Race 1 (244)
DIAMOND HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | HAPPY ZERO (CK079) | D Beadman | H1 | Even break, gradually rolled forward to race alongside leader, cruised into last 200 M and quickened up in good style when pressed, drew well clear to win his debut with real authority. |
2 | 1 | BELONG TO CASA (CJ064) | F Coetzee | TT | Jumped well, showed early speed to lead field at a steady tempo, pressed by runner on his inside, ridden out inside 400 M, gave all but was no match to the winner who belongs to a different class. |
3 | 2 | WASABISABI (CJ221) | E Saint-Martin | B1 | Moderate start, settled in a prominent spot just behind leaders, close enough entering 400 M, ran on well but was unable to bridge the gap with the 2nd. |
4 | 12 | GUAN DAO (CH211) | M L Yeung | -- | Away with them, raced in a position better than midfield 2Ls back, under pressure 450 M out, took time to gather and did his best work near the finish. |
5 | 6 | FOREVER SUPPORT (CK024) | W M Lai | -- | Began in line, travelled in mid-division 3Ls back with cover, made some headway inside 400 M to finish a non-threatening 5th. |
6 | 7 | GREAT UNITY (CJ209) | D Whyte | -- | Slowly away, maintained a midfield position 2 to 3Ls off the pace, showed signs of inexperience when the race got serious, ran on OK towards the finish. |
7 | 3 | JUST RIGHT (CH300) | C K Tong | SR | Quickly into stride, soon taken forward to race prominently, unable to go with them as pace quickened inside 400 M, weakened 200 M out and gradually gave ground. |
8 | 13 | KIMBERLEY (CJ295) | H W Lai | -- | Standard jump, lacked early pace and was soon left racing in the back, under pressure 500 M out, lacked a finish and was still green in his running, no impression. |
9 | 14 | ASIAN CITRUS (CH246) | M Du Plessis | B/TT | Bounced out, taken to a handy position near the stand's rail, pressed inside 400 M but found little response, got tired towards the line. |
10 | 4 | NOBLE DE LAGO (CJ150) | K T Yeung | TT | One of the first to jump, pressed on early to race in a handy position 2 off the stand's rail, struggled to keep pace inside 400 M, faded out gradually inside 250 M out. |
11 | 10 | LUCKY BOY (CJ296) | S K Sit | TT1 | Reasonable jump, rolled along the stand's rail in a position towards the rear, all out inside 400 M, couldn't pick up and was one-paced in the finish. |
12 | 9 | HOLD YOUR BOW (CJ223) | J Victoire | -- | No early speed, settled in the rear 4Ls off the pace, couldn't dash when asked, hung in under pressure, well beaten. |
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 |