plessis | B | Ridden out of the gates from widest draw and raced behind the pace. 4 to 5Ls off the lead in 4th 600 M out. Kept on well in the straight and ran down early leaders 100 M out but was soon overtaken by winner. |
3 | 3 | STEEL NERVES (CG320) | Z Purton | B | Settled behind midfield. Quickened on straightening and closed the race off with a strong rally. |
4 | 6 | AMAZING VENTURE (CJ039) | D Whyte | -- | Missed the kick but had no trouble finding way back to midfield. 2-wide making the turn and ran on fairly in the straight to make the frame. |
5 | 13 | NEWSWIRE TOO (CJ040) | H W Lai | CP | Settled in a prominent spot behind the pace. Kept on fairly in the straight and but unable to find extra to remain in contention in the final stages. |
6 | 10 | MOONGLOW (CG008) | Y T Cheng | XB-/B/TT | Failed to muster speed and raced in rear section. Made a ground saving trip around the turn and closed the race off fairly. |
7 | 4 | BAJAN BELL (CG142) | F Coetzee | B | Settled behind midfield. Steadily made up ground in the straight. |
8 | 12 | PICTURE PERFECT (CD297) | C K Tong | B | Soon in the lead. Held a clear advantage into the home straight. Headed 100 M out and unable to find more. |
9 | 9 | MEDALLION (CG322) | M Nunes | SR/TT | Off slowly and raced at the back. Remained towards the rear on straightening. Closed the race off well but ran into traffic over the final 100 M. |
10 | 7 | ANIMATION (CJ035) | D Beadman | CP | Jumped awkwardly and raced along the fence at midfield. 3 to 4Ls down at home turn but only remained on same pace in the straight. Unable to get clear run in the final 75 M. |
11 | 14 | DRAGON STRIDE (CC370) | W M Lai | -- | Raced along the rails at midfield. Behind midfield at the turn. Kept on same pace in the straight. |
12 | 2 | MULTO EXPRESSO (CG098) | K T Yeung | XB-/SR | Jumped well but was allowed to drift back to behind midfield. 4-wide at the turn and was last on straightening. Only ran past beaten runners in the straight. |
13 | 8 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE (CJ207) | G Mosse | -- | Raced 3-wide at midfield. Hung out making home turn and found nothing in the straight. |
14 | 11 | MAXIMUM CHARM (CJ056) | C W Wong | B1 | Botched the start. Ridden along and steadily made up ground to raced 2-wide behind the leader 900 M out. Struggled to keep pace at home turn and dropped out quickly 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 |